Toyota opts against hiring Leupen replacement for 2025 WEC campaign
Toyota is not planning to replace Rob Leupen as team director of its World Endurance Championship squad for next season.It has revealed that the duties at the race track undertaken by the Dutchman, who is leaving Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe in Cologne after 30 years of service, will be takenContinue Reading
Kubica sticks with AF Corse Ferrari for 2025 WEC
Formula 1 race winner Robert Kubica will remain with the AF Corse Ferrari customer Hypercar squad for the 2025 World Endurance Championship.Kubica had looked likely to stick with the #83 squad when speaking to Autosport after the 2024 WEC finale in Bahrain, with the team duly announcing the Polish driverContinue Reading
WRC Japan: Fourmaux claims super special to grab early lead
M-Sport-Ford’s Adrien Fourmaux grabbed an early Rally Japan lead after winning the opening super special stage at the World Rally Championship season finale.The final round of the season began with a 2.15km asphalt head-to-head super special stage held inside Toyota Stadium in Toyota City.Fourmaux faced eight-time world champion Sebastien OgierContinue Reading
Tsunoda says he will keep “destroying” team-mates in hope for Red Bull seat
Yuki Tsunoda has vowed to keep “destroying” every team-mate he has had in a bid to show Red Bull that he finally deserves a Formula 1 seat there.With Sergio Perez’s future at the main Red Bull squad in doubt beyond this year, the energy drinks company is evaluating what toContinue Reading
F1 changes Las Vegas manhole covers to avoid Sainz crash repeat
Formula 1 has modified the Las Vegas Strip circuit’s manhole and valve covers to prevent a repeat of Carlos Sainz’s heavy crash last year.During the very first practice session for Formula 1’s first race around the Las Vegas Strip, Sainz suffered a huge accident when his Ferrari dislodged a waterContinue Reading
Aston Martin announces WEC Hypercar drivers and confirms absence from 2025 Daytona 24
Aston Martin has revealed the first drivers for its 2025 World Endurance Championship campaign at the same time as confirming the Valkyrie AMR-LMH will miss January’s Daytona 24 Hours.Harry Tincknell and Alex Riberas have been named in the two Hypercar class entries by Aston Martin and The Heart of RacingContinue Reading
Aston Martin announce WEC Hypercar drivers and confirm absence from 2025 Daytona 24
Aston Martin has revealed the first drivers for its 2025 World Endurance Championship campaign at the same time as confirming the Valkyrie AMR-LMH will miss January’s Daytona 24 Hours.Harry Tincknell and Alex Riberas have been named in the two Hypercar class entries by Aston Martin and The Heart of RacingContinue Reading
Komatsu: “Everybody against” Audi cost cap salary breaks for 2026
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu reckons that “everybody” is against 2026’s planned cost cap offset for Audi to account for Swiss wages, stating that it risks opening a can of worms.The higher average wage in Switzerland means that the current Sauber team operates at a theoretical disadvantage when it comesContinue Reading
Komatsu: “Everybody against” Audi F1 cost cap salary breaks for 2026
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu reckons that “everybody” is against 2026’s planned cost cap offset for Audi to account for Swiss wages, stating that it risks opening a can of worms.The higher average wage in Switzerland means that the current Sauber team operates at a theoretical disadvantage when it comesContinue Reading
Have your say on the best of 2024: Autosport Awards nominees revealed
Voting for the 2024 Autosport Awards is open, giving you the chance to have your say on the best motorsport performers of the season.The Awards, which date back to 1982, celebrate the top drivers and competition machines each year. The nominees in the six categories open to public vote inContinue Reading