The New Zealander broke all kinds of records in his rookie Cup campaign, mostly due to his seemingly unbeatable nature at road and street courses. The 2025 NASCAR Cup Rookie of the Year won five of six road/street races, and only Denny Hamlin won more races across the board.Shane vanContinue Reading
For large parts of the season Kalle Rovanpera looked unusually lost as he struggled to understand and extract speed from the new Hankook tyres.But when he did gel with the rubber, he was untouchable, leading to dominant wins for Toyota in the Canary Islands, Finland and Central Europe.That run ignited aContinue Reading
In a year when the spotlight was on team-mate Colton Herta’s pursuit of Formula 1, Kyle Kirkwood emerged as Andretti Global’s lead driver.Halfway through 2025, eventual IndyCar champion Alex Palou and Kirkwood were the only drivers to have won races, Kirkwood with three to Palou’s six. But the American couldContinue Reading
Back for a second crack at Super Formula, Red Bull Formula 1 reserve Ayumu Iwasa was the strongest all-rounder across the year and, without car failures at Autopolis and Motegi, it’s probable that the Team Mugen driver would have romped to the crown.As it was, the title race went rightContinue Reading
The fact that Ott Tanak was able to take the fight to Sebastien Ogier and Toyota in a Hyundai lacking the speed and reliability of its rivals was hugely impressive. He claimed 56 stage wins, only four shy of Ogier’s season-best tally.Tanak even led the title race after Rally Estonia,Continue Reading
This season provided yet more proof that Tadasuke Makino is the clear top dog in the Honda Super GT stable. Not only did he drag the recalcitrant Civic Type R-GT to second place in the drivers’ standings, together with Naoki Yamamoto, but he was also given the honour of beingContinue Reading
Replacing Jamie Whincup at Triple Eight was never going to be a simple task, but Broc Feeney showed that he is Supercars’ best driver in 2025. It may have taken him until the fourth round to gain the points lead but, once he did, the only thing that could stopContinue Reading
The history books will forever say 2025 was the year Elfyn Evans became a five-time WRC runner-up, but in truth this was his best campaign so far. The Toyota driver led the championship for most of the season after making a blistering start with wins in Sweden and Kenya.He wasContinue Reading
As a driver, Pato O’Ward remains an enigma. He appears to have more natural talent than anyone on the IndyCar grid, yet results sometimes don’t back up the potential. Is this baffling lack of consistency down to the driver, or the McLaren team, which until this year frequently appeared inContinue Reading
Felipe Nasr might feel aggrieved not to retain his IMSA drivers’ crown. Three mid-season mistakes by Porsche Penske Motorsport team-mate Nick Tandy stopped the early momentum built on wins at the Daytona and Sebring enduros in its tracks.But it’s to his performance at the Sebring 12 Hours that Nasr owesContinue Reading