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Toyota had to pull "some favours and tricks" to complete the almost "impossible" job of upgrading its World Rally Championship car following a late change in regulations for 2025.
The reigning WRC manufacturers' champion successfully debuted updates to its GR Yaris, which required spending three homologation jokers in Monte Carlo last week.
A late change in the regulations last year to move ...Keep reading

Just reading down the list of names who were on stage during the Autosport Awards on Wednesday evening offers a flavour of the illustrious history and ongoing importance the event holds within motorsport.
Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, team principals Christian Horner, Zak Brown and James Vowles, 1996 F1 world champion Damon Hill, 13-time grand prix winner David Coulthard, F1 Academy ...Keep reading

The FIA will clamp down on the manner in which Formula 1 teams can bend their wings after introducing new load tests for both the front and rear wings throughout 2025.
From the start of the new F1 season in Australia, the FIA will expand the static deflection tests measuring the rear wings, and it will also be introducing additional front wing tests from the Spanish GP at the start of ...Keep reading

America's love affair with the Le Mans 24 Hours still burns bright. It has endured for more than 60 years and is a big reason why a manufacturer that has had so much to do with propelling the French enduro into the consciousness of a continent is going back in pursuit of outright victory after a long absence.
Ford will return to Le Mans in the prototype ranks from 2027 with an LMDh contender ...Keep reading

Yamaha and Pramac have revealed their 2025 MotoGP bikes to the public for the first time at a joint event in Malaysia on Friday.
Following the opening day of running in the Sepang shakedown test, Yamaha and its new satellite partner Pramac showcased their definitive race liveries at the W Hotel in Kuala Lumpur - with the iconic Petronas Towers serving as the backdrop.
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Red Bull has set a date for the debut of its RB21 Formula 1 car, with Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson pressed into action at a filming day in Bahrain on Tuesday 25 February.
Motorsport.com understands Red Bull will shake down its 2025 challenger one day before the new season properly gets underway with three days of official testing at the Sakhir circuit.
World champion Verstappen will log ...Keep reading

Rwanda and South Africa are launching rival bids to bring F1 racing back to Africa for the first time since 1993.

Rwanda and South Africa are launching rival bids to bring F1 racing back to Africa for the first time since 1993.

Red Bull says it will keep an open mind about developing low-drag rear wings for 2025 after Max Verstappen voiced his frustration over not having a bespoke design.
In 2024 Red Bull did not develop a bespoke low-drag rear wing and instead trimmed its existing design for low downforce circuits like Monza and Las Vegas.
That left it on the back foot at those venues, as there was only so much ...Keep reading

Aston Martin's incoming managing technical partner Adrian Newey has delved into the reasons why he left Red Bull and took up a new challenge in Formula 1.
After an 18-year stint in Milton Keynes, which yielded eight drivers' titles and six constructors' crowns, Newey decided last April to call time on his successful partnership with the team, just one year on from signing a new contract.
The ...Keep reading

Ford has shocked the Supercars pitlane by signing reigning Supercars champion team Triple Eight Race Engineering for 2026 and beyond.
The squad, which won the Supercars drivers’ title with Will Brown and the teams’ title last year, will race two Ford Mustangs after the end of the new season.
It will also be responsible for the design and development of the Mustang from the start of next ...Keep reading

Formula 1 drivers have been enjoying a well-earned break over the last couple of months after a busy 2024 season – but where have they gone and what have they been up to? F1.com provides a round-up with varied results…

Lando Norris has voiced his confidence that he can “bring the fight to everyone” in 2025, with the Briton stating that he has learned from mistakes made during his title bid last year as he looks to battle for the championship in the season ahead.

Ferrari have confirmed that their upcoming F1 car will be called the SF-25.

The first test this year aimed at development of the 2026 wet weather tyres has taken place at Paul Ricard, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri hitting the track for the opening day of running on Wednesday.

Innovation is a vital aspect of Formula 1, with various technical advances over the years helping to propel certain teams and drivers to glory as well as gaining iconic status for their ingenuity. In a new series on F1 TV – Boldest Innovations – Will Buxton and Sam Collins take a closer look at groundbreaking feats of engineering from the sport’s past, focusing on a different development in each episode and featuring contributions from some of the technical teams, experts and drivers behind these impressive cars.

Following the news that LVMH has joined Formula 1 as a Global Partner for ten years from 2025, the sport is welcoming Louis Vuitton as an Official Partner to Formula 1, with the French House becoming the title partner for the first race of the season in Melbourne – the Formula 1 Louis Vuitton Australian Grand Prix 2025.

Ford will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours to fight for overall victory as a part of a World Endurance Championship campaign with an LMDh prototype in 2027. 
The US giant has announced that it will attempt to repeat its triumphs at the French enduro in 1966 to ’69 with the Ford MkII, MkIV and the GT40 in what will be its first full-factory attack since the C100 Group C car in 1982. 
Its ...Keep reading

Last summer, NASCAR unveiled an EV prototype sporting a generic CUV body (created in an exercise with the series’ manufacturers) to explore the potential future of the stock car sport. Now we’re getting a first look at what a manufacturer-specific version might look like with Ford’s launch of its Mustang Mach-E NASCAR EV prototype.
The American automaker sees the prototype as an ...Keep reading

The Autosport Awards have long been one of the biggest nights on the motorsports calendar. Last night, hundreds of guests — including Alpine’s Pierre Gasly and Jack Doohan, Mercedes-AMG’s Kimi Antonelli, F1 power couple Susie and Toto Wolff, Bernie Ecclestone, and more packed into the legendary Roundhouse in Camden, London to celebrate the 75th anniversary of both Formula 1 and Autosport ...Keep reading