Le Mans 24 Hours: What’s changed for WEC’s main event in 2024?
The world’s most prestigious endurance race is back as this weekend drivers will tackle Circuit de la Sarthe for the Le Mans 24 Hours.Ferrari are the defending champions having won the race’s centenary edition in 2023, which was its first overall victory at Le Mans since 1965. But the Italian manufacturerContinue Reading
2024 Le Mans 24 Hours: Full starting grid
The #6 Porsche will line up on pole position after Kevin Estre topped Thursday’s Hyperpole session, with the #3 Cadillac that was qualified by Sebastien Bourdais completing the front row.Alex Lynn had actually set a quicker time than Bourdais in the 30-minute pole shootout, but the #2 Caddy has aContinue Reading
Red Bull might not take Yuki Tsunoda seriously yet, but RB does
Tsunoda was labelled a fast but slightly inconsistent hothead upon his F1 arrival in 2021 at the tender age of 20, going viral because of his expletive-laden radio messages.But with it being easier to calm a fast driver down than it is to make a consistently average driver faster, bothContinue Reading
How Crawford can turn the F2 tide after “super-unlucky” streak
Crawford was one of the standout performers across the first two weekends of the season with a trio of top-five finishes, including a second place in the first sprint race in Sakhir.But since then, a series of issues in qualifying have seen the DAMS driver drop to 11th in the standings,Continue Reading
Simms goes fourth in Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings
There is no new driver at the top of the leaderboard this week for the first time since Autosport last month began producing winners’ tables for the 2024 season.While Scottish Legends champion Stewart Black remains in first place on 10 wins, Simms is now up to fourth, gaining six positions thanks toContinue Reading
Bourdais denies celebrating Le Mans pole prematurely
Thursday’s decisive qualifying session, gathering the top eight cars from each category, was interrupted with just under eight minutes remaining on the clock, due to Dries Vanthoor crashing out at the wheel of the #15 BMW M Hybrid V8 at Indianapolis corner.At that time, Sebastien Bourdais had provisionally set theContinue Reading
FIA lowers superlicence age, allowing Antonelli F1 opportunity
The FIA has updated Appendix L of its International Sporting Code to add a clause that states that, although the minimum age for the superlicence required to drive in F1 is 18 years old, special dispensation may be granted to certain drivers to receive one at 17. This has also affectedContinue Reading
LMDh, LMH regulations extended to 2029 WEC, IMSA seasons
The timeframe of the rules, which make up the respective Hypercar and GTP classes in the two series, has been extended for reasons of stability, according to both the WEC and IMSA.Richard Mille, president of the FIA Endurance Commission, told Autosport: “Stability is very important. It is the reason whyContinue Reading
Alpine prioritising “professionalism” in search for Ocon replacement
Ocon and Alpine announced prior to the Canadian Grand Prix that they would part ways at the end of 2024, in the wake of his first-lap clash with team-mate Pierre Gasly at Monaco.Although Ocon and Gasly have a well-publicised fractious relationship, the two vowed to work together for the goodContinue Reading
Verstappen already “contacted” by teams over future Le Mans effort
The three-time Formula 1 world champion has voiced his desire to contest the prestigious endurance race on a number of occasions in the past and has taken part in the virtual version as part of the Team Redline line-up.But ahead of this year’s race at the Circuit de la Sarthe,Continue Reading