Organisers investigate major stage security breach
Rally Portugal organisers have opened an investigation to understand why two unauthorised vehicles entered a live stage forcing organisers to red flag the test. The second pass through the famous Arganil stage was halted after two separate incidents where unauthorised vehicles had entered the stage while it was live. The first incident occurred when Toyota’s […]
Ford in talks with Verstappen about WEC Hypercar opportunities
Ford will make its Hypercar debut in the World Endurance Championship next year, and the company’s racing chief Mark Rushbrook would love to see Max Verstappen race the car one day. Ford has returned to Formula 1 this year thanks to its partnership with Red Bull Racing. The two parties have joined forces for the […]
Pedro Acosta ‘barely makes it through’ to Q2 after “unexpected” crash in French GP practice
Pedro Acosta admitted he ‘barely made it through’ to Q2 at the French Grand Prix after a late crash in Friday Practice left him in the danger zone. The factory KTM MotoGP rider was on course to set the quickest lap of the session when he went down in the final sector with 11 minutes […]
Ford in talks with Max Verstappen about WEC Hypercar opportunities
Ford will make its Hypercar debut in the World Endurance Championship next year, and the company’s racing chief Mark Rushbrook would love to see Max Verstappen race the car one day. Ford has returned to Formula 1 this year thanks to its partnership with Red Bull Racing. The two parties have joined forces for the […]
Johann Zarco wows home fans with fastest Friday practice time
Johann Zarco raised his home crowd’s hopes of a repeat French Grand Prix victory by going fastest in practice on Friday afternoon at Le Mans. Riding an LCR Honda, as he did on his way to victory on the wet Bugatti circuit a year ago, Zarco pipped the VR46 Ducati of Fabio Di Giannantonio on […]
The “better than expected” debut that gives Genesis confidence for Spa WEC
The arrival of a new car is often a story of growing pains and technical setbacks. However, at the 6 Hours of Imola, the Genesis GMR-001 proved that a focused 500-day build-up can result in a remarkably polished debut. With a 14th-place finish for the #17 entry displaying perfect reliability with an acceptable speed, the […]
Hyundai on top as overnight leader Oliver Solberg loses time
Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux reclaimed the Rally Portugal lead after overnight leader Oliver Solberg struggled for pace across Friday morning’s loop of stages. Fourmaux started the day 3.4 seconds behind Solberg, but was able to leapfrog the Toyota driver in the opening stage of Friday’s mammoth seven-stage itinerary. Fourmaux delivered a strong pace across the three stages, […]
FIA president certain V8 engines to return to F1 by 2031
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has promised to end the ongoing 13-year hiatus of V8 power units from Formula 1 by 2031 at the latest. The V8 was ditched for a V6 turbo-hybrid in 2014 and F1 has now entered its third regulation cycle since the electrified power units were introduced. However, the 2026 ruleset […]
Laurens Vanthoor joins McLaren’s 2027 WEC programme on Porsche loan deal
Laurens Vanthoor will race for McLaren’s new Hypercar team in the 2027 World Endurance Championship while remaining under contract with Porsche through the end of that season. The Belgian was named as the second driver for the McLaren MCL-HY project on Friday, just days after its first signing Mikkel Jensen shook down the car for […]