Hiyu’s motorsport journey started on the karting circuits at 8 years old, competing in various karting championships. He gained valuable experience in the karting field with one of his highlights finishing 2nd overall in the IAME Series Japan – X30 Junior in 2020. Since joining VAR for the Italian F4 and Euro 4 Championships in 2024, Hiyu has shown his resilience on track, delivering consistently strong performances. He was among one of the top contenders in both championships, claiming a total of 11 podiums, 4 wins, 3 pole positions, and 4 fastest laps.
 

The 2024 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) season was an extraordinary showcase of young talent and determination, highlighted by record-breaking performances and new milestones. This fourth season featured 41 drivers from 20 nations, illustrating FRECA’s role as a premier development platform for the next generation of racing stars. Held over 10 rounds on some of Europe’s most iconic circuits, the championship not only set new records but further cemented its reputation as a vital stepping stone to the top levels of motorsport.

Dutch driver Richard Verschoor will rejoin MP Motorsport for a fresh attack of the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2025, it is confirmed today.

Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) has launched a new driver development program leveraging its championship-winning formula to create strategic partnerships across motorsports as a development pipeline to the top level of motorsports in North America.

Jaguar TCS Racing have announced that Jamie Chadwick and Lilou Wadoux will take part in the 2024/25 Formula E Women’s Test. Three-time W Series champion Jamie Chadwick will jump back into Formula E machinery having sampled the GEN3, and following Rookie Test outings with NIO, and with Jaguar in Marrakesh, 2020.

The first-ever all-women test session for an FIA Championship will take place on Friday 8 November at Circuito del Jarama in Madrid, as part of the 2024/25 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship’s pre-season testing schedule.               

In his debut weekend, Sacha van ’t Pad Bosch put on a clinic in the Ligier JS F4 Series (JS F4) at Circuit of The Americas (COTA) on Saturday afternoon. After a technical infraction in Race 2 disallowed his time and sent him to the back of the lineup for Race 3, the Dutch driver drove through the field en route to victory in the final race of the 2024 season.
 

Championship organiser MotorSport Vision (MSV) has confirmed that the leading female driver in the 2025 GB4 Championship will receive an increased career contribution prize of €50,000.

F1 Academy™ has today announced that the 2024 F1 Academy Champion will receive a fully funded seat in GB3 with Rodin Motorsport for the 2025 season.

DAMS Lucas Oil is pleased to announce that Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy member Dino Beganovic will compete for the team for the rest of the 2024 FIA Formula 2 campaign.

Winfield Racing School and ELF are delighted to announce the re-kindling of their legendary partnership, which spanned two decades from 1973 onwards.

Audi and Sauber Motorsport AG have secured one of the most promising talents for the future of Formula One: Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto (20) will complete the team’s strong and well-matched pairing alongside Nico Hülkenberg (37).

Visa Cash App RB Academy Programme is proud to announce that Rafaela Ferreira, the first female race winner of the F4 Brazilian Championship, will look to continue to make history, together, with the VCARB Team for the 2025 F1 Academy season.

The 2024 season of the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine comes to a close with another victory for champion Rafael Camara (Prema Racing). The Ferrari Driver Academy driver wraps up his year in the best way possible, cementing his status as the record-holder in this championship.

The Italian F.4 Championship officially concluded with the third race at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. Putting the final seal on the season was Australian driver Gianmarco Pradel, representing US Racing, who achieved his first victory by overtaking poleman Freddie Slater in a highly challenging race. Pradel was rewarded with the win after a weekend that presented him with some difficulties in the previous two races, but he skillfully seized the opportunity with a spectacular pass, closing out the year in the best possible way.

The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine returned to action this afternoon for the penultimate race of the season at Monza, the stage for the tenth double-header round of the series organized and promoted by ACI Sport and Alpine Racing.

At the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Freddie Slater continues to rack up victories, feeding his absolute record in the Italian F.4 Championship. With his second victory of the weekend, the British driver from Prema Racing now reaches a total of 15 wins.

The first day of the ACI Racing Weekend at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza has concluded, with the excitement already building for the qualifying sessions of the final round of the Italian F.4 Championship. At the end of the two sessions, the polemen for the last weekend of the 2024 season are Jack Beeton, the Australian driver from US Racing, who will start from first position in Race 1, and Freddie Slater, the English driver from Prema Racing, who will, in turn, start at the front in Races 2 and 3.

The first complete Tatuus MSV GB3-025 car has been rolled off the stands at the Tatuus headquarters in Lainate, and is now ready to commence a comprehensive testing programme.

DAMS Lucas Oil is delighted to announce that Matías Zagazeta will compete for the team in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for the 2025 season. This year will mark the Peruvian’s second in the series, with the highlight of his maiden campaign coming at Silverstone back in July, where he secured a Sprint Race podium.