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Toyota and Repsol introduce the great team of Isidor Esteve and Toby Price as a great signing for Dakar 2026: “We have regained the feeling of rallying with the best team”

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Toyota and Repsol introduce the great team of Isidor Esteve and Toby Price as a great signing for Dakar 2026: “We have regained the feeling of rallying with the best team”

he dakar last year was exceptional toyota. Japanese brands became popular because fart–Raj, Although it was with Overdrive, a private team. Nevertheless, Henk Lategan I managed to finish in 2nd place, achieving a wonderful double crown with the Japanese rider Hilux T1+. gazoo racing.

And just this Thursday, the time has come to announce the official Toyota team line-up that will seek to continue the good dynamics in the world’s toughest rally in 2026. Repsol as a renewable fuel supplier Madrid signaled the start of a new adventure with main sponsor Saudi Arabia. And MD did not miss his appointment. They welcomed us with decorations that teleported us to Khaima, Saudi land. The organization also laid sand on the ground. Pure Dakar in the heart of the capital.

Isidor Esteve continues with Repsol Toyota Rally Teammeanwhile Toby Price, who won twice in the motorcycle category; Another great claim is Brand new signed for him Gazoo Racing. Australians share a cabin Armand Monleon Achieved a high-level starting hat trick as a co-pilot Lategan and Seth Quintero with the official team.

“It’s never tiring to be here. I think there’s always been a lot of fans in the Dakar in Spain, especially when we raced in Africa. It’s really great. As for the car, I tried it last Saturday in France and it was incredible. I got out of the car because the mechanic said it was just a test.” I bring back the feelings of the past where I said I was going to attend presentations and compete against the best teams. Is there anything better? “


“There are a few moments when you feel the pressure, but it doesn’t last long. In the desert, when you start the engine and turn it on, you concentrate, but everything is left behind. It all depends on the work you and the co-pilot do,” explained Henk Lategan.

“It’s been two years since I learned about T1+ and I feel good and I’ve already won a stage so I hope I can take it to another level. Winning a stage means I had a good day and of course I want to win everything, but that’s not the way to win the Dakar. Every stage is important and I’m ready to take the leap,” said Quintero.

“I’m looking forward to starting a new stage in my career. Safety-wise, it’s a big change. I’ve learned quickly with great teammates and I’m comfortable in the car. It’s hard to predict anything, but… But if it’s in the top 10, it’s great, and if it’s in the top 8, it’s even better. “The first goal is to get to the finish line,” Toby Price said.

Toyota and Repsol presentation in Madrid

Now that the presentation is over, all that remains is to wait for the Dakar, which begins in Yanbu on January 3rd. Drivers suffer more in front of the press than behind the wheel. Now it’s their turn to enjoy dune surfing at full throttle.

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PHOTOGRAPH. Photos of the new Formula 1 team’s uniform have appeared online

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PHOTOGRAPH. Photos of the new Formula 1 team’s uniform have appeared online

The Cadillac F1 team is gearing up for its first season as the queen of motorsports and will officially unveil its first appearance in two weeks at the Super Bowl on February 8.

But photos of a possible American design have already started circulating online. The images show part of the car’s engine cover, mostly painted black, featuring the Cadillac logo and the team’s TWG Motorsport team logo. The photos are of low quality and taken from a distance, making it difficult to see the details.

Previously, Cadillac took to the track with a new vehicle, but it used an all-black color scheme.

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It has become clear who Hamilton will work with at Ferrari during the tests

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It has become clear who Hamilton will work with at Ferrari during the tests

Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton will start the 2026 season with a new race engineer and Italian media have already revealed who will work with the Briton in pre-season testing in Barcelona.

Last week, Ferrari officially announced that Hamilton would no longer work with Riccardo Adami as race engineer. The decision comes after a busy 2025 season that included a series of awkward radio conversations between pilot and engineer.

The partnership has not worked out since Hamilton’s first year with the team, and Ferrari boss Fred Vasser confirmed the makeup of the engineering staff would be reviewed at the end of last season. It was later learned that Adami would remain with the team but would move to another position: director of the Ferrari Driver Academy and head of the previous car testing program (TPC).

While the team is looking for a permanent replacement, Corriere della Sera reports that Charles Leclerc’s engineer Brian Bozzi will temporarily act as Hamilton’s race engineer during pre-season closed testing, which starts in Barcelona on January 26. According to the source, only one SF-26 vehicle will be used in the tests, which will be shared by both pilots, so Bozzi will work with two drivers at the same time.

Ferrari did not give any official reason for breaking off cooperation with Adami, but public misunderstandings arose several times throughout the season. Already at the Australian Grand Prix, Hamilton expressed surprise at the lack of information on the radio, in Miami he reacted sharply to the tactical decisions of the team, and in Monaco a situation arose in which the driver thought that the engineer was ignoring him. A similar incident occurred at the last stage of the season in Abu Dhabi, after which Adami apologized and explained this by communicating on the command bridge.

All these moments reinforced the impression that Hamilton and Adami had never quite found a common language, and the personnel changes made on the eve of the 2026 season were the logical conclusion of this difficult partnership.

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VIDEO. The F1 team failed to complete three laps. The rookie’s car had an accident

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VIDEO. The F1 team failed to complete three laps. The rookie’s car had an accident

Arvid Lindblad had a bad start to his Formula 1 career when he turned his new Racing Bulls VCARB03 car into a gravel trap during a race at the Imola circuit.

Earlier, Liam Lawson had the honor of completing the first lap of Red Bull Ford’s new engine in the wet conditions of the circuit, located just 15 km from the team’s Faenza base. As part of the demo day, which allowed a maximum distance of 15 kilometers (in this case three laps of the Enzo and Dino Ferrari circuit), Lawson completed the installation lap without any problems.

The race was short-lived when British newcomer Lindblad took the wheel in the afternoon; He spun at the Variante Villeneuve chicane in the wet (turns 5-6) and got stuck in the gravel. A video on social media X showed VCARB03 being driven back to the pits by a tow truck. It was reported that the cause of the take-off was not pilot error, but the blocking of the rear brakes.

Lawson and Lindblad will return to the Imola circuit tomorrow (Wednesday) for the 200km shoot.

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