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In an interesting straw poll – and yes, it was conducted in a pub – I recently asked the punters, all non-motorsport fans, which was the most famous rally in the world. Predictably, the Monte Carlo Rally was top of the pops. Surprisingly, though, the

Mercedes technical boss James Allison says that the fight for this year’s Formula 1 World championship will be much tighter than in 2023 and thinks that his team has made significant gains over its last troubled season. Merc has struggled since the

British-Thai Formula 1 star Alex Albon will help the Williams team improve on its seventh-place finish in last season’s constructors’ title chase, according to principal James Vowles. Albon scored all-but one of Williams’ 28 points in 2023, the first

The top brass of Ford Performance says that the firm is on track with its plans to re-enter grand prix racing as powerplant supplier to multiple title-winner Red Bull in 2026. The Blue Oval has been tempted back by the rules overhaul for the 2026 se

The joint administrators of the W Series have decided to put the failed series’ assets up for auction as a buyer for the one-make category could not be found. The female-only class went into administration in 2023 and Evelyn Partners LLP was brought

Cadillac will start this weekend’s Daytona 24 Hours from pole position after a record-breaking performance in qualifying from Pepo Derani. The Brazilian clocked a time of 1m32.656s, which is the fastest ever prototype lap of the 3.56-mile track in Fl

The Lotus name will return to British GT this season for the first time since 2017 with newcomer Mahiki Racing poised to field two of the marque’s new Emira GT4s. The new Mahiki team is making its championship debut and its driver pairings are Ian D

Paddock Motorsport returns for a fourth-consecutive British GT campaign in 2024 again with a multi-car entry across GT3 and GT4 led by Mark Smith and Martin Plowman. The squad has strengthened its machinery and technical team over the winter, and Ame

Chris Ingram turned to royalty to launch his WRC2 championship bid with Albert II, Prince of Monaco, performing car-unveiling duties on the Monte Carlo harbour front last Saturday. Ingram has secured support from Monaco-based Suisscourtage Assurances

Three-time British Rally champion Matt Edwards will mount a full Irish Tarmac Rally Championship campaign in 2024. Edwards and co-driver David Moynihan will compete in a Ford Fiesta Rally2 prepared by NPL Motorsport, starting with the Galway Internat

Legendary five-time Irish Tarmac Rally champion Austin MacHale is to make a return to competition on next month’s Galway International Rally. Now 69 years old, MacHale has not competed for 13 years and Rally Ireland in 2007 and 2009 were among his l

World Rallycross Championship runner-up Kevin Hansen says his driving has improved to a level to end Johan Kristoffersson’s category dominance and he now just needs a better car. Hansen World RX Team Peugeot 208 competitor Hansen finished second to

BriSCA F1 stock cars are set to add a new venue to their calendar in June when the heavyweight hitters make their debut at Aldershot Raceway. To be run on June 2, the event at the 350-metre bullring will be a World qualifying round and will be backed

A revolution is coming. It has been planned for months now and is almost ready to be unleashed. And it is being masterminded from Aldershot… Followers of National Hot Rod racing will be familiar with the current domination of the Vauxhall Tigra. An

This is a special year for a special racing circuit. Knockhill, which opened in 1974, hits its 50th anniversary in 2024. The undulating and acrobatic 1.3-mile Fife track – whose circuit-racing jewel in the crown is a long-established fixture on the B

While motorsport can be very serious and a long way from a circus, the Dakar Rally has the flavour of the ultimate competitive travelling show. The epic event challenges competitors, teams and crews to their maximum. Motorsport News was offered a un