Why Hyundai sees Fourmaux as ‘missing piece’ to its WRC jigsaw
After narrowly missing out on the World Rally Championship manufacturers’ title to Toyota, Hyundai has changed its strategy for 2025 by employing a full-time third car driver it hopes can deliver the prize. Adrien Fourmaux is the driver tasked with the honour of piloting a third factory Hyundai i20 NContinue Reading
Autosport Podcast: Formula E season preview
Kevin Turner hosts the latest episode of the Autosport Podcast as he sits down with Stefan Mackley and broadcaster Karun Chandhok to preview the 11th season of Formula E, which kicks off in Sao Paolo this weekend.After Pascal Wehrlein won the Championship in a heated decider in London in theContinue Reading
Haas was unaware of Alpine using Ocon release as leverage
Haas boss Ayao Komatsu said he was completely in the dark about the way that Esteban Ocon’s first run for his team in the post-season Abu Dhabi test was used as leverage against the French driver.The Japanese had agreed with Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes several weeks ago to beContinue Reading
What really fuelled Hamilton’s ‘I’m not fast anymore’ remark
Lewis Hamilton became the most successful Formula 1 driver in history because of a complete belief in his own abilities.This conviction is something I’ve seen him carry from the moment I first met him at his house in Stevenage more than 25 years ago, when he was just a youngContinue Reading
BMW signs Magnussen to LMDh roster as factory driver for 2025
Kevin Magnussen will join BMW to race its M Hybrid V8 LMDh car next year after departing the Haas Formula 1 team.The announcement made on the eve of his final race for Haas in Abu Dhabi did not stipulate which series Magnussen will contest as a factory driver for BMW,Continue Reading
Ferrari v McLaren: Who holds the aces in the F1 title showdown?
Formula 1 will return its constructors’ championship crown back to one of two heritage teams on the grid come the chequered flag in Abu Dhabi this Sunday.With Max Verstappen’s title-winning performances not backed up by team-mate Sergio Perez, who will finish the year eighth in the drivers’ standings, Red BullContinue Reading
Hyundai signs Fourmaux to pilot third WRC 2025 entry
Adrien Fourmaux will join Hyundai to pilot its third entry on a full-time basis in the World Rally Championship next year.The five-time WRC podium finisher’s future has been the subject of speculation having been linked to a move from M-Sport-Ford to the Korean marque for several months.Fourmaux and co-driver AlexContinue Reading
The final four IndyCar seats for 2025 and the likely contenders
There are four remaining full-time seats on the grid for the IndyCar Series 2025 season, with more than a handful of talented drivers vying for a spot. Here is a breakdown of what to expect.Juncos Hollinger Racing Conor Daly, Juncos Hollinger Racing ChevroletPhoto by: Phillip Abbott / Motorsport ImagesJHR alreadyContinue Reading
How an IMSA homecoming has been years in the making
Much has changed since Seb Priaulx last raced a Ford Mustang, the model he will contest as a member of the works GTD Pro squad in next year’s IMSA SportsCar Championship. Rewind back to 2020, and a 19-year-old Priaulx was embarking on his first year of racing in the USContinue Reading
Why Ferrari changed plans with its experimental F1 floor in Qatar
Ferrari arrived in Qatar with its experimental floor in tow once more, fitting it on Charles Leclerc’s car for first free practice with Carlos Sainz having initially run it in Las Vegas.Whilst it had been assumed that the truncated practice running of a sprint weekend would result in the floorContinue Reading