Sebastien Buemi went quickest in the two-hour FP2 night session on Wednesday in the #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar with a time half a second up on his nearest rival.He emulated team-mate Brendon Hartley, who topped the times in FP1 in #8 before both cars ended up outsideContinue Reading
The decision comes after the 34-year-old Argentine driver sat out last weekend’s race at Road America, with mental health cited following a controversial week.A collision earlier this month in the Detroit Grand Prix between Canapino and Arrow McLaren rookie Theo Pourchaire sparked vile remarks on social media aimed at theContinue Reading
The Spaniard will bring the curtain down to his three-year stint with Aprilia, which has so far yielded one grand prix victory in Austin this year and a total of seven podium finishes.He will join the structure currently managed in tandem by Tech3 and KTM’s parent company Pierer Mobility group,Continue Reading
A 60-minute session took place on Wednesday evening to determine the eight cars from each of the three categories that will progress to Thursday’s final shootout and fight for pole position for the blue riband round of the World Endurance Championship. While Porsche, Ferrari and Toyota were seen as the favouritesContinue Reading
Rahal was speaking after a 20-car group test at the Milwaukee Mile on Tuesday, where each car was equipped with the new common hybrid unit that is set to make its official race debut July 5-7 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.Hybrid testing first began in August 2023, and development runningContinue Reading
The semi-detached rear wing tip solution is one example of this right now – as rivals clearly saw the potential on offer when Aston Martin and Alpine simultaneously debuted original versions of the two slightly different solutions in Monaco last year.All teams have been in search of means to recoverContinue Reading
BoP is a part of how sports car racing is governed, but making sense of it is not always easy given much of it is hidden from the public domain. Manufacturers in the World Endurance Championship are even forbidden from discussing BoP, however some facts are still known.What is BoP?BoP isContinue Reading
The Milton Keynes-based team has faced a pair of challenging outings in Monaco and Montreal with its 2024 challenger proving not to be especially comfortable in handling kerbs and bumps.It is understood that the problem relates to its aero platform requiring the RB20 to be run with stiff suspension settingsContinue Reading
MotoGP legend Rossi is making his Le Mans debut with WRT in the LMGT3 class, racing a BMW M4 GT3 after winning on his first foray at the Circuit de la Sarthe in last year’s Road To Le Mans support race. Crowds of fans attending the autograph session prompted concern, withContinue Reading
Ducati finally opted to retain Marquez rather than give Martin a the factory team ride, with the championship leader switching to Aprilia for 2025.These moves will have a decisive influence on the future plans of Pramac, who is seriously considering giving up competing with the Ducati bike, with whom itContinue Reading