FIA: 80% of WRC Rally1 car to carry over for 2027 regulations
The FIA has been developing the next set of WRC regulations over the last two years since the launch of the Rally1 hybrid era last year.Rally1 regulations have spawned all-new cars, built around a tougher space frame chassis, that produce 500 horsepower in short bursts from a 1.6 litre turboContinue Reading
Toyota WRC drivers free to “fully attack” to claim elusive home victory
The Japanese brand has dominated the 2023 season, winning eight of the 12 events to date, and sealing a drivers’ and manufacturers’ title double for the third consecutive season.Toyota claimed a sixth constructors’ crown in Chile before Kalle Rovanpera wrapped up a second drivers’ title at Central European Rally lastContinue Reading
Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix – Official First Lap
Grab the wheel for the first ever official on-board simulation lap of the Las Vegas Strip Circuit. SourceContinue Reading
Iron Lynx Lamborghini reveals GTD Pro lineup for Daytona before Hypercar debut
The Italian squad will contest the five long-distance races on the IMSA SportsCar Championship calendar that comprise the Endurance Cup. Two of Lamborghini’s Hypercar drivers, Mirko Bortolotti and Andrea Caldarelli, will be part of Iron Lynx’s assault on the GTD Pro class at Daytona together with Franck Perera and JordanContinue Reading
Beshore joins Nemechek at LMC as Cup crew chief
LMC had previously announced it had signed Nemechek to drive its No. 42 Toyotas beginning next season and on Monday said Beshore – who worked with Nemechek in the Xfinity Series this past season – will join him.The duo combined to win a series-best seven races and two poles inContinue Reading
Jarvis to make IMSA return with Pfaff McLaren in 2024
Jarvis will share a McLaren 720S GT3 in all IMSA rounds with factory driver Marvin Kirchhofer, with former IndyCar racer James Hinchcliffe joining the duo for selected enduros. Alexander Rossi will complete the quartet for the Daytona 24 Hours.It will mark Jarvis’s first foray into GT machinery since he racedContinue Reading
Gill claims Rally3 podium in final FIA Rally Star training event
Gill and fellow Australian co-driver Daniel Brkic enjoyed a clean outing on the German gravel roads to emerge as the best-placed finishers of the FIA Rally Star crews, finishing the event in sixth overall and third in the Rally3 class.Organised and funded by the FIA, six driver and co-driver pairingsContinue Reading
Corvette signs Juncadella for 2024 WEC, IMSA enduros
The 32-year-old Spaniard is one of four new drivers to have been added to the American marque’s works pool for the first season of competition for the all-new Corvette Z06 GT3.R, along with Earl Bamber, Charlie Eastwood and Nico Varrone.Juncadella makes the move to Corvette after three seasons as aContinue Reading
M-Sport: Young WRC driver line-up can be competitive in 2024
The Ford squad is yet to confirm its plans for next season, but should it continue in rallying’s top tier, the squad will have to field a changed driver line-up following Ott Tanak’s decision to re-join Hyundai for 2024.This season the team elected to scale back from running three toContinue Reading
Marciello to leave Mercedes fold after Macau GT race
Marciello will bring the curtain down on a six-season stint as a factory driver with Mercedes in this weekend’s fifth edition of the FIA GT World Cup in Macau, having first joined the German manufacturer’s works roster in 2018.The Italian will pay tribute to Mercedes by sporting a special black-and-silverContinue Reading