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
There was no repeat of the 2024 drivers’ crown for Kevin Estre, but his heroics helped bring he and team-mate Laurens Vanthoor within touching distance as the season drew to a close.The comeback started at Le Mans, where he starred at the beginning and end when his Porsche 963 LMDhContinue Reading
William Byron started the year off strongly by winning the Daytona 500 for the second consecutive year, becoming just the fifth driver in history to go back-to-back in NASCAR’s biggest race. He nearly won NASCAR’s longest race as well, losing out to Ross Chastain after leading 283 of 400 lapsContinue Reading
Although perhaps not reaching the lofty standards set by his annus mirabilis of 2024, Sho Tsuboi gave another strong account of himself as he tried to defend both the Super GT and Super Formula crowns with TOM’S, succeeding in the former (with the help of co-driver Kenta Yamashita) and fallingContinue Reading
Rookie struggles were expected from the Italian teen, although his explosive start with fourth in Melbourne began an impressive series of early results – headlined by his Miami sprint pole.When Mercedes switched to a different rear suspension package, he struggled and his form across the European rounds began to wane,Continue Reading