Лиам Лоусон скрыл от своей команды в Супер Формуле участие в Формуле 1
В 2023 году на Гран При Нидерландов новозеландец Лиам Лоусон дебютировал в Формуле 1, заменив в составе AlphaTauri травмированного Даниэля Риккардо. Сроки возвращения австралийца за руль не названы, но молодой пилот рассчитывает, что случится это до Гран При Мексики и позволит ему вернуться в Супер Формулу и побороться там за титул. «Я надеюсь, что я […]
Menezes announces Peugeot WEC exit after Bahrain finale
The Californian 28-year-old announced on his Instagram page that he will depart the French manufacturer’s 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar programme after November’s Bahrain finale. «After a three year journey together, filled with ups and downs, Bahrain will officially be my final race with Peugeot in the FIA WEC,» he wrote. «It’s been an absolute pleasure […]
WRC tyre supplier to change for 2025 as Pirelli elects not to bid
The Italian manufacturer is currently the official tyre supplier to all categories within the WRC after winning the FIA’s last tender in 2019. Its deal to supply tyres from 2021 to 2024 included the last season of the WRC generation car and the first three campaigns under Rally1 hybrid regulations. The FIA launched a WRC […]
ARTA Honda’s Oyu pips Quintarelli to pole
Oyu came out on top in a thrilling end to the Q2 pole shootout at Sugo as he posted a record-breaking 1m09.413s lap in the #8 ARTA Honda NSX-GT he shares with Tomoki Nojiri. The #23 NISMO Nissan Z had been the car to beat up to that point, as Tsugio Matsuda paced both practice […]
Canon Patent Applications: Internal Camera ND filter
One of the main complaints about using ultra-fast lenses is that you can’t use the lenses easily wide open in bright sunlight. This is especially true when it comes to video and the use of more limited shutter speeds. In this series of patent applications, Canon is discussing adding a mechanically actuated ND (Neutral Density) […]
Indy Road Course traffic could be trickiest of season for IMSA drivers
With 48 entries taking to the 14-turn, 2.439-mile circuit, there is nowhere to hide for Sunday’s Battle on the Bricks, a 2h40m contest in IMSA’s first return to the Racing Capital of the World since 2014. There has been a lot of talk around the paddock about how technical the layout at the IMS Road […]
Neel Jani relishing Petit Le Mans return chance
The Swiss driver will contest the Road Atlanta classic at the wheel of Proton Competition’s Porsche 963 LMDh alongside his regular World Endurance Championship team-mates, Harry Tincknell and Gianmaria Bruni. It will mark Jani’s first Petit outing since he triumphed overall in 2013 driving a Lola B12/60-Toyota for Rebellion Racing (pictured top) together with Nicolas […]