Once Leonardo Fornaroli, the reigning Formula 3 champion, had worked out how to win races, he began a Formula 2 charge that ended with his wrapping up the title at the penultimate round in Qatar.His victory tally with Invicta Racing finally stood at four and, although three of those wereContinue Reading
The New Zealander broke all kinds of records in his rookie Cup campaign, mostly due to his seemingly unbeatable nature at road and street courses. The 2025 NASCAR Cup Rookie of the Year won five of six road/street races, and only Denny Hamlin won more races across the board.Shane vanContinue Reading
In a year when the spotlight was on team-mate Colton Herta’s pursuit of Formula 1, Kyle Kirkwood emerged as Andretti Global’s lead driver.Halfway through 2025, eventual IndyCar champion Alex Palou and Kirkwood were the only drivers to have won races, Kirkwood with three to Palou’s six. But the American couldContinue Reading
Back for a second crack at Super Formula, Red Bull Formula 1 reserve Ayumu Iwasa was the strongest all-rounder across the year and, without car failures at Autopolis and Motegi, it’s probable that the Team Mugen driver would have romped to the crown.As it was, the title race went rightContinue 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
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
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
Kyle Larson had an unusual year for a champion, and while he won three races they all happened in the first third of the year. His final Cup victory of 2025 came in May just before the Indianapolis 500/Coca Cola 600 double. But, despite a rough summer run, he tiedContinue Reading