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
German motorsport federation DMSB found “no irregularities” in engines of Thomas Preining, Mirko Bortolotti and Ricardo Feller after an unusually long but routine inspection that took nearly two weeks to complete.It is understood that DMSB wanted to signal teams and manufacturers that it is closely looking into the legality ofContinue Reading
Triple Eight went into the race with both of its primary entries near the pointy end of the field, good on one hand, but dangerous on the other due to fears over double stacking.The issue was compounded when both cars made excellent starts, Jamie Whincup taking the lead in theContinue Reading
The Kiwi, and freshly-crowned Bathurst 1000 champion, is set for a second full-time stint in Supercars as of next season thanks to a somewhat shock deal with Grove Racing.He’ll join the Grove Racing line-up alongside fellow Kiwi Matt Payne, a deal that came together shortly after Triple Eight decided toContinue Reading
The Grove Racing driver found himself among the lead group during the first safety car of the race, which led to an awkward exchange with Broc Feeney at the safety car line.Feeney had pitted while Reynolds had stayed out, the former coming out of the lane as Reynolds rounded HellContinue Reading