Ott Tanak has announced plans to step down from full-time rallying at the end of the 2025 World Rally Championship. The Hyundai driver had been tight-lipped on his future prior to this week’s Rally Japan, where he finished a distant fourth behind the Toyota trio of Sebastien Ogier, Elfyn Evans andContinue Reading
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has explained the reasons why Oscar Piastri has struggled to match team-mate Lando Norris at Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix.Having lacked pace for the past few rounds, Piastri was outqualified by Norris in all qualifying segments – sprint and regular alike – at Interlagos, withContinue Reading
Toyota will head into the 2026 World Endurance Championship with an unchanged driver line-up across its two factory Hypercar entries.Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Nyck de Vries will continue to share the #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid next season, with Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa continuing in the sister #8Continue Reading
Pierre Gasly was at a loss for words to explain how he enjoyed a surprisingly strong Saturday at the Formula 1 Brazil Grand Prix.The Alpine driver started by scoring a point with eighth in the sprint race at Interlagos before qualifying ninth for Sunday’s contest – Gasly was even justContinue Reading
Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier edged World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans to victory after an intense Rally Japan battle that ensured the title will be decided in the Saudi Arabia season finale.Ogier and co-driver Vincent Landais claimed their sixth win from a partial 2025 campaign by a margin of 11.6s fromContinue Reading
Adrien Fourmaux has retired from third position after a wild moment in wet conditions at Rally Japan that resulted in the Hyundai World Rally Championship driver losing the passenger door from his i20 N.Fourmaux had led Hyundai’s charge through what has been a difficult rally for the Korean brand but hisContinue Reading
It was a game of absurdly fine margins in Sao Paulo on Saturday after a cyclone blew through the city overnight, leaving a damp track and changeable winds in its wake.The unpredictable conditions made for an eventful sprint race punctuated by a red flag after Oscar Piastri exited stage rightContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton admitted to mental struggles after another disappointing Formula 1 outing as he suffered a Q2 exit at the Brazilian Grand Prix.The Ferrari driver will start 13th for Sunday’s race at Interlagos as he simply struggled for pace, while team-mate Charles Leclerc qualified up in third.It continued a disappointingContinue Reading
Oscar Piastri says he’s “still got the belief” he can win the 2025 Formula 1 world championship even if he continues to struggle to match team-mate and rival Lando Norris.Piastri led Norris by 34 points after the latter’s Dutch GP retirement at the end of August, but has since seenContinue Reading
George Russell found grip in short supply during Formula 1 qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix and elected to try something different for his final run in Q3: a final run on the mediums.The decision offered some reward as Russell found a tenth on his soft-tyre opener in qualifying’s finalContinue Reading