The world champion squad has selected two young Japanese rally talents Shotaro Goto and Takumi Matsushita to join the initiative, which aims to promote a young Japanese driver to its WRC team.Toyota began the WRC Challenge programme in 2015, with its biggest success story being Katsuta, who has since progressedContinue Reading
Fernando Alonso humbles Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz in wheel-to-wheel combat, then profits from Charles Leclerc’s engine failure to win the opening race of 2023. The two-time Formula 1 world champion’s Bahrain success marks his first victory since the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix.Aston Martin sporting director Andy Stevenson earns his payContinue Reading
The Ford squad had previously declared its intention to opt for a young driver line-up for next year after 2019 world champion Ott Tanak elected to rejoin Hyundai for 2024.Fourmaux emerged as a likely candidate to fill the void after M-Sport offered the Frenchman an outing in a Puma Rally1Continue Reading
The 17-year-old Toyota development driver is not yet old enough to compete full-time in any NASCAR national series but will greatly expand his Truck starts next year.After running in six Truck races this past season, Sawalich is scheduled to compete in nine events driving Tricon’s No. 1 Toyota in 2024,Continue Reading
The team grew by 40% over the last off-season, with several additions to personnel that included former Andretti Autosport driver Alexander Rossi in a newly-added third car. While the new hires helped grow the numbers to fill roles, many came in without previous experience in IndyCar.Despite that, though, all three full-timeContinue Reading
The 66-year-old became Ducati’s sporting director in 2014, having previously served as its MotoGP project director and its Superbike programme director before that.Ciabatti has seen Ducati win all of its MotoGP titles, beginning with Casey Stoner’s 2007 success and then being a key part of the management structure through theContinue Reading
Continuing our festive top 50 drivers theme, we thought we’d weigh up the best female challengers from the 2023 season across the wider world of motorsport.Women have been successful in single-seaters, sports-prototypes, GTs and touring cars. Here are the standout 10, in alphabetical order.Lena Buhler2nd in F1 Academy Photo by:Continue Reading
Continuing our festive top 50 drivers theme, we thought we’d weigh up the best female challengers from the 2023 season across the wider world of motorsport.Women have been successful in single-seaters, sports-prototypes, GTs and touring cars. Here are the standout 10, in alphabetical order.Lena Buhler2nd in F1 Academy Photo by:Continue Reading
Despite a one-off clash in the Italian Grand Prix, Norris and Piastri enjoyed a harmonious relationship in 2023, with Norris the de facto team leader in his fifth year with the Woking squad while Piastri came in as a rookie. The scoreline reflected their different experience levels, with Norris scoring overContinue Reading
Following the collapse of RNF Racing at the end of the 2023 MotoGP season, NASCAR outfit Trackhouse – owned by Marks and the musician Pitbull – has taken over the grid slots vacated by the Malaysian squad.Trackhouse’s arrival in MotoGP comes as the series looks to expand its presence inContinue Reading