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Cullen heads final 2023 Autosport National Driver Rankings

Cullen took over at the head of the table in late October after a class victory in his Lotus Cortina in a Historic Racing Drivers Club race at Silverstone and was not to be denied first place thereafter with no one inside the top 50 improving following the season-ending Plum…

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Magazine: Autosport International preview, Hamilton on Mercedes

It’s been 25 months since Hamilton last won a race in F1, by some margin the longest drought he has endured since bursting onto the scene in 2007.

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Rodin team renamed after Carlin departure

Carlin left the team in November 2023, 10 months after Rodin Cars chief David Dicker bought out the stake of parent company Capsicum Motorsport from Grahame Chilton.

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Neuville: New WRC points system will add more excitement and strategy

The FIA has ratified a new points system designed to add extra spice to rallies this season, with points awarded on Saturday and Sunday during an event.

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Sainz shrugs off Al-Attiyah’s Audi Dakar Rally jibe

Five-time Dakar winner Al-Attiyah is looking to defend his crown driving for Prodrive following a move from Toyota.Speaking ahead of this year’s edition, which begins on Friday, Al-Attiyah was asked if he thought Audi would be a main threat. Audi is set to benefit from an FIA balance of performance…

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Al Attiyah claims Audi will last three Dakar Rally days before "going home"

In September, Audi revealed its significantly upgraded electric Dakar entry, the RS Q e-tron E2. This was followed by a recent announcement from the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship’s Committee that a balance of performance shift in the T1.U class for prototype cars using renewable energies – which includes the RS Q e-tron…

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TF Sport aiming to take Corvette GT3 car to Spa, Nurburgring 24-hour races

The British sportscar outfit has partnered with the General Motors brand for the new LMGT3 class of the World Endurance Championship and will field two examples of Corvette Z06 GT3.R for factory drivers Daniel Juncadella and Charlie Eastwood.

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The key Ducati MotoGP figure stepping aside when it may need him most

Ducati recently announced a major shake-up of its sporting leadership. With immediate effect, Paolo Ciabatti is stepping down as sporting director of Reparto Corse, the racing arm of the brand, to lead the new off-road structure from the position of general manager. His vacancy will be filled by Mauro Grassilli,…

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The young Italian embodying his legendary MotoGP team owner

Turning up to his final debrief of the 2023 MotoGP season with a beer in hand having been caught up in a lap one collision to quite eloquently slam Marc Marquez for being “the dirtiest” rider on the field summed Marco Bezzecchi up to a tee.

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Autosport Podcast: WEC season review with Anthony Davidson and Gary Watkins

While Ferrari managed to make history in winning the centenary running of Le Mans, it was a season of learnings up and down the grid as Toyota won its fifth straight drivers' and manufacturers' championships.

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Verstappen: Red Bull still needs to improve on F1 street circuits and kerbs

The RB19’s only defeat in the 2023 season came at a venue where those two elements combined with Red Bull making mistakes on its efforts to adjust its ride height settings among its typical event set-up work, which contributed to Carlos Sainz’s win for Ferrari in Singapore.

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Autosport's top 10 club racing drivers of 2023

Every year, dozens of drivers enjoy championship success across a plethora of different national racing categories.

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Neuville shares his vision for future WRC event format

The format of WRC events has been a hot topic this season with the Hyundai driver one of the most vocal in pushing for the championship to improve its overall appeal.

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Norris: F1 2023 has "been my best year"

That was the year Norris made his F1 debut with McLaren, with which he has remained after signing two contract extensions in 2021 and 2022.

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How a struggling MotoGP sophomore saved his career but highlighted a wider issue

Gresini Ducati rookie Fabio Di Giannantonio scored points on just six occasions in 2022. His haul at the end of that season was a slender 24, a full 87 points adrift of the next Ducati rider in the standings. His fellow rookie Marco Bezzecchi, had a higher peak too, managing a…

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How a retro racing favourite has embraced modernity to retain its appeal

The festive period has for generations introduced people to the joys of slot car racing through the gifting of sets as presents or simply whipping up an existing track for some competitive holiday season miniature motorsport fun.

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Some drivers unimpressed by WEC's shift to two-class structure

The Automobile Club de l'Ouest announced last year that it will not be able to accommodate LMP2 cars in standard WEC rounds in 2024, restricting the class to the Le Mans 24 Hours and regional championships such as the European Le Mans Series.

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Friday favourite: How tin-top partners built an enduring relationship

In a professional racing career that spanned over 30 years before his retirement at the age of 59 in 2021, Gabriele Tarquini has worked with more team-mates than he would care to mention. “I drove with a lot of fantastic drivers, challenging and very strong opponents also in my team…

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How we decide Autosport’s Top 50 drivers of the year

Every year, Autosport selects and ranks the top 50 drivers of the year. It’s an enormous task that always creates debate and controversy, both inside and outside the Autosport office. So, how do we do it?

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #40 Frederik Vesti

Frederik Vesti finished a close second to Theo Pourchaire in Formula 2 after a superb sophomore year in the series on his switch to Prema.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #35 Jules Gounon

A prolific winner in Mercedes GT3 cars on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond in 2023, Jules Gounon’s second straight GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup title capped a year in which he also claimed a third straight Bathurst 12 Hour win.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #34 Raffaele Marciello

On his GT3 Mercedes swansong, Marciello was nothing if not consistent. The only driver to qualify in the top three at every GT World Challenge Europe Sprint round earned a record-extending 14th series pole at Misano after his Brands Hatch masterclass.

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Magazine: 140-page Christmas double issue

We’re not going to pretend it was difficult to decide on our number one slot in this year’s Top 50. But behind the obvious there was the usual mix of debate, frustration and moving people around until the final deadline meant the conversations had to stop.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #5 Fernando Alonso

Think back through Fernando Alonso’s long Formula 1 career. Once he’d become a race winner with Renault 20 years ago in 2003, his star potential was clear. Then, rather a lot changed.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #1 Max Verstappen

Eleven laps remain of the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Max Verstappen is 3.6 seconds behind his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez. Defeat in Baku, and a 2-2 record from the opening four races of the season, stare back from the leading RB19.

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