December 5, 2024

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 N Rally1 in next season’s expanded 14-round calendar, in a move that team principal Cyril …Keep reading

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 be allowed to get hold of Ocon for next week’s tyre test at the Yas Marina circuit in a bid to give him a head start …Keep reading

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 young karter setting his sights on making it all the way to the top.So Hamilton’s remarks in Qatar last weekend, amid another …Keep reading

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, which has a presence in the World Endurance Championship and North America’s IMSA SportsCar Championship with the WRT and RLL …Keep reading

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 Alex Coria will form part of an experienced driver line-up that includes newly-crowned …Keep reading