Penske has revealed that his aspirations to host the North American round of the WEC on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, outlined as early as 2022, remain on hold for at least the next two seasons.“I cannot say we are ready to do something in the next 24 months,”Continue Reading
It was in the summer of 2019 when Aston Martin first announced its plan to build a Hypercar to the World Endurance Championship’s LMH rules.The intention was to enter the championship from 2021, but it won’t be until next year before the Valkyrie lines up on the grid at theContinue Reading
HRC USA president David Salters, who is responsible for the ARX-06 program, told Autosport at the season-opening IndyCar round at St. Petersburg last weekend that the reduction of 17kg since the Daytona 24 Hours should give it a better fighting chance on raw pace at Sebring this weekend.The Wayne TaylorContinue Reading
Just how exciting, technical and innovative is Sportscar Racing today? Both IMSA and WEC have had major gains in popularity over the last few years, with new categories and manufacturers joining. We brought in Blake Hinsey, former Formula 1 Performance Engineer, to experience his first 24 Hours of Daytona, andContinue Reading
There are no plans to follow the lead set by Porsche in selling cars to independent teams in either series, stated Laura Wontrop Klauser, sportscar racing programme boss at Cadillac parent company General Motors.“It doesn’t make sense to go down that path at this point,” she said.“Customer cars are notContinue Reading
The 29-year-old tested Aston Martin’s AMR21 at the Hungaroring last year as she became the first female since 2018 to drive a modern F1 car.Hawkins, who has been appointed Aston Martin’s head of racing for F1 Academy, previously took a podium in the now-disbanded W Series when the championship supportedContinue Reading
Sorensen feels the changes Aston Martin has made to the Vantage GT3 that was originally introduced in 2018 are so extensive that it effectively feels like a brand-new car and not a mid-cycle refresh.“A lot of people call it the Evo, I will almost say it’s not really [an Evo],”Continue Reading
Hugh Chamberlain’s name will remain synonymous with sportscar racing in perpetuity. His plucky and sometimes highly-successful efforts as an underfunded privateer made him a fan favourite, while his admirers also included the organiser of the Le Mans 24 Hours, a race at which he was on the pitwall every yearContinue Reading
The Italian manufacturer started the Qatar 1812Km on a promising note with Miguel Molina storming into the lead in the #50 Ferrari 499P with a brilliant launch from fourth on the grid.But it soon became clear that Molina didn’t have the pace to stay at the front, with Nico MullerContinue Reading
Campbell topped the times in the 10-minute Hyperpole session for the fastest 10 cars that progressed from opening qualifying lasting 12 minutes.The Australian posted a 1m39.347s aboard the #5 Porsche 963 on his final lap to pip Toyota driver Nyck de Vries and claim the first pole for an LMDhContinue Reading