Craig Breen Foundation launched to help aspiring rally drivers
The foundation has been set up in memory of World Rally Championship star Breen, who tragically lost his life in a WRC testing accident in April.The sorely missed and much-loved Irishman was hugely passionate about rallying and encouraging young drivers into the sport at grassroots level.The Craig Breen Foundation, supportedContinue Reading
Chase Elliott voted NASCAR Cup’s Most Popular Driver again
For the sixth consecutive season, Elliott was named the winner Thursday night of the 2023 National Motorsports Press Association’s Most Popular Driver Award. This is the 33rd consecutive year a member of the Earnhardt or Elliott family has won the award, including Chase’s father, Hall of Famer Bill Elliott, who won theContinue Reading
Hamlin “a long way from where I need to be” after shoulder surgery
On November 22nd, Joe Gibbs Racing revealed that Hamlin had undergone successful arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder.This is not a new issue for Hamlin, who suffered a bone spur in his left shoulder a few years back and expected this to be a similar issue. However, the recovery is goingContinue Reading
GT Winter Series enters fourth season with high-profile teams
The GT Winter Series (GTWS) presents itself as the highlight of the 2024 racing year by Gedlich Racing – at least as far as the vehicles are concerned. Only racing cars from the GTX, GT3, Porsche Cup, Ferrari Challenge and Lamborghini Supertrofeo categories are permitted.”With a field full of carsContinue Reading
O’Ward and Rosenqvist join United Autosports for 2024 Daytona 24 Hours
The pair, team-mates in 2021-23 at the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Series squad, will make one-off appearances at Daytona on 27-28 January in the pair of LMP2 class ORECA-Gibson 07s run by the Anglo-America team co-owned by McLaren Racing boss Zak Brown.O’Ward, who is remaining at Arrow McLaren for a fifthContinue Reading
The long-overdue shot in the arm for UK rallying
It’s been a difficult few years for British rallying but last week provided a flicker of light at the end of a tunnel.The overwhelming success of the Roger Albert Clark Rally outlined the passion for rallying in the UK, which has been starved of top-level World Rally Championship competition sinceContinue Reading
How a cycling stalwart will use Olympic experience to boost female drivers
Joining the initiative from British Cycling, where he has been Head of Performance Pathways for the past five years, Stanton has extensive experience in developing elite talent.But he’ll be swapping two wheels for four in his new role, working alongside Hintsa Performance to deliver this programme, which is now focusingContinue Reading
How to win the Autosport Williams Engineer of the Future Award
Ahead of this weekend’s 2023 Autosport Awards prize-giving evening, we detail the process of selection for one the most important Awards to be presented each year: the Autosport Williams Engineer of the Future Award.The Award has been running since 2015 as part of a joint venture between Williams Racing andContinue Reading
Bamber: ‘Would’ve been too easy’ if new marques beat Toyota in 2023 WEC
Toyota held its own against an onslaught of new LMDh and LMH car makers in the WEC in 2023, winning six of the seven races and sweeping both drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles.Its only defeat of the season came at the Le Mans 24 Hours, where it narrowly lost out toContinue Reading
How Aston Martin, Autosport and the BRDC find the next British F1 rising star
The time has come. This Sunday at the Autosport Awards at Grosvenor House, the winner of the 2023 Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award will be revealed.Teenagers Taylor Barnard, Arvid Lindblad, Joseph Loake and Callum Voisin all stand a chance of becoming the 34th winner ofContinue Reading