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Top 10 Dakar Rally competitors of 2020
Motorsport.com ranks the standout performers of the first-ever Dakar Rally to be held in Saudi Arabia.
Opinion: Autosport International showed how the sport is changing
The Autosport International Show has always marked an unofficial start to the season for motor racing fans, who flock to the Birmingham NEC in the UK for the annual extravaganza that once again this year proved to be a huge success.
Prime The best drivers of F1's 'golden era', ranked by John Watson
John Watson raced against - and beat - them all, and was teammate to some of Formula 1's best-ever drivers. That makes the ex-McLaren driver perfectly placed to choose his top 10 drivers of 1974-82.
A skydive that "upset" Ferrari, and more - Leclerc Q&A
Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc was a star attraction at Autosport International 2020 over the weekend.
Prime What Bottas has learned from Hamilton
He might be the 2019 Formula 1 world championship runner-up - his best finish in three seasons with Mercedes - but Valtteri Bottas still admits he can't be totally satisfied with last year. In this exclusive interview he tells Stuart Codling all about his drive to improve himself – and what he gets up to on the internet...
Promoted: How Hampson takes Arrow McLaren SP to the next level
The former Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports team hasn’t just rebranded for 2020: the whole team has been revamped, and one of the key figures within the new structure is R&D engineer and race engineer, Craig Hampson. David Malsher explains why.
Behind the scenes of a young driver shootout
Lamborghini has announced its official factory line-up for 2020, with a graduate from the Young Drivers' programme graduating to a works seat and opening the door for new talent to follow his path.
Thrustmaster is headline partner for DiRT World finals
Thrustmaster will supply the hardware for the DiRT Rally 2.0 World Series Rally and Rallycross finals at this weekend's Autosport International at the NEC, Birmingham.
Watch: Fernando Alonso rebuilds car with co-driver
Fernando Alonso learned a hard lesson about the Dakar Rally on Monday, when his Toyota Hilux lost a wheel after he hit a ditch while blinded by dust from competitors. Watch our video as he toils under the desert sun with co-driver Marc Coma to rebuild the left-front corner of the car, and hear his explanation of what happened. Plus all the rest of today’s highlights.
Gallery: Dakar winners in cars since 1979
Since the inception of the Dakar Rally in 1979, 22 drivers have won the cars category, with Stephane Peterhansel the most successful of all with seven triumphs.
Prime The F1 Racing Awards of 2019
Sister publication F1 Racing's readers and social media followers voted in their thousands for their stars of the 2019 Formula 1 season.
The most exciting motorsport signings of 2020
In the second part of our end-of-year feature, we name the competitors whose new deals for 2020 should provide some of the year's most fascinating motorsport storylines.
Motorsport.com's most read stories of 2019
After another exciting year in the racing world, Motorsport.com brings you a list of the 25 most read stories on our website this year. Thanks for reading and see you in 2020.
Top Stories of 2019, #1: F1's 2021 vision dominates horizon
We finish off our countdown of the biggest stories in racing with the saga that dominated the Formula 1 news agenda for much of 2019: the looming radical changes set to come into play in the 2021 season.
Top Stories of 2019, #2: Penske buys Indy and IndyCar
Motorsport.com's countdown of the biggest stories in racing in 2019 continues with Penske Entertainment taking over ownership of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IndyCar and IMS Productions.
Top Stories of 2019, #3: Teammate tensions build at Ferrari
We're getting towards the business end of our Top Stories countdown now, and coming in at number three is the year of turbulence at Ferrari as Charles Leclerc gradually came to assert himself over Sebastian Vettel.
Top Stories of 2019, #4: McLaren's shocking DNQ at Indy
Motorsport.com's countdown of the biggest stories in racing in 2019 continues with McLaren’s stunning failure to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 with Fernando Alonso.
How Sepang 2015 stained Rossi, Marquez and Lorenzo
In the next feature in our series looking back on motorsport in the 2010s, we revisit the '15 Malaysian MotoGP race and the famous feud involving the championship's biggest personalities and how it shaped their subsequent achievements.
Video: An in-depth look at Sainz's home simulator set-up
McLaren Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz invites Motorsport Network's Jack Benyon over for a closer look at his new home simulator set-up.
Top Stories of 2019, #5: Lorenzo's Honda hurdles prove too much
Kicking off the final five of our Top Stories countdown is the sudden end to Jorge Lorenzo's full-time MotoGP career.
Top Stories of 2019, #6: Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s plane crash
Motorsport.com's countdown of the biggest stories in racing in 2019 continues with another that did not take place on the race track – the horrific plane crash involving former NASCAR driver-turned-analyst Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his family.
Top Stories of 2019, #7: Citroen quits amid WRC shake-up
In at number seven in our Top Stories countdown is Citroen's decision to quit the World Rally Championship, and the 2020 driver market madness that preceded its announcement.
Feel the thrill of the Grand Prix in Bahrain
Be part of the excitement with an adrenaline-fuelled trip to the Arabian Gulf.
Top Stories of 2019, #8: Honda's hybrid finally comes good
Coming in at number eight on our Top Stories countdown is a look back at how Honda transformed its reputation in Formula 1's hybrid engine era in the first year of its partnership with Red Bull Racing.
