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Who is Esteban Masson: The Toyota youngster on the Hypercar radar

With Toyota Hypercar seats among the hardest to access in the WEC, Masson is quietly building a case as one of the marque’s most promising endurance prospects

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McLaren signs new F1 junior as three drivers exit

Matteo De Palo, 18, joins McLaren after an impressive FRECA campaign ahead of an F3 move in 2026

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McLaren signs De Palo amid driver academy shake-up

Matteo De Palo, 18, joins McLaren after an impressive FRECA campaign ahead of F3 move in 2026

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A racer’s F1 dream, a crash and a perspective shift: ‘Everything else in life is so minor’

IN FOCUS: In 2023, Adam Fitzgerald was involved in a horror collision at Spa which took the life of 18-year-old Dilano van ‘t Hoff. The Irishman now speaks to Kieran Jackson, having quit racing and entered the world of business, about moving on from the crash

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The story behind Red Bull’s surprise F1 rookie, Isack Hadjar

The 20-year-old French-Algerian rookie has wasted no time standing out. He had a rocky start in Melbourne, where he crashed on the formation lap, but has since emerged as one of the most talked-about newcomers on the grid, with Q3 appearances in China and Japan, as well as points finishes…

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Isack Hadjar interview: Red Bull’s surprise F1 rookie reveals all

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The attribute that makes Antonelli special to Mercedes

The youngest of Formula 1's rookie class, Andrea Kimi Antonelli is facing the daunting task of replacing Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, but the team is confident some of the attributes that made him stand out in karting will help him ease into the seat.

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The attribute that Mercedes feels makes Antonelli "special"

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Are these drivers set for a breakout year in 2025?

It doesn't take long to come up with a list of drivers who massively enhanced their reputations last season.

Motorsport

The remarkable motorsport stories you may have missed in 2024

During a record-breaking season of 24 Formula 1 races, there was always likely to be the odd gem of a story that had a short shelf-life before being overtaken on the news agenda.

Autosport

Meet the young guns dreaming of glory in rebooted Macau Grand Prix

There are a surprising number of similarities between Freddie Slater and Alex Dunne, who will be Theodore Prema Racing team-mates for this weekend’s Macau Grand Prix and are among two of the drivers to watch out for.

Autosport

Floersch: F1 Academy “pinkwashing” as Garcia concedes single-seater exit likely

Formula 3 driver Sophia Floersch says F1 Academy is being used as "pinkwashing", a term which indicates being superficially sympathetic towards equality or inclusion without seriously attempting to improve the situation.

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Floersch brands F1 Academy “pinkwashing” as Garcia concedes single-seater exit likely

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The big question F1 Academy faces as pecking order begins to form

For inaugural champion Marta Garcia, the reward was a fully funded Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine drive with Prema Racing, the team with which she had completed her victorious campaign (although she has now transferred into the sister Iron Dames operation). But given that FRECA is officially recognised by…

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Mercedes F1 junior Pin joins the FRECA grid

Pin was the standout performer as the 2024 F1 Academy season got under way in Saudi Arabia, taking the chequered flag in both races in her Mercedes-liveried entry before a communication error in the second outing resulted in her crossing the line twice, with a penalty dropping her to ninth.

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Vowles: Not a given that Williams would take Antonelli in F1 2025

The 17-year-old Antonelli is heading into his first season of Formula 2 after a meteoric rise through the ranks, skipping Formula 3 after winning the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine in 2023.

Autosport

How an Alonso protege is shaping up to take F2 by storm

Gabriel Bortoleto had a stunning Formula 3 season in 2023. Stepping up from the Formula Regional European Championship, where he finished sixth in 2022, the Brazilian was a promising prospect, but not deemed as much of a title favourite as the likes of Prema rival and FRECA champion Dino Beganovic…

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The 10 brightest female stars of 2023

Continuing our festive top 50 drivers theme, we thought we'd weigh up the best female challengers from the 2023 season across the wider world of motorsport.

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Autosport's 10 brightest female stars of 2023

Continuing our festive top 50 drivers theme, we thought we'd weigh up the best female challengers from the 2023 season across the wider world of motorsport.

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F1 Academy champion Garcia awarded fully-funded Prema FRECA seat for 2024

Garcia bagged seven race wins on her way to winning the 2023 F1 Academy title in Austin, as the all-female series supported a Formula 1 round for the first time at last weekend's United States Grand Prix.

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FRECA champion Antonelli to skip F3 and join Prema's F2 team in 2024

A two-time European karting champion, the Italian has made a strong impression on the junior categories to date by winning the Italian and ADAC Formula 4 titles with Prema in his first season of single-seater racing in 2022.

Autosport

Wolff: Mercedes will wait until after FRECA to decide Antonelli F2 move

Discussions are ongoing surrounding the Italian 17-year-old’s future, including the suggestion that he might progress directly to Formula 2, bypassing F3.

Motorsport

Russell: FIA will have to make "bold" decisions on F1 running in Spa rain

Russell indicated that F1 may see a repeat of the 2021 race day with little or no track running thanks to the conditions amid ongoing concerns over visibility.

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Russell: FIA will have to make “bold decisions” on F1 running in Spa rain

Russell indicated that there could be a repeat of the 2021 race day with little or no track running thanks to the conditions amid ongoing concerns over visibility.

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Hamilton: Spa must "definitely take a step" after FRECA van 't Hoff fatality

Eighteen-year-old MP Motorsport driver van ’t Hoff lost his life during the second rain-soaked Formula Regional European by Alpine Championship race last weekend at Spa.

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