Long before the billion-dollar deals there were… buns and biscuits. The early bird might not always catch the worm but, in the case of a young Bernard Charles Ecclestone, the early riser had already done two paper rounds – and then, on the way to school, invested the proceeds in a mixed bag of fresh-from-the-oven
World Rally Championship legend Sebastien Ogier has won Autosport’s International Rally Driver following his performances during the 2024 season. The eight-time world rally champion topped an online poll voted for by Autosport readers. It is the eighth time Ogier has picked up the coveted award following triumphs from 2013-2018 and 2021. Autosport’s International Rally Driver
Peroni and Ferrari will be toasting their victory after being named Brand Partnership of the Year at the 2025 Autosport Awards. After a record number of entries, it was the activation used to mark the start of a new partnership between Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% and the Scuderia, designed to be a ‘Super Bowl-esque’ moment
Pirelli has won the Pioneering and Innovation Award at the 2025 Autosport Awards after introducing FSC-certified tyres into Formula 1 for the first time. All of the tyres supplied in the championship – a total of 8,016 to teams last year – were stamped with the FSC-certified logo, meaning every single circle of rubber met
The first award to be announced at the ceremony at London’s Roundhouse on Wednesday evening, Las Vegas came out on top of a strong shortlist of candidates. Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento (CIE), promoters of the Mexico City Grand Prix and South Florida Motorsports, who stage the Miami Grand Prix were the two other F1 nominations,
With the usual chill in the characteristically breezy Silverstone air, Joseph Loake arrives at the home of the British Grand Prix ready to fulfil a childhood dream: finally, he is going to get behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car, with Aston Martin. Following in the footsteps of drivers who began with David Coulthard
Williams team principal James Vowles will take to the stage at the Autosport Awards later this month to showcase the 10 candidates who have been selected as the first cohort of the Komatsu-Williams Engineering Academy. The programme was launched last season, with the aim of attracting new and previously untapped talent from around the world.
McLaren CEO Zak Brown will deliver the keynote at next week’s Autosport Business Exchange in London. Presented by Qiddiya, the event will explore how the motorsport industry continues to evolve in ways that put fans at the heart of the action. Invited guests will have the opportunity to hear from experts in their respective fields
