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
Le Mans 24h, H15: Heavy rain neutralises race behind safety car
As the race entered its second half, incessant rainfall meant that the race director kept the safety car out for an extended period.The #2 Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac V-Series.R – which was third at the halfway point – took a nose change that meant IndyCar champion Alex Palou tumbled backContinue Reading
Le Mans 24h, H12: Porsche battles against Toyota at the halfway point
After all the rain and safety car drama of the previous couple of hours, the track dried out completely as it ticked past 1am local time on Sunday morning.All eyes were initially on Antonio Fuoco (#50 Ferrari) and Earl Bamber (#2 Cadillac) swapping fourth place in a pulsating battle inContinue Reading
Le Mans 24h, H9: Toyota leads Porsche after Kubica penalty for causing crash
After nine hours of frantic action, Toyota’s Ryo Hirakawa led in its #8 car after erstwhile leader Kubica was given a 30s stop/go penalty for causing a huge crash on the Mulsanne Straight.Hour seven began with a brief but hard rain shower as darkness fell, with Kubica’s #83 AF CorseContinue Reading
NASCAR Xfinity Iowa: Sam Mayer holds off Riley Herbst in OT for win
Mayer and his No. 1 JR Motorsports team were among the slowest cars in Friday’s practice, but you couldn’t tell in the race as he seemed to get stronger as the race went on.Mayer ran down Riley Herbst to take the lead with seven of the original 250 laps remaining,Continue Reading
Sam Mayer ‘out of breath’ after holding off Herbst for Iowa win
Sam Mayer walks through what he needed to do to hold off a late-charging Riley Herbst in the closing laps at Iowa Speedway. SourceContinue Reading