Sebastien Buemi has claimed the current Le Mans 24 Hours safety car rules ‘take merit away’ from the best competitors, while fellow event veteran Sebastien Bourdais reckons they’re an improvement on the previous iteration.Since 2023, all cars have been gathered behind a single safety car and the race leader, whileContinue Reading
Jota Cadillac driver Jenson Button has explained why he didn’t continue in the World Endurance Championship back when he first raced there.Button entered his maiden endurance race at the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours, when an electronics issue struck his SMP Racing-entered BR Engineering BR1 early in the race. ButtonContinue Reading
Alex Lynn set the fastest time in qualifying for the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours, with his Cadillac clocking a 3m22.847s that was four hundredths quicker than Dries Vanthoor’s BMW.In hot evening temperatures at 31C, the first lap times of the session showed Ferrari’s strength with Yifei Ye setting theContinue Reading
Cadillac set the pace in the first official practice session for the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours with Sebastien Bourdais only lapping half a second slower than last year’s pole.The Hypercar crews were setting a blistering pace right from the very start of the three-hour session with Antonio Fuoco’s #51Continue Reading
Iron Dames driver Michelle Gatting has explained the freak pitlane incident during the Le Mans 24 Hours Test Day that left her with a broken foot and unable to race.Gatting was due to be the gold-rated driver among the all-female Iron Dames Porsche 911 GT3 R line-up but will nowContinue Reading
The Le Mans 24 Hours is back this weekend so that is the main theme in the latest Autosport Racing podcast.Editor-in-Chief Kevin Turner is joined by Gary Watkins, who points out why Ferrari and Toyota are the current favourites for victory.This comes after six hours of testing on Sunday, whichContinue Reading
In the toughest 24-hour race, seconds can define history. And with every tick of the clock, we get the chance to rewrite our legacy. At Le Mans, the infinite dream continues. Porsche Penske Motorsport. The Porsche 963, racing the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 14–15 June. SourceContinue Reading
In 1991, before his stellar F1 career, Michael Schumacher raced for Mercedes at Le Mans – and had a legitimate shot at winning the most prestigious endurance race in the World. Autosport Editor-in-Chief Kevin Turner narrates the story of this dramatic race, and explains how the lessons Schumacher learnt inContinue Reading
Ferrari will go the grid for the Le Mans 24 Hours lighter and with more power than last year as it bids for a hat-trick at the French enduro.The Italian manufacturer’s 499P Le Mans Hypercar will race at the World Endurance Championship double-points round on 14/15 June with a minimumContinue Reading
When news broke from Imola on Thursday that Max Verstappen had set a Nurburgring Nordschleife lap record testing a GT3 Ferrari a week earlier, the reaction was a mix of astonishment and scepticism.Read Also: Formula 1Why Franz Hermann? Verstappen shares details of Nurburgring GT3 test The idea that someone couldContinue Reading