The lap times defied logic, and Derek Bell sidled up to the Nurburgring pitwall. He suggested it might be time to hang out the ‘HOLD’ board to his mercurial young team-mate.Porsche’s management didn’t agree, and minutes later Stefan Bellof crashed out of the lead in spectacular fashion after taking offContinue Reading
Genesis completed approximately 3000km with its new World Endurance Championship challenger during the first wave of track testing for the LMDh prototype last month. Genesis Magma Racing managed in excess of 500 laps at Circuit Paul Ricard over five days of running in the final two weeks of August with AndreContinue Reading
BMW has unveiled revised aerodynamics for its M Hybrid V8 LMDh ahead of its campaigns in next year’s World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship.The revisions, which include a significantly smaller version of the marque’s signature ‘kidney’ grille, are designed to improve the consistency of the car’s performance across theContinue Reading
Genesis Magma Racing has completed the first shakedown of the GMR-001 Hypercar, a major step in the team’s development programme ahead of its competitive debut in the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship. Appearing in bare carbon fibre, the first of three planned development chassis ran for the first time withContinue Reading
Penske IndyCar star Scott McLaughlin will race a Chevrolet Corvette at Suzuka next month to tick off what he is calling a “bucket list” ambition.The New Zealander will drive a Corvette Z06 GT3.R for the Malaysian Johore Motorsports Racing team in the Suzuka 1000Km round of the Intercontinental GT ChallengeContinue Reading
The Belgian WRT team is in the running to expand its programme with the BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh into the IMSA SportsCar Championship next season. BMW’s representative in the World Endurance Championship has revealed that it is in negotiation to take over Rahal Letterman Lanigan’s IMSA programme, after the GermanContinue Reading
For the first time in WEC history, it was a win for Cadillac as Jota Cadillac scored a 1-2 finish in Interlagos, with the #12 team of Alex Lynn, Norman Nato and Will Stevens taking victory ahead of team-mates Earl Bamber, Sebastien Bourdais and Jenson Button.Gary talks about the dominantContinue Reading
The upcoming Czech Grand Prix’s entry list has been revealed, with reigning MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin set to return for just his second race weekend in 2025.New Aprilia hire Martin missed the first three rounds after injuring his wrist in testing, then was even more seriously wounded in aContinue Reading
Jonathan Wheatley says he is relishing the chance to carry Sauber’s mid-season momentum into 2026, as the team transitions into the Audi Formula 1 outfit.Wheatley officially joined Sauber in April after leaving Red Bull and has already overseen steady improvements during his short tenure as team principal.At the Austrian GrandContinue Reading
Hampered by suspension problems (a common issue affecting all cars) while in third place, French driver Jean-Éric Vergne was forced to retire, while Maximilian Günther finished sixth after spending most of the race in the top five.Berlin and its legendary historic Tempelhof airport are hosting the two German rounds ofContinue Reading