January 17, 2025

On Thursday, The Daily Mail published the rumour that Aston Martin is reportedly approaching sponsors with the intention of signing Max Verstappen on an astronomical £1 billion salary, spread over several years.Although that amount was mentioned in capital letters, the interest itself should come as no surprise. It is no secret that both Aston Martin and Mercedes are still hoping for the …Keep reading

The World Rally Championship will expand to 12 Rally1 cars for the second round of the season in Sweden next month.The release of the entry list for the 13-16 February event marks the largest Rally1 field since Rally Catalunya in 2022, where 12 top-flight cars were also entered.Privateers Lorenzo Bertelli and Jourdan Serderidis will bolster the Rally Sweden entry, with the former driving a …Keep reading

Formula 1’s driver market for 2026 is expected to be a lot less lively than the seat-swapping antics that spanned the entirety of last season, as many of the championship’s key players are locked in for the advent of F1’s new regulatory overhaul.That said, there’s one key destination that many of those left out in the cold for 2025 may choose to pursue, as Cadillac’s welcome to the grid opens …Keep reading

Being among the World Rally Championship’s top flight, traversing the start ramp in Monte Carlo’s glitzy Casino Square in front of thousands of fans, is the stuff of dreams for any rally driver. Next week the WRC’s latest top class debutant Josh McErlean will turn that into a reality after a whirlwind off-season that has resulted in the Irishman landing a dream full-time Rally1 opportunity …Keep reading

The Dakar Rally has been held in several countries since its inaugural edition in 1979, but no driver had managed to lift the Touareg trophy on home soil until Yazeed Al-Rajhi this year.The Saudi driver won an atypical 2025 event in which a number of favourites fell by the wayside early on, with Carlos Sainz Sr and Sebastien Loeb being the most high-profile departures.Emerging winner in …Keep reading

Last year, the MotoGP transfer market remained stagnant until Ducati decided on Marc Marquez as Francesco Bagnaia’s team-mate for 2025 and 2026. The verdict from the Bologna brand was made effective in Mugello, and that’s when Jorge Martin and Aprilia moved quickly to announce the arrival of the Madrid native once he found out that he had been discarded to wear the red overalls.Aprilia rushed …Keep reading

The Brand Partnership of the Year is an award that recognises a brand that has made highly effective use of a motorsport platform to convey its brand message and to add value to the team, driver or series it has partnered with.The winning sponsor’s activation will have shown high levels of creativity, scope and execution and will be announced at the Autosport Awards in London on January …Keep reading

Mercedes has decided not to organise its traditional launch event for its latest Formula 1 car this season, Motorsport.com understands.The new W16, which will be driven by George Russell and rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli, will first emerge when Mercedes runs a filming day at Bahrain International Circuit on 25 February, with pre-season testing set to take place on the same track from 26-28 …Keep reading

Yazeed Al-Rajhi outgunned factory Toyota rival Henk Lategan in a customer Hilux to claim an against-the-odds victory in the Dakar Rally.With newcomers Ford and Dacia still finding their feet in cross-country rallying and last year’s winner Audi having pulled out of the competition, the 47th edition of Dakar was effectively an all-Toyota affair.But while the Japanese manufacturer fielded …Keep reading