WEC confirms two-car rule for Hypercar manufacturers for 2025
Plans for the regulation change, exclusively revealed by Autosport in March, were confirmed by WEC organisers the Automobile Club de l’Ouest and the FIA at the former’s traditional Friday press conference ahead of this weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours round of the WEC.The chairman of the FIA’s Endurance Commission RichardContinue Reading
WEC announces 2025 calendar, Le Mans clashes with F1 Canada, Imola retained
The Le Mans 24 Hours is scheduled for 14-15 June, with the pre-event Test Day on the preceding Sunday. It means the race will clash with the F1 Canadian GP and IndyCar’s St Louis round at Gateway.It is the first time F1 and Le Mans have clashed since 2016.Meanwhile ImolaContinue Reading
WRC targets 2025 for new ‘Command Centre’ to bring fans closer to action
Dubbed the ‘Command Centre’, the concept is a part of the WRC Promoter’s plan to improve the championship’s ability to communicate unfolding stories during events to fans.The promoter has been working with teams and manufacturers to extract more data out of the cars and increase live interaction between the crewsContinue Reading
Friday favourite: The Can-Am beast that put F1 cars in its shadow
There were times during the 1960s and 1970s when Formula 1 cars weren’t always the fastest cars in the world around a road course. Big-banger sportscars sometimes grabbed that accolade and few provided bigger bangs than the machines of the Canadian-American Challenge Cup.Can-Am’s no-holds-barred heyday ran from 1966 to 1974,Continue Reading
Why has the 2024 MotoGP Kazakhstan GP been postponed?
MotoGP had originally been due to go to Kazakhstan for the first time in 2023, as the series looks to expand its presence further in Asia.However, delays in the track being ready meant the Kazakhstan round had to be cancelled for 2023 and rescheduled to 2024.Dorna Sports had pencilled inContinue Reading
Ben Hunt: The factors behind Mercedes’ prospective Antonelli gamble
Toto Wolff has all but confirmed Andrea Kimi Antonelli would be driving in Formula 1 next season – but is it not a big gamble for Mercedes?Wolff has had nearly six months to ponder his selection on who would partner George Russell after Lewis Hamilton activated an early exit clauseContinue Reading
Leclerc: Red Bull’s F1 strength will be more visible in Barcelona
Red Bull’s weakness over kerbs and bumps was on display over the past four races in Miami, Imola, Monaco and Canada, with the RB20 inheriting some flaws from its predecessors that the team has yet to resolve.The past races presented opportunities for Red Bull’s rivals to catch up, partly throughContinue Reading
Le Mans 24 Hours: Toyota edges Ferrari in final night practice
Hartley clocked a best time of 3m29.451s in his #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar after 20 minutes of the hour-long session, and remained at the head of the leaderboard as rain began to fall at the Circuit de la Sarthe.The three-time Le Mans winner, sharing the car thatContinue Reading
Inception McLaren confident of fighting WEC regulars after Le Mans GT3 pole
Brendan Iribe topped the Hyperpole session in his McLaren 720S GT3 Evo, entered under the Inception Racing banner, with a 3m58.120s lap that put him 0.808s clear of Alexander Malykhin’s #92 Manthey PureRxcing Porsche that leads the LMGT3 standings in the WEC.The Optimum-run Inception outfit that competes in the IMSAContinue Reading
Le Mans 24 Hours: Porsche snatches pole from Cadillac with last-gasp effort
Estre was the last Hypercar runner to cross the chequered flag and clocked a time of 3m24.634s in the #6 factory Porsche Penske 963, overhauling a top-two lockout by Cadillac, after the #3 Cadillac that had led for the majority of the 30 minute session in the hands of SebastienContinue Reading