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World Rally Championship event winners Dani Sordo, Esapekka Lappi and Hayden Paddon will rejoin Hyundai to share its third car next year following the departure of Ott Tanak.
The trio will join 2024 world champion Thierry Neuville and multiple podium finisher Adrien Fourmaux after the pair agreed contract extensions to pilot the team’s two other i20 N Rally1 entries on a full-time ...Keep reading

Our Ask Me Anything team explore when Formula 1 titles have been won in the final race of a season.

1950 Italian GP, Monza – Farina takes decisive home victory
Championship situation before the title decider1. Juan Manuel Fangio, Alfa Romeo, 26pts2. Luigi Fagioli, Alfa Romeo, 24pts3. Giuseppe Farina, Alfa Romeo, 22pts
Final standings1. Giuseppe Farina, Alfa Romeo, 30pts2. Juan Manuel Fangio, Alfa Romeo, 27pts3. Luigi Fagioli, Alfa Romeo, 24pts

Alfa Romeo team: Juan Manuel ...Keep reading

Toyota has taken the covers off the highly-anticipated GR GT3 car in Japan ahead of an expected debut “around 2027”.
Having first showcased the model at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in June, the first GT3 car to carry Toyota’s brand name was officially presented at the Higashi-Fuji Technical Center on Friday.
The Japanese manufacturer also unveiled two road cars, the GR GT and the ...Keep reading

It’s becoming clear through four days of the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust trial that the now defunct SRX series will play a role in determining in the outcome of the case in the eyes of the jury.
In questioning NASCAR executives (president) Steve O’Donnell and (EVP-strategy) Scott Prime over the past two days, 23XI and FRM attorney Jeffrey Kessler has started to ...Keep reading

Steve Crossman and the BBC F1 team preview the final race of the season

Steve Crossman and the BBC F1 team preview the final race of the season

Check out the digital race programme for this weekend's Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025.

A total of nine rookie drivers will be in action during Friday’s first practice session at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with McLaren, Red Bull, Ferrari, Williams, Racing Bulls, Haas, Aston Martin and Alpine all making line-up changes for FP1.

The 2025 season reaches its crescendo at Yas Marina, with a three-way fight for the World Drivers’ Championship separated by just 16 points. Which title contender will deliver in the decider?

The Formula 1 paddock reconvenes this weekend for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with all eyes on who will take this year's Drivers' title.

Lewis Hamilton has suggested that he and Ferrari may need to look at making changes to personnel ahead of 2026, with the seven-time World Champion admitting that they will examine factors that could help to “optimise our teamwork” after a challenging 2025.

After 23 Grands Prix and six Sprints, it comes down to one final race – with three drivers in the hunt for the Drivers’ Championship at the death for the first time in 15 years. Lando Norris leads the way, 12 points clear of reigning World Champion Max Verstappen, with Oscar Piastri four further adrift. In Abu Dhabi, the sport’s governing body, the FIA, brought the three of them together on a sofa for the final Thursday press conference of the season...

George Russell is confident that Mercedes have a “very good shot” of sealing second place in the Teams’ Championship during the season finale in Abu Dhabi, with the Silver Arrows needing to fend off the challenge posed by Red Bull.

As previously announced, Ram is returning to the NASCAR Truck Series for the first time in over a decade, and they will do so with five entries fielded by Kaulig Racing. 
Kaulig is shutting down their NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts program (formerly Xfinity Series) in order to accommodate this massive undertaking in the Truck Series. The team will continue to operate a Chevy-backed team at the Cup ...Keep reading

Viking Motorsports will field two full-time teams in the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts season. The team already runs the No. 99, recently announcing Parker Retzlaff as that car's new driver. But on Thursday, they revealed that they will now enter the No. 96 as well, driven by Anthony Alfredo.
“Expanding to a second full-time car is a major moment for our organization," said team owner Don ...Keep reading

It felt like Yuki Tsunoda was being put out of his misery once Red Bull announced he would not be a part of their plans - at least, in a racing capacity - in 2026. Isack Hadjar's promotion to the main squad, Liam Lawson's retention at Racing Bulls, and Arvid Lindblad's promotion into F1 has pushed Tsunoda into the wilderness.
It was almost entirely expected, although it nonetheless felt as if ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen looks forward to the F1 title showdown in Abu Dhabi, acknowledges that he is probably in his rivals' heads and discusses his intense competitiveness.

Max Verstappen looks forward to the F1 title showdown in Abu Dhabi, acknowledges that he is probably in his rivals' heads and discusses his intense competitiveness.

Max Verstappen looks forward to the F1 title showdown in Abu Dhabi, acknowledges that he is probably in his rivals' heads and discusses his intense competitiveness.