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The highlights from an entertaining club racing season

Now in my 48th year of writing for Autosport, I reflect on another interesting season over which I have reported 25 varied meetings at 12 venues, commentating at many, and attended more out of my undimmed passion for club and historic events.

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The top 10 BTCC support drivers of the past 10 seasons

There have been 258 drivers who have triumphed in a race in one of the support categories at a British Touring Car Championship event in the past 10 seasons. That’s a truly staggering number and certainly makes picking the best 10 of these a very tricky task.

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Our writers' favourite cars from the 1990s

The last Formula 1 race of the 20th Century occurred 9190 days ago. That means we are now closer to the start of the 2050 season, assuming the world championship is still around to commemorate its centenary anniversary, than we are from the 1990s.

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Should F2 introduce a maximum stay for drivers?

Formula 2 CEO Bruno Michel recently confirmed that the Formula 1 feeder championship has no desire to introduce a limit on the number of seasons in which a driver can compete.

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Inside the thriving world of miniature motorsport

Last Christmas, Autosport afforded this writer an opportunity to write about a much-loved hobby: Scalextric. Little did I know it would lead to a year spent racing 1/32 scale slot cars competitively…

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Was 2024 the best season in F2 history?

Formula 2 CEO Bruno Michel believes that the spectacular 2024 season ranks as “probably the best” in the championship’s history.

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Exclusive: Inside the secrets of F1’s new driver cooling kit

In the wake of last year’s Qatar Grand Prix, where drivers suffered in the heat and humidity, the FIA responded with the introduction of new rules to improve cockpit cooling.

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How Alpine is helping Loeb's bid for Dakar history with an unlikely challenger

The Dakar Rally returns to provide one of motorsport's toughest tests for human and machine in January, with Saudi Arabia again hosting the challenge. It may not be the event it once was when run through Africa to the Senegalese capital [the event's name gives it away] but the test…

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Autosport Podcast: Top 50 of 2024 - Part 2

Autosport has released its final instalment of a two-part mini-series where Kevin Turner sits down with Haydn Cobb and Gary Watkins to discuss the Autosport Top 50 of 2024.

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Autosport Podcast: Top 50 of 2024 - Part 1

Kevin Turner sits down with Gary Watkins and Haydn Cobb to break down the annual Autosport Top 50 for 2024, evaluating the best drivers across all of the National and International Racing scene.

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How Autosport makes its Top 50 and why the Indy 500 winner missed out in 2024

Please contain your rage! Or at least soften it until you’ve read to the end of this piece.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #50 Antonio Felix da Costa

Across five Formula E races in the second half of the 2024 season, Antonio Felix da Costa took four wins spanning Berlin, Shanghai and Portland – where he doubled up.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #44 Jake Hill

Jake Hill is probably the first grandson of a chart-topping 1950s crooner to make Autosport’s own hit parade, and that’s appropriate because the diminutive Kentishman has ‘no other love’ (check out grandad Ronnie Hilton’s 1956 tune of that name) than motorsport.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #42 Oliver Rowland

Oliver Rowland became a genuine title challenger, Formula E’s dark horse of 2024, upon returning to the grid and rejoining Nissan.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #37 Fernando Alonso

Aston Martin regressed over 2024 as upgrades did little to improve its competitiveness in Formula 1, but the evergreen Fernando Alonso still squeezed every drop from his car.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #36 Maro Engel

Seven podiums and third overall made for Maro Engel’s strongest DTM campaign yet, 16 years on from his debut. The leading light of Mercedes’ GT roster led its four-strong contingent home in nine of 16 races as it clinched the manufacturers’ crown, while in GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup…

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #32 Gabriel Bortoleto

Gabriel Bortoleto continued to emulate Charles Leclerc, George Russell and Oscar Piastri in 2024, following up his rookie Formula 3 title with becoming Formula 2 champion at the first attempt.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #30 Dries Vanthoor

The world already knew the talents of the younger Vanthoor brother aboard a GT3 car. He’s been one of the most consistent performers in the category for two different manufacturers – Audi and now BMW – for ages.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #26 Felipe Nasr

He perhaps didn’t exhibit his raw speed too often, but Felipe Nasr’s partnership with Porsche Penske Motorsports and Dane Cameron led to a well-earned third IMSA title. The Brazilian was a model of consistency, and fast when he needed to be.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #23 Nico Hulkenberg

Nico Hulkenberg led the line admirably for Haas as the American team stepped up its performance for 2024.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #22 Will Brown

As the 2024 Supercars season entered its final rounds, Will Brown carried the air of a driver whose tenure with the Triple Eight team could be measured in years, not months as was the reality.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #21 Pierre Gasly

Alpine’s struggles with an overweight and undercooked car at the start of 2024 hurt Pierre Gasly but, when the A524 started to improve, the Frenchman shone.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #14 Laurens Vanthoor

A regular in the Autosport Top 50 down the years, the elder Vanthoor sibling reasserted his claim to be one of the world’s top sportscar drivers.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #12 Nicklas Nielsen

Nicklas Nielsen proved how good he is in the final stages of the Le Mans 24 Hours as Ferrari made it two out of two in the big one after its return to top-flight sportscar racing as a factory.

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