January 8, 2025

Helio Castroneves, at 49 years old, remains a charismatic personality and energetic driver complete with a remarkable resume — winning the Indianapolis 500 four times and earning three consecutive overall victories in the Rolex 24. But the challenge ‘Spider Man’ is about take on next month at Daytona, is something entirely new, never having driven a NASCAR stock car at any level, and his only …Keep reading

MotoGP introduced sprint races at the start of the 2023 season, significantly changing the series’ old and proven weekend format.While the consensus remains that the move is a success, some feel that it has taken attention away from qualifying and made the schedule even more punishing for teams.In an exclusive interview with Motorsport.com’s sister title Motorsport-Total.com , former …Keep reading

Hero rider Jose Ignacio Cornejo has hit out at Dakar Rally organisers over certain errors in the new digital roadbook introduced in the bikes category for the first time this year.Cornejo was one of a number of riders to lose time because of roadbook issues in the early part of 2025 Dakar in Saudi Arabia, leaving him almost 10 minutes behind overall leader Daniel Sanders of KTM.Australian …Keep reading

The Belgian Grand Prix has committed to Formula 1’s planned event rotational system after signing a new four-race contract over the next six seasons.F1 will head to Spa-Francorchamps in 2026, 2027, 2029 and 2031 but will miss out in 2028 and 2030 as part of its new deal that starts after this year’s edition.It has triggered the focus on F1’s race rotation plan and what it means for …Keep reading

Yazeed Al-Rajhi claimed an emphatic victory in Stage 4 of Dakar Rally to move to second in the overall standings behind Henk Lategan, as Nasser Al-Attiyah hit trouble.Having lost a heap of time in the third test of the rally on Tuesday, the local Saudi Al-Rajhi hit back in the 415km test between Al Henakiyah and Al-Ula to re-establish himself as one of the outright favourites.Driving a …Keep reading

Dacia has given up hope on nine-time World Rally Championship Sebastien Loeb returning to the Dakar Rally following his forced exit from the event.The FIA had not authorised Loeb to start the fourth test of 2025 on Wednesday after the roll cage of his Dacia Sandrider was found to have been damaged in a barrel roll in stage three on Tuesday.Dacia had subsequently appealed against the …Keep reading

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 still yielded four wins and helped Toyota secure a fourth consecutive manufacturers’ …Keep reading

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 announcement has billed it as a more generous arrangement of four races in six …Keep reading

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, signed a sponsorship deal with the team. That quickly evolved to Ineos acquiring a …Keep reading