Hamilton calls to ’embrace the change’ after Ferrari switch
Lewis Hamilton has outlined the new year as one of “embracing new opportunities” as he begins life as a Ferrari Formula 1 driver. The Briton ended his 12-year association with Mercedes – and a career-long affiliation with the German brand, which had been McLaren’s engine supplier during his junior career and entry to the highest […]
Toyota edges out Ford and Dacia as Lategan wins Prologue
Factory Toyota driver Henk Lategan beat Ford rival Mattias Ekstrom to take victory in Prologue at the start of the 2025 Dakar Rally. The 47th edition of the world’s biggest cross-country rally kicked off with a short 29km special in Bisha in south west region of Saudi Arabia, with a total of 64 cars lining […]
Gelael and Leung move to United’s McLaren for 2025 WEC season
World Endurance Championship class race winners Sean Gelael and Darren Leung are moving from BMW to McLaren for a second LMGT3 campaign together in 2025. The duo, who won the Imola WEC round last April aboard a WRT BMW M4 GT3 shared with Augusto Farfus, will race a McLaren 720S GT3 Evo for United Autosports […]
The new rules dilemma that will define the 2025 F1 season
Formula 1 teams will fire the starting gun tomorrow on their 2026 car designs, with a ban on development for the next generation rules finally lifted. As part of an effort agreed at the end of 2023 to stop an arms race of early work, teams were not allowed to conduct aero testing on any […]
Brundle awarded OBE in King’s New Year’s honours
Sky Formula 1 pundit and former grand prix driver Martin Brundle has been awarded an OBE in the King’s New Year’s Honours for 2025. The Briton, who competed in 158 F1 races before moving into a broadcasting role, was bestowed the accolade for services to motor racing and sports broadcasting. It comes off the back […]
Autosport writers’ most memorable moments of 2024
Working in motorsport media is a privilege that is not lost on the staff at Autosport. Travelling to races around the world and reporting on what happens – both on and off the track – is something we take very seriously. But it also affords plenty of opportunities to make lasting personal memories. From a […]
I have all tools to challenge for F1 title, now I need to deploy them
Oscar Piastri believes he has all the tools he needs to compete for the Formula 1 world championship but has conceded he now must “deploy them all the time”. Australian Piastri earned his first grand prix victories as part of the McLaren effort that saw the team clinch a first constructors’ championship since 1998. But […]
Sainz predicts “strange” tactical battle in Dakar Rally
Carlos Sainz Sr believes that “tactics will be more important than ever” in this year’s running of the Dakar Rally. After claiming his fourth victory in the iconic rally raid last year with Audi, the Spaniard has switched allegiances to Ford this term as the marque enters its new Raptor developed in collaboration with M-Sport. […]