Final pole position for Audi in Bahrain

– Audi in grid position one for the sixth time in nine races
– New lap record in qualifying by Lucas di Grassi
– Audi R18 in rows one and two on the grid

Shining at the end: Lucas di Grassi (BR) and Oliver Jarvis (GB) achieved two personal bests and secured the best possible starting base for Audi at the last sports car event in the company’s history.

The 2017 Watkins Lecture

The 2017 Watkins Lecture is presented by the Motorsport Safety Fund. 11.15am on 13 January 2017 at Autosport International, NEC, Birmingham.

FIA safety chief Laurent Mekies is to deliver the Motorsport Safety Fund’s Watkins Lecture at Autosport International, as the annual event, named after the late FIA Formula One Safety and Medical Delegate Professor Sid Watkins, completes its second decade.

Laurent Mekies manages the FIA’s Safety Department and works on defining a global strategy for safety in motorsport. He is also General Manager for Research at the Global Institute for Motor Sport Safety, the Swiss-based corporation which undertakes research to improve motorsport safety worldwide at all levels.