Vasselon, 60, has been succeeded on a temporary basis by David Floury as the technical chief of the Cologne-based organisation that masterminds Toyota’s World Endurance Championship programme, develops the engines for its World Rally Championship GR Yaris Rally 1 and builds the GR Supra GT4 customer racer. The move announcedContinue Reading
Fully pumped up. Like the rest of the team, after encouraging simulator sessions, Jean-Eric Vergne and Stoffel Vandoorne arrived at the Hermanos Rodriguez circuit in Mexico City with firm intentions. “We’ve worked tirelessly and we have every reason to believe in ourselves,” commented Stoffel Vandoorne before the race. “Of course,Continue Reading
Following the news that Guenther Steiner has departed Haas following a 10-year partnership with the team, Guenther took to the stage at the Autosport International show to explain his side of the shocking story. SourceContinue Reading
Saturday’s first-ever race in the open category for LMP3 and similar cars may have been a short and soggy affair, but it was not without its share of drama. On Sunday, however, the second of the two scheduled enduros did go all the way. And it culminated in a three-abreastContinue Reading
The freshly created standalone championship divides entries into Pro, Am and Pro-Am categories, with drivers scoring points according to the number of rivals they beat within their category. There’s also flexibility on the technical side, with a special class created for SR Motorsport’s pair of ‘sub-GT4’ Porsche Caymans.The format forContinue Reading
The Italian team known for its exploits in sportscar racing has elected to expand its portfolio by running three Ford Fiesta Rally2 cars, in association with renowned rally team Sarrazin Motorsport, headed by former Formula 1, WRC and WEC driver Stephane Sarrazin.Drivers have already been recruited to compete in theContinue Reading
After an on-stage Q&A – and impromptu book signing – with Sky Sports F1 TV commentator David Croft in front of a bumper crowd at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, Steiner gave his first media interviews since leaving the squad he formed on behalf of team owner Gene HaasContinue Reading
Race 1The track was thoroughly wet in Saturday’s first 30-minute race, but at least the teams knew what they were getting into before it began. It was a case of rain tyres up and down the grid, which formed up in front of a busy main grandstand containing around 2000Continue Reading
In an exclusive interview with The Daily Telegraph, Wolff has revealed that he recently agreed with his fellow shareholders to a new deal to remain at the helm at the squad until at least the end of 2026.The three parties involved, Wolff, INEOS owner Jim Ratcliffe and Mercedes-Benz CEO OlaContinue Reading
Alpine is holding its 2024 season launch, which will also involve its World Endurance Championship team, on 7 February.One week later, Mercedes is pulling back the curtains on its new W15 on 14 February.Mercedes is set for a crucial 2024 season after ceding its top spot to Red Bull overContinue Reading