Kalle Rovanpera only contested seven WRC rallies in 2024, exchanging his title defence for a partial campaign to recharge his batteries and expand his horizons, but the two-time champion led them all.The 24-year-old won more events than anyone, surpassing the tally achieved in his 2023 title run, and could easilyContinue Reading
Colton Herta enjoyed a renaissance campaign in 2024 after two consecutive years mired in 10th.Andretti Global’s 24-year-old leading man won twice, ending a 41-race drought dating back to 2022 with a masterful drive in Toronto, while taking a further four podiums and three poles.Read Also: IndyCarThe top 10 IndyCar driversContinue Reading
Less than a lap-and-a-half separated Nick Cassidy from a maiden and deserved Formula E title, but he instead ended up third after snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.The Kiwi hit the ground running upon joining Jaguar’s works team, taking three podiums from the off including victory in Jeddah. AnotherContinue Reading
For the fourth consecutive season, Mitch Evans entered Formula E’s final round with a realistic title shot but came up just short.A combination of car problems early on, including a software issue resulting in Misano retirement, restricted strong results and left him playing catch-up.He won in Monaco after Jaguar’s strategicContinue Reading
Kyle Larson had one of the strongest seasons in the NASCAR Cup field, winning a series-leading six races.He nearly won the regular season title despite missing a race while making his Indianapolis 500 debut and secured a NASCAR crown jewel at Indy later in the year by winning the BrickyardContinue Reading
Joey Logano is now a three-time Cup champion, becoming just the 10th driver to ever win that many titles. His season was an odd one in truth, but something we’ve come to expect from the Penske Ford man.He was very quiet in the regular season, winning just once to makeContinue Reading
A regular in the Autosport Top 50 down the years, the elder Vanthoor sibling reasserted his claim to be one of the world’s top sportscar drivers.He impressed again at the wheel of Porsche’s 963 LMDh – it should be pointed out that this was only his second full season ofContinue Reading
Oscar Piastri enjoyed a great second F1 season and made a valuable contribution to the end of McLaren’s long wait for a constructors’ title.With a slight race pace disadvantage to Lando Norris last year, Piastri picked up his game and claimed his first grand prix victory in Hungary – albeitContinue Reading
Nicklas Nielsen proved how good he is in the final stages of the Le Mans 24 Hours as Ferrari made it two out of two in the big one after its return to top-flight sportscar racing as a factory.The pressure on the Dane was intense as he saved fuel whileContinue Reading
Qualifying was where George Russell gained an important edge at Mercedes in 2024, which he put down to his confidence rising in situations where the pressure is on. He ended up with a small but still significant 0.148s advantage over a driver with 104 F1 poles in Lewis Hamilton.Their head-to-head splitContinue Reading