Despite Audi withdrawing factory backing from GT3 racing and reducing its involvement to basic supply of spare parts, Abt will continue to field a pair of R8 LMS GT3s in the German category in 2024.Abt had been pondering a potential switch to another Volkswagen Group brand Lamborghini, having already enteredContinue Reading
“I grew up in the PlayStation era – even to this day I play Gran Turismo. The Nissan Skyline was always my dream car, and it’s the favourite of those that I’ve driven.”British Touring Car Championship star Jake Hill was probably never going to choose the NGTC Volkswagen CC asContinue Reading
The three drivers that have a realistic shot at the 2023 DTM title all represent different manufacturers, raising the possibility of external interference in the final two races on Saturday and Sunday.Team orders have been banned in the DTM since the controversial events of the 2021 Norisring finale, but thereContinue Reading
The final government approval required for Newcastle to stage the opening round of the 2024 season has failed to arrive, with Supercars now looking at other options for a replacement event.There has been a lot of speculation about the future of Newcastle on the Supercars’ calendar after the existing dealContinue Reading
Haug, who had a long involvement in the DTM via his role at Mercedes, is concerned about the budgets required to run a team in the series and feels in-season testing is having a detrimental impact on the quality of racing.“The DTM is still far too expensive,” he told Bild.Continue Reading
Pye will join either Broc Feeney or new recruit Will Brown at Bathurst and other long-distance races on the calendar in 2024 and ‘25.The exact enduro line-up will be revealed by the Red Bull-backed squad in due course.Triple Eight team principal Jamie Whincup described Pye’s addition to the outfit asContinue Reading
Engelhart, who split with Toksport WRT after the first half of the 2023 campaign, will team up with Clemen Schmid in the pair of races at Hockenheim on October 21-22, replacing Andrea Caldarelli in Grasser’s two-car line-up.Caldarelli, who was called in by Grasser to take part at the Red BullContinue Reading
Under the current schedule, the starting grid for each race is decided by a 20-minute shootout at 9am, when many fans are yet to reach the track.As part of the proposed shake-up, a shorter qualifying could take place at 1pm, followed immediately by the race at 1:30pm – the standardContinue Reading
Abt has been associated with Audi in the DTM ever since the series was revived in 2000 and has won five titles with the revered marque during this period.However, Audi’s decision to exit GT3 racing as a factory and reduce its involvement to basic technical support has forced the squad toContinue Reading
It was thought that the parity threshold was triggered by the performance of the Chevrolet Camaros compared to the Ford Mustangs at the Bathurst 1000 on Sunday, opening the door for a formal review.That has now been confirmed, with Supercars announcing that “adjustment considerations” have no commenced.Those adjustments are changesContinue Reading