The motorsport winter is quickly coming to an end, while several series across the globe have already begun their 2024 activities, meaning plotlines and talking points are unfolding right now.The Dakar Rally and Formula E, now customary annual calendar openers, have already produced the first major winners of the year,Continue Reading
There is plenty of intrigue surrounding the 2024 World Rally Championship season which begins this weekend with its annual visit to Monte Carlo. The championship has been blown wide open following the news that reigning world champion Kalle Rovanpera has opted to run part time in order to recharge hisContinue Reading
The motorsport winter is quickly coming to an end, while several series across the globe have already begun their 2024 activities, meaning plotlines and talking points are unfolding right now.The Dakar Rally and Formula E, now customary annual calendar openers, have already produced the first major winners of the year,Continue Reading
The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has been the race’s home since 1991, but it became increasingly apparent during 2023 that Madrid looked set to take over hosting of the Spanish GP.However, Barcelona could yet secure a place for a second race in Spain. The country has supported two events in theContinue Reading
Audi has faced heavy backlash over the way its motorsport division has been managed over the last few years. The decision to phase out all its sportscar racing programmes and go all-in on Formula 1 has aggrieved even the most loyal fans of the German marque. Even former teams andContinue Reading
Madrid’s new deal means that the event leaves the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, which has been its home since 1991, with an uncertain future.F1’s initial announcement on Tuesday morning made no mention of the current venue.However, it’s understood that the Barcelona authorities are still in discussions about the future, and thatContinue Reading
But while some of the design elements spotted in that period will be smoke and mirrors, and sometimes even just flat-out something not being run in 2024, we should get a pretty good idea of the main concepts that will be raced.Some of the trends that have emerged over theContinue Reading
Toyota is set to field a pair of GR Yaris Rally1 cars for the duo for the snow rally, which will host the second round of the Finnish Rally Championship in Rovaniemi, Finland from 2-3 February.The outing will mark the first rally for Rovanpera since last year’s WRC season finaleContinue Reading
At the end of last year, the Japanese manufacturer brought the Honda Performance Development (HPD) arm under its global motorsport portfolio, renaming the division as Honda Racing Corporation US.This opened up the possibility of Honda taking its Acura ARX-06 across the Atlantic and competing at Le Mans, a race inContinue Reading
The PIF calls this programme “Electric 360”, reflecting that it covers all three electric series.No values have been published for the deal, but sources say it is multi-year, multi-millions of dollars. As well as prominent PIF branding, there will also be activations at all rounds hosted by the three championships.TheContinue Reading