Jake Hill is probably the first grandson of a chart-topping 1950s crooner to make Autosport’s own hit parade, and that’s appropriate because the diminutive Kentishman has ‘no other love’ (check out grandad Ronnie Hilton’s 1956 tune of that name) than motorsport.It’s been a long, hard road to the top ofContinue Reading
Pato O’Ward was at the centre of drama both on and off the track in 2024.While his popularity was called into question by Penske Entertainment CEO Mark Miles, the Mexican bounced back from a winless 2023 by gathering a career-best three victories (tied for most in IndyCar) and came withinContinue Reading
Oliver Rowland became a genuine title challenger, Formula E’s dark horse of 2024, upon returning to the grid and rejoining Nissan.Along the way were two wins and a further five podiums, and he led the standings during the Misano weekend when Antonio Felix da Costa’s disqualification handed him victory. TheContinue Reading
There were no issues with Ott Tanak’s speed on his return to Hyundai’s World Rally Championship squad after a season at M-Sport, but consistency was lacking.The Estonian wasn’t always comfortable behind the wheel of a much-improved i20 N Rally1 relative to the 2022-spec car, but did tame it to hisContinue Reading
Tadasuke Makino breaking down in tears upon scoring his first victory at Autopolis must rank as one of the moments of the Super Formula season.The Dandelion Racing driver used that breakthrough to mount a serious title challenge, picking up a second win at Motegi and emerging as Sho Tsuboi’s closestContinue Reading
“Messy” is how Alex Albon sums up his third season with Williams.Problems came from both sides; his crashes in Melbourne and Brazil were awkward since they led to missed races (in Australia for Logan Sargeant), but Williams’s car-build issues also meant he was competing with a long-hidden weight penalty andContinue Reading
In his final year racing an Audi, Kelvin van der Linde put together an excellent DTM campaign but came up short to Mirko Bortolotti after leading into the final race.Nobody managed more than his three victories, a virtuoso performance to win by 15.2s at a sodden Nurburgring the year’s mostContinue Reading
Aston Martin regressed over 2024 as upgrades did little to improve its competitiveness in Formula 1, but the evergreen Fernando Alonso still squeezed every drop from his car.The Spanish veteran’s consistent points-scoring exploits in the opening rounds of the season, spearheaded by fifth in Jeddah, laid the foundations for Aston’sContinue Reading
Seven podiums and third overall made for Maro Engel’s strongest DTM campaign yet, 16 years on from his debut. The leading light of Mercedes’ GT roster led its four-strong contingent home in nine of 16 races as it clinched the manufacturers’ crown, while in GT World Challenge Europe Sprint CupContinue Reading
Should we have been surprised that Matt Campbell emerged as the best driver in Porsche Penske Motorsport’s #5 entry in this year’s World Endurance Championship? Probably not.It may have been his first WEC prototype campaign, but he was no stranger to the 963 after a year in IMSA or theContinue Reading