Interview: Ricardo Patrese, Ex Karter & F1 Racer
Ricardo Patrese contested 256 Grands Prix and won the 1974 karting World Championship. His son Lorenzo has been racing karts the past 4 years. Ricardo spoke with FIA karting.
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FIA Best Of – Tyres
LeCont, MG and Vega respond to questions posed by FIA Karting about the challenges of the 2020 race season.
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Lawson Licks ‘Em at City of Sails
He came, he saw, he conquered – on his return to the sport, New Zealand racing driver Liam Lawson won two classes at Auckland’s City of Sails Two-Day Challenge.
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Interview: Cédric Goudant, Engine Tuner
Cédric Goudant is a former driver who is now a championship winning engine tuner through his Cédric Sport Motors business.
OTK Dominates Challenge Of the Americas Opener
The OTK product line was front and center throughout the Challenge of the Americas opening round at the Phoenix Kart Racing Association facility in Glendale, Arizona.
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Interview: Filippo Zaggia, IAME Engine Tuner
In this edition of FIA Karting’s Best Of series, IAME engine tuner Filippo Zaggia reveals what he does at the company.
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Interview: Jordan Lennox-Lamb, Team Manager, Leclerc
Jordon Lennox-Lamb became team manager of a factory team in 2019 when he was only 27 years old. With the Lennox Racing Team, he strives for success representing Charles Leclerc karts.
Liam Lawson Returns to Karts This Weekend
Kiwi racing driver Liam Lawson returns to karts this weekend, entering two classes at the City of Sails meeting in Auckland. “No matter how much you train, if you haven’t been in a kart in a while it is a lot a work!”
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FIA Best Of: Aurélia & Ethan Nobels, Junior Drivers
Aurélia and Ethan Nobels did not go unnoticed at the 2020 Junior World Championship – they were the only brother and sister to compete in the same category, Aurelia was the only female driver and Ethan was the youngest in the field.
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FIA Best Of: Victor Sousa, International Steward
Victor Sousa’s passion for motor sport dates back to his youth, and while he’s never actually raced in karting, he’s been one of the most active officials.
FIA Best Of: Stephan Fritsch, Prokart Raceland
Stephan Fritsch is a former driver who is now a retailer of competition equipment, organiser of numerous national and international competitions and responsible for the karting at Prokart Raceland, Wackersdorf.
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FIA Best Of: COVID Response
As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, the FIA worked with the Medical Commission on an infection-control protocol to guarantee optimal safety for the organisation ‘s competitions.
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FIA Karting Best Of: The Year 2020
FIA Karting give a summary of 2020, the year marked by the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic
FIA Karting Best Of: James Geidel, RGMMC
James Geidel, President of the RGMMC Group that promotes and organises the FIA Karting Championships, gives his summary of 2020.
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FIA Karting Best Of: Felipe Massa, President CIK-FIA
CIK-FIA President Felipe Massa’s take on international karting in 2020.
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FIA Karting Best Of: Peter Bayer, Secretary General
The FIA Secretary General Sport, Peter Bayer, gives his account of the 2020 karting year and how it was affected by the covid pandemic.
Rotax Cancels 2020 Grand Finals
BRP-Rotax has cancelled the 2020 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals. A new Covid lockdown in the host country (Portugal) makes it impossible to run the event, which will not be postponed to another date.
FIA Karting Best Of: Jean Todt
FIA Karting’s 2020 Best Of posts, this one from the FIA President’s forward in the organisation’s Best Of publication addressing karting, its issues and overview of 2020.
Rotax Forging Ahead With Grand Finals
According to Rotax, the 2020 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals are still going ahead in Portugal later this month. While the event will be run “under the highest health and safety standards”, some competitors are worried they can’t even get into Portugal.
Flack Confirms F4 Plans
After nine successful years of karting in Australia and overseas, Queensland’s Marcos Flack has confirmed international plans for 2021 and is set to compete in the British Formula 4 Championship.
Interview: Kristijan Habulin
In 2020, only two drivers from Croatia took part in FIA Karting Competitions. Kristijan Habulin races KZ2 with the TB Kart team, using engines prepared by his father! At the age of 32, he is also one of the oldest in the category but still managed to take a podium last year.
FIA Prize Giving by Remote Control
With the ban on gatherings imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the 2020 FIA prize giving ceremony (including karting) took place via Zoom and was MC’d from a Hotel in Geneva.
More Changes To Rotax Distribution
BRP-Rotax has announced further changes to its worldwide importing & servicing network for karting products with new distributors appointed for Ireland and Malaysia.
Irlando Signs With CRG
Alex Irlando has moved from Birel ART to CRG for the 2021 KZ season as CRG attempts to strengthen its factory driver lineup.
Interview: Jamie Croxford, Forza Racing
“The history of Forza Racing began with the title won by George Russell.” A top international driver for several years, Jamie Croxford is today the head of one of the most renowned private teams in FIA karting competition.