“My heart is full” as Garage 56 NASCAR hits Le Mans target
Johnson crossed the finish line in 39th position and completed 285 laps of the 8.4-mile circuit in the modified NASCAR Cup Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, run by Hendrick Motorsports. The car ran as high as 27th overall but suffered a setback on Sunday morning when it suffered a driveline failure that required a lengthy […]
«Insane» for Corvette to win at Le Mans despite losing two laps
Catsburg had started the sole Chevrolet Corvette C8.R from pole and maintained the lead at the start before making an early stop under the safety car. But less than 90 minutes into the race, Catsburg was back in the pits with a front-right damper failure that took nearly 10 minutes to repair and dropped Catsburg, […]
Pier Guidi feared “everything was lost” before Ferrari Le Mans win
Pier Guidi and his team-mates in the #51 Ferrari 499P, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi, made history for the Prancing Horse by beating the Toyota GR010 HYBRID by one minute and 27 seconds in a chaotic and attritional race. The Italian driver had been leading the race approaching midnight when he got his car beached […]
Леклер поздравил Ferrari и заявил о желании выступить в Ле-Мане
Гонщик Ferrari в Формуле 1 Шарль Леклер прокомментировал успех итальянской марки в «24 часах Ле-Мана». Монегаск присутствовал в боксах AF Corse в качестве гостя. Ferrari выиграла «24 часа Ле-Мана», Даниил Квят сошёл после аварии «Конечно, я очень рад. Ferrari вернулась в главный класс в гонках на выносливость и победила. Невероятное событие. Жаль, что немного не […]
Injured foot, broken radio can’t stop Inter Europol from Le Mans LMP2 win
It was the first ever World Endurance Championship victory for a Polish team, and the car was chased home by Team WRT’s #41 car that featured Polish ex-F1 star Robert Kubica in its line-up. The gap between them was just 21s after 24 hours of racing. “It’s unbelievable, it was so hard fighting to the […]
Constant Honda MotoGP crashes “difficult on the mental side” – Marquez
Honda has endured a miserable 2023 season on its troubled bike, with a win from LCR’s Alex Rins in Austin and a sprint podium in Portugal for Marquez the only highlights. At Mugello, Joan Mir was forced to withdraw from the weekend after a crash in practice, while Rins has to have surgery on a […]
Cadillac “proud” of podium, knows where to improve – Westbrook
The #2 Chip Ganassi Racing V-Series.R had a relatively troublefree race across the 24 hours, apart from a spin for Westbrook in the night after being caught out on slicks in a downpour. The car, which is the full-season World Endurance Championship entry that he shares with Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn, finished a lap […]
Reaction to Mugello MotoGP win overrules social media critics
The factory Ducati rider cruised to his third grand prix victory of the 2023 season in front of his home fans at Mugello, capping off an Italian GP weekend in which he also qualified on pole and won the sprint contest. This comes after Bagnaia was involved in more online criticism for comments he made […]
Toyota told Hirakawa to take “full risk” at Le Mans in Ferrari pursuit
Installed for the final double stint of the race, Hirakawa lost his chance to challenge for the win when he spun at Arnage in the penultimate hour – damaging the front and rear of the car against the barrier and then taking time to rejoin the track before pitting for repairs. Hartley revealed after the […]