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The 2004 NASCAR Cup champion Kurt Busch will represent Team USA in the 2025 Race of Champions, making a return to competition after announcing his retirement in August 2023.Busch will make his third RoC appearance, partnering prominent stunt performer Travis Pastrana at Sydney’s Accor Stadium on 7-8 March.This comes after receiving medical clearance as Busch suffered a concussion during …Keep reading

Dermot O’Leary to host the ‘Biggest Night in Motorsport’ – the Autosport AwardsO’Leary – known for “This Morning” and his BBC Radio 2 show on Saturdays – will host alongside F1 and sports presenter Lee McKenzieSpice Girl Melanie C to DJ the exclusive afterpartyBernie Ecclestone to receive a unique 75th Anniversary TrophyThe Autosport Awards, the ‘Biggest …Keep reading

Motorcycle racing legend Valentino Rossi will continue in the World Endurance Championship with the WRT BMW squad in 2025. The Italian’s second season in the LMGT3 class of the WEC has been confirmed along with his team-mates in the #46 BMW M4 GT3 EVO for the eight-race schedule incorporating the Le Mans 24 Hours.Rossi will share the car with new BMW signing Kelvin van der Linde and …Keep reading

Nasser Al-Attiyah bounced back from a difficult showing on Monday to claim victory on Stage 9 of the Dakar Rally, while a puncture for Toyota driver Henk Lategan promoted Yazeed Al-Rajhi to the overall lead.Dacia’s Al-Attiyah and Ford rival Mattias Ekstrom initially duelled for victory in the 357km test between Riyadh and Haradh, with the two trading the lead in the first part of the …Keep reading

Martins Sesks will return to the World Rally Championship’s top flight this year after securing a six-round programme with M-Sport-Ford.The highly-rated Latvian impressed in outings in Poland, Latvia and Chile after making the leap to Rally1 with the Ford squad last year, as part of a programme supported by the WRC Promoter.A run to fifth driving a non-hybrid powered Puma in Poland was …Keep reading

Racing Bulls says there is “no magic” from the team taking as many parts as allowed by the Formula 1 regulations from parent squad Red Bull, amid unease over itself and Haas.For 2025 Racing Bulls is sharing Red Bull’s Honda engines as well as taking the Milton Keynes outfit’s gearbox and both front and rear suspension, increasing its synergy with its parent team compared to previous …Keep reading

With over 800 starts at the national level, and 197 in Cup, Mike Wallace was looking forward to making an unexpected return to the sport in next month’s Daytona 500. But the veteran driver, even with 11 Daytona 500 starts and 16 attempts, was denied a 17th, as confirmed by a NASCAR spokesperson to Motorsport.com.NASCAR cited “recent racing activity and performance” as the driving factors …Keep reading

Williams endured a problematic 2024 Formula 1 campaign, beginning the year with an overweight car, and then being forced to revert back to older, heavier parts late on due to a significant number of heavy crashes for both Alex Albon and mid-season substitute Franco Colapinto.Speaking ahead of the Imola weekend in May, team principal James Vowles conceded that the FW46 was giving away roughly …Keep reading

Cadillac and Jota have taken the wraps off the livery in which the two factory V-Series.R LMDhs will race in the World Endurance Championship this season. The Cadillac Hertz Team Jota entries will hit the track in the same ‘Hertz Racing Gold’ colours as the British team’s customer Porsche 963s of 2023-24. The livery was launched in Paris on Tuesday at Cadillac’s flagship electric vehicle …Keep reading

The Dakar Rally has claimed its first high-profile victims, and the chequered flag has fallen on the Dubai 24 Hours with victory claimed by the Al Manar Racing by WRT BMW. After a brief lull while gravy-soaked turkey and pigs-in-blankets were consumed, motorsport is well and truly back.The year ahead promises numerous talking points across the spectrum of categories. From Formula 1’s most …Keep reading