Ye leaves Porsche ahead of likely link-up with Ferrari and customer AF WEC drive
The end of the Chinese racer’s contract as a so-called ‘selected driver’ with Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific was revealed on Tuesday.This is expected to be a prelude to an announcement that a driver who raced the Jota Porsche 963 LMDh in the WEC this year will be linking up withContinue Reading
Upsized WTR Andretti squad quickly “gelling” in Daytona test
Over the off-season the organisation grew from a one-car outfit to three, adding an additional Acura ARX-06 to GTP roster, while also branching out with a new Lamborghini Huracan entry in the GTD class.In prepping for the 2024 season, which begins with the Daytona 24 Hours on 27-28 January, theContinue Reading
Grant Enfinger secures new NASCAR Truck ride with CR7
Enfinger, 38, has competed in 173 Truck races since 2010. He’s won ten races and most recently drove for GMS Racing, where he just missed out on the championship.It would have been a storybook ending as GMS had already announced plans to shut down at the end of the season.Continue Reading
WEC tyre warmer ban remains in place for 2024 Le Mans 24 Hours
A repeat of this year’s U-turn for Le Mans to lift the new-for-2023 WEC rule prohibiting the pre-heating of tyres before they are put on the car was under discussion, series boss Frederic Lequien revealed late last month.But it has now been confirmed that it will remain in place withContinue Reading
The low-cost initiative attracting newcomers to motorsport
“Reverse?!? Sh*t! First? First!” In complete darkness and somewhere along a B-road on the outskirts of Basingstoke, it’s been a shaky start to this writer’s first exploits on a 12 Car Rally.Only minutes into the event a three-point turn is being attempted after missing the required junction. Not helping isContinue Reading
Al-Attiyah joins Loeb in Dacia’s Dakar Rally line-up for 2025
Earlier this year, the Romanian manufacturer announced plans to compete in the Dakar in 2025 following what labelled as a “test phase” during 2024, when it will enter selected events of the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship.Al-Attiyah, who won the Dakar in 2011, 2015, 2019, 2022 and 2023, will join WorldContinue Reading
Bearman hopes to follow Piastri F1 testing example
Bearman dovetailed his maiden F2 campaign, which yielded four wins and a sixth place in the standings, with two FP1 sessions for Ferrari customer Haas. He then ran a full day for the American team in F1’s post-season Abu Dhabi test, as well as undertaking simulator duties.The young Briton hopesContinue Reading
Is Kristoffersson the greatest electric racer of all time?
“I don’t know,” responds a modest Johan Kristoffersson when posed the question by Autosport prior to clinching his second Extreme E finale in Chile. “I just try to do the best that I can within the races that I do. But it is, of course, nice to be able toContinue Reading
Alpine “convinced” 2026 F1 chassis rules will negate any potential engine power losses
When the 2026-30 engine specification was being devised, both Audi and Porsche seemed ready to commit to the series. This increased the emphasis on sustainability and road relevancy.The outcome was a 50:50 power split between internal combustion engine and electrical output.But as initial simulator data was provided to teams, concernsContinue Reading
Mir has “one beautiful chance” to lead Honda MotoGP team in 2024
The 2020 world champion endured a horrid first year on the Honda in 2023, finishing with just 26 points in a campaign plagued by injury – and admitted at one stage that he did think about quitting.Mir’s best result came in India when he was fifth during one of Honda’sContinue Reading