Aston Martin and The Heart of Racing team went into pre-season testing cautiously optimistic. After finding its new Valkyrie Hypercar racer was several seconds off the pace, it is decided that the car won’t make its debut at the 24 Hours of Daytona in January while the team looks for a solution.

Racer reported on Dec. 26 that an IMSA official, during a November test session at Daytona International Speedway, suggested to Heart of Racing's team principal, Ian James, that he should explore running the Valkyrie AMR-LMH in IMSA competition without the mufflers required for racing in other regions.

Max Verstappen won his fourth consecutive title despite Red Bull’s car having issues, and McLaren secured its first constructors’ championship in 26 years, holding off a late surge from Ferrari. How the season unfolded was worlds away from what many people anticipated after Verstappen secured four wins in the first five races,

An Aston Martin racing star has made their first steps towards a new motorsport series, as a team switch has been revealed. The Formula 1 team owned by Lawrence Stroll suffered a poor 2024 season, with neither Fernando Alonso nor Lance Stroll getting themselves onto the podium,