What Toyota expects from Rovanpera on his full-time WRC return
Toyota expects Kalle Rovanpera to be fighting for the World Rally Championship title on his full-time return this year as the Finn ramped up his Monte Carlo preparations this week.The two-time world champion will contest the full 14-round season this year after conducting a partial campaign last year, which stillContinue Reading
Google Cloud partnership to charge Formula E’s AI future
Formula E has announced a new AI and technology partnership with Google Cloud that will support the series both on and off-track.The multi-year agreement sees Google Cloud become Formula E’s official cloud technology services partner and official cloud security partner, building on work the two companies have previously collaborated on.InContinue Reading
What Spa’s new deal tells us about F1’s calendar plans
With the confirmation of the Belgian Grand Prix organising four races over six years, the Spa-Francorchamps event is the first race confirmed to enter F1’s planned rotation system for some of its European rounds.The race had long been under consideration to host races in alternating years, but Wednesday morning’s announcementContinue Reading
Ratcliffe’s co-ownership of Mercedes unaffected by Manchester United struggles
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has received plenty of criticism for his running of Manchester United, but it is unlikely to have an impact on his other major investment in sport including his co-ownership of the Mercedes Formula 1 team.Ratcliffe’s involvement in Mercedes first started in early 2020 when his company, Ineos,Continue Reading
Beyond a partnership – how SABIC and Formula E are collaborating for the future of electrification
Change. Accelerated. The two-word mantra by which Formula E operates as it looks to move the everyday automobile closer to an electric future – a process now advancing even faster with SABIC’s support.SABIC, a global leader in diversified chemicals, has been a key technical partner of Formula E’s GENBETA programmeContinue Reading
Why the jury is still out on the Dakar’s route shake-up risk
Anyone who assumed the Dakar Rally had become too easy since leaving its spiritual home in Africa was taken aback by the first few days of the 2025 event in Saudi Arabia. The strategic decision to place the 48-hour stage near the very beginning caused havoc, taking out several heavyweightsContinue Reading
Belgian GP signs new F1 deal until 2031 on rotational basis
The Belgian Grand Prix has signed a fresh four-race contract extension as it joins Formula 1’s planned rotational system.The event at Spa-Francorchamps will host four F1 races over the next six seasons – 2026, 2027, 2029, and 2031 – and will drop off the calendar in 2028 and 2030.The BelgianContinue Reading
Loeb still has a chance to continue in Dakar as Dacia lodges appeal
Sebastien Loeb still has a chance to return to the Dakar Rally despite being forced out of the event by the FIA on safety grounds, Autosport understands.Following a barrel roll in Tuesday’s third stage between Bisha and Al Henankiyah in Saudi Arabia, the Frenchman’s Dacia Sandrider was thoroughly inspected byContinue Reading
Loeb forced out of Dakar 2025 on safety grounds after crash
Dacia star Sebastien Loeb has been forced to withdraw from the 2025 Dakar Rally as a result of a barrel roll on Tuesday, with the FIA deeming his car too damaged to continue.Loeb’s Dacia Sandrider flipped over at the start of the third stage between Bisha and Al Henakiyah, leavingContinue Reading
JA on F1 Podcast: Lewis Hamilton’s “reinvention” at Ferrari
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is preparing to drive a Ferrari F1 car for the first time this month. In his New Year message to fans, he said that “reinvention is powerful”.So how will this reinvention for Hamilton go? What do we know so far about the 2025 Ferrari carContinue Reading