Wolff feels sorry for Hamilton and Russell driving «miserable» Mercedes F1 cars
Hamilton and Russell started fifth and eighth, and took up third and sixth on the restart after a red flag for a start crash. But while they were able to keep up appearances in the opening laps, they soon faced the same tyre degradation woes that hampered them in Saturday’s sprint, having to come in […]
IMSA GTP learnings helping Chevrolet, Honda with IndyCar’s hybrid unit
The two manufacturers are represented by sister brands Cadillac and Acura, respectively, in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, where they just completed the maiden season of a hybrid-infused GTP class over nine races in 2023. In the buildup, the series allowed each manufacturer to create its own powerplant, with rules in place such as a total […]
Toyota hits out at «unprofessional» driving after Bahrain WEC start crash
Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez went into Saturday’s decider with a 16-point deficit in the championship standings, but any hope they had of beating the sister Toyota to the title was wrecked when Bamber locked up and hit the right-rear section of the #7 GR010 Hybrid at Turn 1. The contact dropped Conway […]
Shwartzman fastest for Ferrari as Rossi gets mileage in Bahrain WEC rookie test
Taking over the #51 Ferrari 499P for the second part of the three-hour session, Shwartzman set an impressive time of 1m48.559s on his first day of running in an LMH car. The 24-year-old’s lap was fractionally faster than the time with which Will Stevens set the pace this morning in the Jota Porsche, which meant […]
Winning #8 Toyota threatened by «critical» clutch issue in Bahrain WEC finale
The Japanese manufacturer has revealed that problems with the clutch were the reason why the race-winning #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar lost a handful of seconds at each pitstop to the second-placed sister car over the closing stages of the eight-hour race. Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe technical director Pascal Vasselon stated that the […]
Nissan’s Takaboshi regrets not pitting after losing Motegi win
Takaboshi and his team-mate Katsumasa Chiyo commanded the majority of the 63-lap race, with Chiyo leading the opening stint from pole and Takaboshi stretching a 12-second lead over the field after taking over the #3 NDDP Racing Z on lap 25. While victory for Takaboshi and Chiyo wouldn’t have been enough to win the title […]
Mercedes needs to understand “black magic” of F1 tyres
Russell qualified fourth for Saturday’s sprint at Interlagos, and after a good first lap got up to second, having passed Sergio Perez and the Lando Norris. But he couldn’t maintain that form and lost out to both drivers as he dropped back to fourth, eventually finishing over 25 seconds shy of sprint winner Max Verstappen. […]
Jota Porsche tops first Bahrain rookie test session as Rossi makes debut
After coming close to scoring a maiden Hypercar podium in Saturday’s finale, Jota led the opening two hours of running at the Bahrain International Circuit on Sunday, with Will Stevens setting the quickest time in the team’s solo #38 Porsche 963 customer LMDh car. The 1m48.625s flier that Stevens set at the beginning of the […]
TOM’S Toyota takes title amid Nissan drama
NDDP pair Katsumasa Chiyo and Mitsunori Takaboshi looked on course for a commanding victory from pole in the #3 Nissan Z for much of the race, but the arrival of rain in the closing stages opened the door for a late twist in the title battle. Miyata was running in second, around 10 seconds behind Takaboshi, […]