The FIA Institute has made a potentially life-saving breakthrough in efforts to avoid the kind of rally crash that killed British co-driver Gareth Roberts and left Robert Kubica seriously injured.A device fitted around the open end of a guardrail barrier was tested in Germany recently and successfully avoided cockpit intrusion...

Manor Formula 1 team affiliated GP2 driver Jordan King has won the driver of the year accolade at the FIA Institute's Young Driver Excellence Academy.King is one of 11 drivers who has been part of the academy process through 2015, undertaking a series of development workshops under the supervision of...

Two-time Formula 1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi's grandson Pietro has been selected as part of the FIA Institute's 2015 list of 'Academy' drivers.The 18-year-old Brazilian, who won the Formula Renault BARC series in the UK this season, is one of 12 drivers selected to take part in the academy's workshops,...

SCCA Pro Racing Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich Tires champion Kenton Koch was named the winner of the 2015 FIA Young Driver Excellence Academy in the Americas division this week in Mexico as the lone U.S. representative to the competition. The 20-year-old Koch battled drivers from 11 countries in...

Four-time IndyCar series champion Dario Franchitti will be present at the Le Mans 24 Hours, Goodwood Festival of Speed and the British Grand Prix this year, in his capacity as Global Ambassador for SAFEisFAST.com.Franchitti has been a strong advocate for racing education throughout his career. He is continuing that work...

McLaren Mercedes driver Sergio Perez will provide a unique opportunity for young drivers to receive top-level advice on their racing careers as he becomes the latest Online Driving Instructor for SAFEisFast.com http://safeisfast.com/> . Questions can be put to Perez via www.SAFEisFast.com http://safeisfast.com/>. His answers will be posted daily starting Oct....

The FIA Institute is carrying out tests to improve the safety of rally cars in rollovers (scroll down for video of the testing), an area brought into sharp focus by Mads Ostberg's crash on Rally Italy last week.Ostberg's Ford Fiesta RS WRC had to have the A-pillar section of its...

Renault Clio Cup racer Ignas Gelzidis has been voted Europe's most promising young driver by the FIA Institute.The Institute's Young Driver Excellence Academy European selection event ran in Austria earlier this week and the 22-year-old Lithuanian was won a guaranteed place on the program ahead of 24 other drivers from...

Renault Clio Cup racer Ignas Gelzidis has been voted Europe's most promising young driver by the FIA Institute.The Institute's Young Driver Excellence Academy European selection event ran in Austria earlier this week and the 22-year-old Lithuanian was won a guaranteed place on the program ahead of 24 other drivers from...