With so many varied race cars from different manufacturers, IMSA and WEC need to ensure that the racing is both fair and safe, while still producing thrilling action on track – and that’s where scrutineering comes in. Using everything in their arsenal, including some incredible custom 3D scanning tools, IMSAContinue Reading
Motorsport, like the rest of the modern world, runs on data. Everything in IMSA and Sportscar racing, including power and performance systems, safety and scrutineering and even race control, must be kept up to date at all times, and that’s where @boschmobility step in. In part 3 of our series,Continue Reading
Formula 2 launched its all-new 2024 machinery late last year and, while the visually striking aerodynamic changes dominated the headlines, it was all change under the bodywork too. This included a new six-speed longitudinal Hewland sequential gearbox, replacing the previous iteration which had been used since 2018.One challenge in developingContinue Reading
Habsburg was among a number of Alpine drivers testing the Alpine A424 LMDh car at Aragon on 27 March when he suffered a crash at Turn 7, prompting a visit to a nearby hospital for check-ups.After returning to his home country of Austria the following day, he underwent further scansContinue Reading
“It’s going to be tough,” states Jonny Adam. “With 19 cars in GT3, good line-ups, the quality I think has gone up another level from last year. And there’s good returning teams that know their baseline of where they should be.”With Darren Leung, one half of Century Motorsport’s 2023 victoriousContinue Reading
Vettel covered 581km at the wheel of Porsche Penske Motorsport’s WEC challenger at Aragon earlier this week.The four-time Formula 1 world champion had previously taken part in a simulator day as well as an inaugural run at the German marque’s Weissach track.Despite playing down further opportunities before the test, claimingContinue Reading
A run of multiple cautions in the final hour and 20 minutes threw fuel saving out the window and set up a memorable fight for glory in the endurance classic, which played into the hands of Deletraz.The 26-year-old Swiss driver sported a set of slightly fresher tyres on the #40Continue Reading
Endurance Races can last up to 24 hours at some events in both IMSA and WEC, and to power the exciting on-track action, you’re going to need some serious tech. Not only that, but the governing bodies need to police the racing, and with 59 cars running at 2024’s DaytonaContinue Reading
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