Ferrari thought repeat Le Mans victory in 2024 was “impossible”
Ferrari’s sportscar racing boss Antonello Coletta made the comment after the factory #50 Ferrari 499P of Nicklas Nielsen, Antonio Fuoco and Miguel Molina won the 92nd running of the French endurance classic, a race in which a number of manufacturers enjoyed stints at the front and nine cars finished onContinue Reading
“Killing tyres” on damp track cost Cadillac chance at Le Mans victory
Although it was down in 17th position three hours into the World Endurance Championship’s most famous race after qualifying second at the hands of Alex Lynn, the #2 V-Series.R achieved a solid race thereafter.Despite very unstable weather conditions, there was little trouble to report for the blue Chip Ganassi-run carContinue Reading
Jarvis: Le Mans 2024 class win the “hardest race I’ve ever done”
The United Autosports driver added a second LMP2 triumph at Le Mans, having previously been victorious in 2017, in the ORECA-Gibson 07 he shared with race rookies, IndyCar driver Nolan Siegel and IMSA SportsCar Championship competitor Bijoy Garg.Their #22 machine was one of six main LMP2 crews that was inContinue Reading
Le Mans 24 Hours: Ferrari survives late drama to score back-to-back wins
Nickas Nielsen, Antonio Fuoco and Miguel Molina took the chequered flag in the #50 Ferrari 499P with a 14s margin over the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID of Nyck de Vries, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez, as the #51 Ferrari of Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi roundedContinue Reading
Hulkenberg wants Haas review into ‘unhealthy’ F1 Canada car issue
The German failed to progress from Q1, qualifying only 19th in what was a far departure from his previous efforts this season.A bold gamble on full wet tyres saw both Hulkenberg and team-mate Kevin Magnussen scythe through the field and into the top 10 in the opening eight laps ofContinue Reading
Le Mans 24h, H21: Cadillac, Toyota, Ferrari battle it out for the win
This three-hour period began under the safety car following the earlier crash of the #27 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 in the prestigious World Endurance Championship round, with two Hypercars being hit by problems despite the reduced speed.First, Nico Muller went off at Indianapolis at the wheel of the #93 Peugeot,Continue Reading
When a popular Super series proved short-lived
The Classic Sports Car Club Mick Hill Trophy races at Silverstone earlier this month turned the clocks back 50 years to the birth of Britain’s Super Saloon movement he and Tony Hazlewood masterminded in 1974. Hill and Hazlewood loved brawny American V8 engines, and became fan favourites for wrestling mightyContinue Reading
The challenges Pirelli faces to meet F1’s 2026 rules targets
As part of an effort to make F1 cars smaller and lighter, Pirelli agreed to reduce the front tyre width by 25mm and the rear tyre width by 30mm. The tyres themselves will also become smaller in diameter, going from the current 720mm diameter to 705-710mm, although F1 will stillContinue Reading
Le Mans 24h, H18: Porsche surges ahead of Toyota as safety car returns
The factory #6 Porsche Penske 963 of Laurens Vanthoor was circulating a few seconds clear of the #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID driven by Ryo Hirakawa after 18 hours of racing at Le Mans, with marshals still replacing the barriers at Indianapolis under the caution period.Heart of Racing driver Daniel MancinelliContinue Reading
Supercars Darwin: Feeney and Brown dominate Sunday race
The Triple Eight duo led from the start, Feeney from pole position and Brown for third on the grid, the pair split by a fired-up Brodie Kostecki.Points leader Brown shadowed his younger team-mate in the opening half of the 48-lap journey, but Feeney’s three-lap-earlier pitstop allowed him to stretch aContinue Reading