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Dacia driver Nasser Al-Attiyah has questioned FIA’s decision to prevent Ford rival Carlos Sainz Sr from completing the 2025 Dakar Rally on safety grounds. Sainz Sr and Al-Attiyah’s team-mate Sebastien Loeb were forced out of Dakar at the start of this week after suffering damage to their roll cages in separate accidents. That eliminated two of the pre-rally favourites from the Ultimate ...Keep readingView the full article

Guillaume de Mevius led a 1-2 finish for X-raid Mini on Stage 6 of Dakar Rally, as Henk Lategan’s lead in the overall standings was slashed to seven minutes. As Dakar resumed after a rest day in Ha’il, competitors faced a 605km test en route to Al Duwadimi, but with a special 171km transfer section in the middle during which they were not timed. Toyota driver Guy Botterill established ...Keep readingView the full article

The Dakar Rally has announced that the route for Sunday’s Stage 7 has been modified to ensure the safety of competitors taking part in the event. With rain expected to hit the Al Duwadimi region where the seventh stage of 2025 is scheduled, organising body the ASO has decided to delay the start of the running as well as shorten the route. This would ensure that safety helicopters can be ...Keep readingView the full article

More changes are afoot in NASCAR as Friday, the series issued a rules bulletin for 2025, touching on several aspects of the sport that have been pain points for participants and fans, and some surprises as well. Here's what's been added, and what it means for everyone in the garage this upcoming season. A guaranteed spot via the Open Exemption Provisional NASCAR has introduced the Open ...Keep readingView the full article

Another loss in court for NASCAR today in their legal battle with 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, as Judge Kenneth D. Bell, who is presiding over the case, denied the series' motion for dismissal. The judge stated that the teams had "sufficiently alleged one or more plausible antitrust claims" and that it was enough to move forward with the case. His full reasoning: "What is the ...Keep readingView the full article

Sebastien Ogier believes crews will arrive at the World Rally Championship season opener “less prepared than ever” following the introduction of new tyres and hybrid-less cars for 2025. Ogier is once again gearing up to start a partial WRC campaign with Toyota, beginning with this month’s season opener in Monte Carlo - an event he has won a record nine times. This week the eight-time ...Keep readingView the full article

In order to create a more balanced field in the Dakar Rally, the FIA has introduced a Torque Meter this year. Motorsport.com caught up with the governing body's cross-country director Jerome Roussel to find all the secrets behind it. What is a Torque Meter and how does it work? The Torque Meter is a sensor located inside the gearbox that measures the power reaching the wheels. In case the ...Keep readingView the full article

The FIA has defended its decision to prevent Carlos Sainz Sr and Sebastien Loeb from completing the 2025 Dakar Rally after both sustained roll cage damage to their cars. Two of the most high-profile drivers in this year’s Ultimate field were thrown out following separate rollovers in the opening three stages of the event. Although both Sainz Sr and Loeb were able to recover from their crashes ...Keep readingView the full article

Thanks to NASCAR's latest broadcasting deal, racing fans will have quite the time navigating television schedules and the web to watch the action over this year's race weekend. What was originally split exclusively between FOX Sports and NBC, now pushes race coverage to several outlets that will change throughout the 2025 season. We're breaking down when and where you can find coverage this year ...Keep readingView the full article

Dacia driver Nasser Al-Attiyah has lost his victory in Stage 5 of the Dakar Rally due to a time penalty, with Toyota rival Seth Quintero promoted to the top spot. Five-time Dakar winner Al-Attiyah had dominated the fifth test between Al'Ula and Ha'il on Thursday to win by 9m59s, but a 10-minute time drop for losing a spare wheel has left him a second behind Quintero. Dacia has a novel system ...Keep readingView the full article

Dacia driver Nasser Al-Attiyah bounced back from mechanical issues to win the fifth stage of the 2025 Dakar Rally on Thursday and climb up to fourth in the overall standings. Having lost half an hour with a puncture and a broken rear suspension on Wednesday, the Qatari driver dominated the 428km test between Al-Ula and Ha’il to put himself firmly back in contention for the overall ...Keep readingView the full article

M-Sport is likely to expand its World Rally Championship entries at selected events this season after securing Gregoire Munster and Josh McErlean to full-time drives for 2025. The Ford squad has once again opted for a youthful line-up this year after retaining the services of Munster following his first full-time campaign last year, while Irish rising star McErlean makes the leap to Rally1 from ...Keep readingView the full article

The Autosport Awards, motorsport's most prestigious awards evening, today announced that Qiddiya will be the presenting sponsor for 2025. This sponsorship includes the inaugural Business Exchange, which will take place on the morning of the awards celebration. The newly reimagined Autosport Awards will take place on January 29, 2025, at London's iconic Roundhouse, bringing together elite ...Keep readingView the full article

The Autosport Awards, motorsport's most prestigious awards evening, today announced that Qiddiya will be the presenting sponsor for 2025. This sponsorship includes the inaugural Business Exchange, which will take place on the morning of the awards celebration. The newly reimagined Autosport Awards will take place on January 29, 2025, at London's iconic Roundhouse, bringing together elite ...Keep readingView the full article

Helio Castroneves, at 49 years old, remains a charismatic personality and energetic driver complete with a remarkable resume — winning the Indianapolis 500 four times and earning three consecutive overall victories in the Rolex 24. But the challenge 'Spider Man' is about take on next month at Daytona, is something entirely new, never having driven a NASCAR stock car at any level, and his only ...Keep readingView the full article

As we look ahead to a new Cup Series season, here are five storylines that will have people talking in 2025. View the full article

Hero rider Jose Ignacio Cornejo has hit out at Dakar Rally organisers over certain errors in the new digital roadbook introduced in the bikes category for the first time this year. Cornejo was one of a number of riders to lose time because of roadbook issues in the early part of 2025 Dakar in Saudi Arabia, leaving him almost 10 minutes behind overall leader Daniel Sanders of KTM. Australian ...Keep readingView the full article

Dacia has given up hope on nine-time World Rally Championship Sebastien Loeb returning to the Dakar Rally following his forced exit from the event. The FIA had not authorised Loeb to start the fourth test of 2025 on Wednesday after the roll cage of his Dacia Sandrider was found to have been damaged in a barrel roll in stage three on Tuesday. Dacia had subsequently appealed against the ...Keep readingView the full article

Yazeed Al-Rajhi claimed an emphatic victory in Stage 4 of Dakar Rally to move to second in the overall standings behind Henk Lategan, as Nasser Al-Attiyah hit trouble. Having lost a heap of time in the third test of the rally on Tuesday, the local Saudi Al-Rajhi hit back in the 415km test between Al Henakiyah and Al-Ula to re-establish himself as one of the outright favourites. Driving a ...Keep readingView the full article

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 readingView the full article

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 readingView the full article

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 readingView the full article

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 readingView the full article

As we look ahead to a new IndyCar season, here are five storylines that will have people talking in 2025. View the full article