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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.
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The race had long been under consideration to host races in ...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

Anyone who assumed the Dakar Rally had become too easy since leaving its spiritual home in Africa was taken aback by the first few days of the 2025 event in Saudi Arabia. The strategic decision to place the 48-hour stage near the very beginning caused havoc, taking out several heavyweights including four-time champion Carlos Sainz Sr (Ford) and WRC legend Sebastien Loeb (Dacia) - who exited in the ...Keep reading

The Belgian Grand Prix secures a new contract that will keep it on the Formula 1 calendar for four out of six years from 2026-2031.

The Belgian Grand Prix secures a new contract that will keep it on the Formula 1 calendar for four out of six years from 2026-2031.

The Belgian Grand Prix secures a new contract that will keep it on the Formula 1 calendar for four out of six years from 2026-2031.

The Belgian Grand Prix secures a new contract that will keep it on the Formula 1 calendar for four out of six years from 2026-2031.

Spa's Belgian Grand Prix has signed a fresh four-race contract extension as it joins Formula 1's planned rotational system.
The event at Spa-Francorchamps will host four F1 races over the next six seasons - 2026, 2027, 2029, and 2031 - and will drop off the calendar in 2028 and 2030.
The Belgian race's contract was set to expire after this year's edition, with the organisers pushing for a ...Keep reading

Sebastien Loeb still has a chance to return to the Dakar Rally despite being forced out of the event by the FIA on safety grounds, Motorsport.com understands.
Following a barrel roll in Tuesday’s third stage between Bisha and Al Henankiyah in Saudi Arabia, the Frenchman’s Dacia Sandrider was thoroughly inspected by FIA’s technical stewards.
It was concluded that the roll cage on his ...Keep reading

Across the course of his 18 years to date in Formula 1, Lewis Hamilton has been no stranger to milestone moments; a quick scan of the record books will confirm that, with the Briton’s name at the top of many illustrious lists. The next landmark occasion for Hamilton, however, is happening off the track as the seven-time world champion turns 40 today. To celebrate his big day, we’ve been taking a look back at – you guessed it – 40 of Hamilton’s most iconic moments during his F1 career so far.

Dacia star Sebastien Loeb has been forced to withdraw from the 2025 Dakar Rally as a result of a barrel roll on Tuesday, with the FIA deeming his car too damaged to continue.
Loeb’s Dacia Sandrider flipped over at the start of the third stage between Bisha and Al Henakiyah, leaving pieces of bodywork scattered across the sand.
Although the Frenchman was able to complete some quick repairs ...Keep reading

Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has hailed the immediate impact of Andy Cowell as the recently appointed group CEO is “very clear” on what he likes.
Signed from Mercedes AMG High-Performance Powertrains where he had served as the managing director since 2013, Cowell was announced as part of the team’s “ongoing journey to become Formula 1 World Championship contenders”.
In ...Keep reading

Honda is hoping that its lead rider Joan Mir can maintain his motivation level until it is able to produce a competitive bike in MotoGP again.
The Japanese manufacturer’s 2024 campaign was arguably its worst-ever in the premier class, as it ended the year at the bottom of the standings with just 75 points on the board.
On the factory RC213V, Mir mustered just 21 points during the season ...Keep reading

M-Sport-Ford new signing Josh McErlean believes 2025 is the best time since the Rally1 era began to make the leap to the World Rally Championship's top tier.
McErlean is gearing up to make the jump from WRC2 to the top class this season after a somewhat surprise ascension to a full-time seat at M-Sport following Adrien Fourmaux's move to Hyundai.
The 25-year-old Irishman is under no ...Keep reading

The FIA will carry out a thorough review of Sebastien Loeb’s Dacia to determine whether he can take part in the remainder of the Dakar Rally.
Loeb’s Dacia Sandrider landed upside down in the sand following a rollover at the start of Tuesday’s Stage 3 between Bisha and Al Henakiyah.
The nine-time World Rally champion was able to set off again after removing part of the damaged bodywork ...Keep reading

The McLaren Formula 1 team is confident it can make a push to defend its world championship without hurting its chances for 2026's major rules reset.
From January, teams are allowed to enter their 2026 car designs in the wind tunnel, which has given them an additional headache as they approach the upcoming campaign as well.
Under F1's budget cap, and with further aero restrictions in place ...Keep reading

Toyota driver Saood Variawa scored a first career stage win in Tuesday’s third test of the 2025 Dakar Rally, as team-mate Henk Lategan cemented his position in the overall standings.
The Japanese marque's factory team led almost the entirety of the shortened 327km Stage 3 test between Bisha and Al Henakiyah in Saudi Arabia, though the top spot changed between several of its drivers.
Seth ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc has praised Carlos Sainz for helping him to improve in “so many areas” during their four years racing together at Ferrari, with the Monegasque stating that his former team mate “deserves to be in a top team” following his departure from the Italian outfit.

Kevin Magnussen has been reflecting on the moments in his F1 career that could potentially have led to him going on another trajectory – including a possible move to the Red Bull stable where he might have eventually ended up racing alongside Max Verstappen.