Alpine names Mick Schumacher in 2024 WEC Hypercar line-up
Schumacher will join existing Alpine drivers Nicolas Lapierre, Matthieu Vaxiviere and Charles Milesi, plus new recruits Ferdinand Habsburg and Paul-Loup Chatin, in its six-strong roster for 2024.The exact combination of drivers for the two cars, plus the final official livery, will be revealed at a separate launch event on 7Continue Reading
The many surprise driver cameos of the 2023 NASCAR Cup season
As for why that may be, the new car itself has to be part of it. The addition of several more road courses, the NASCAR Garage 56 entry at Le Mans, as well as innovative programs such as Project91 and others like it have all helped to lure several internationalContinue Reading
NASCAR unveils its 2024 Drive for Diversity class
The drivers were evaluated and selected after participating in a combine held in Concord, N.C. and Florence, S.C.The Drive for Diversity program was created in 2004 to develop and train top drivers from diverse backgrounds and experiences, both on and off the track.Rev Racing, which operates the program, brings togetherContinue Reading
Briscoe convinced privateers like Vanwall can still succeed in WEC
The WEC is witnessing an unprecedented level of manufacturer involvement in the top Hypercar class, with five major manufacturers competing in the 2023 season and three more poised to join the category next year.Independent teams like Glickenhaus and Vanwall have struggled to remain competitive against increased competition from their better-fundedContinue Reading
Rebranded NASCAR Canada sets 2024 schedule with new finale
NASCAR’s Canadian series has been known most recently as the Pinty’s Series but will be rebranded beginning next season as the NASCAR Canada Series along with presenting sponsors Evirum and Pinty’s.As presenting partners, Pinty’s – which has served as the series’ entitlement partner since 2016 – and Evirum will eachContinue Reading
What Rovanpera’s decision to go part-time means for the WRC
Kalle Rovanpera’s decision to step away from a full-time programme next year has not only blown the 2024 World Rally Championship wide open but also serves as a wake-up call.Speculation that Rovanpera could be set to step down from full-time competition emerged at last month’s Central European Rally, the veryContinue Reading
Dakar Rally 2024 route: dates, stages, distance and more
The 46th edition of the Dakar Rally will start on 5 January, with a route entirely in Saudi Arabia.This will be the fifth time that the event will be held in the Arab country, and it is shaping up to be the most demanding to date with a total ofContinue Reading
Why Rovanpera wanted a part-time WRC 2024 campaign
The two-time world champion has penned a new multi-year deal with Toyota but is set to drive only half the WRC rallies next year alongside co-driver Jonne Halttunen. The announcement arrives off the back of successfully defending his world title this year after becoming the youngest-ever world champion in 2022. TheContinue Reading
De Vries replaces Lopez in Toyota’s WEC 2024 line-up
De Vries will share the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID with Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Conway for what will be his first full campaign in the WEC since he drove for the Racing Team Nederland LMP2 team in the 2019/20 season.It marks the first driver change at Toyota since Ryo HirakawaContinue Reading
Rovanpera to contest partial WRC season in unchanged 2024 Toyota line-up
The reigning WRC constructors’ champions have announced new contracts with Rovanpera, Elfyn Evans, Sebastien Ogier and Takamoto Katsuta following Toyota’s dominant 1-2-3 at last weekend’s season finale in Japan. Rovanpera, Evans and Ogier each scored three wins this year to help Toyota to a sixth world title.Evans, runner-up to RovanperaContinue Reading