Acura’s IMSA exit “bad for everybody” as Porsche’s Kuratle warns it may have started a trend
Porsche LMDh factory director Urs Kuratle believes Acura’s departure from IMSA only hurts the sport and is concerned it may have kickstarted a similar move by other manufacturers. Honda Racing Corporation USA (HRC US) announced nearly two weeks ago it will pause its factory effort in the top flight Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class — […]
Is Alex Marquez’s Jerez MotoGP breakthrough real or a blip?
Alex Marquez says he still needs to understand if he has made a genuine breakthrough after bouncing back from a tough start to the 2026 MotoGP season to win the Spanish Grand Prix. Having finished runner-up in the standings last year and received a factory-spec bike for 2026, the expectations were high for the younger […]
What F1 stands to gain from a wet Miami GP
It has long been fashionable for the Cassandras of the F1 paddock to cry woe, woe and thrice woe from the Thursday of a race weekend onwards, based on the weather forecast for Sunday. In Miami, this has been lent an additional significance – and not just because the start of Sunday’s race has been […]
Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing secures pole for Laguna Seca IMSA race
Louis Deletraz delivered a breakthrough performance to put Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing on pole at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The 29-year-old Swiss driver wheeled the #40 Cadillac V-Series.R to a flying lap of 1m13.221s around the 11-turn, 2.238-mile natural terrain road course to take the top spot. It marks the first pole for Wayne Taylor […]
Hadjar to be excluded from Miami GP qualifying over technical breach
Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar is set to be thrown out of qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix for falling foul of the Formula 1 technical regulations. During scrutineering Hadjar’s RB22 was found to be illegal due to the dimension of the floor board, which was found to be protruding two millimetres beyond the dimension defined in […]
Porsche grapples with “heavyweight” 963 as weight penalty takes toll
«Fortunately, I’ve had my truck driver’s license for over ten years, from when I used to drive around the world with my father’s team,» Porsche Penske driver Kevin Estre said with a laugh. Of course, his answer followed our serious question. The Porsche 963 had a record weight of 1,100 kilograms at the IMSA race in Long Beach; […]