‘These moments make a career’
Pierre Gasly started the day in seventh place at the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix before ending it with a podium, officially the sixth of his Formula 1 career. Indeed, almost five days after the finish of the Monte Carlo race, which had seen him relegated to seventh place due to two penalties for speeding in the […]
Le Mans polesetter Dries Vanthoor on record-breaking lap, penalty drama, and BMW’s odds for victory
Motorsport: Dries, yesterday you officially set the fastest ever Hypercar lap at Le Mans, in 3m22.564s. Can you tell us about that lap, and what it was like from your perspective? Dries Vanthoor: “It was a great day yesterday, obviously. I think the lap itself was pretty good. I can’t do much better than that. […]
Peugeot supports 2030 Hypercar rules direction but is not committing at this stage
Peugeot is supportive of the direction the World Endurance Championship is taking with the next Hypercar regulations, but the French manufacturer believes it is still too early to confirm its involvement in the category beyond 2029. Committed to endurance racing through 2029, Peugeot welcomed Friday’s announcement by the ACO and the FIA regarding the evolution […]
Silverstone added to expanded nine-round 2027 WEC schedule
The United Kingdom will return to the World Endurance Championship for the first time in eight years, with Silverstone joining an expanded nine-round calendar for the 2027 season. Ahead of this weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours, WEC promoters the FIA and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest confirmed the addition of a six-hour race at the […]
How Russell aims to save his spiralling 2026 F1 season
If George Russell cut a frustrated figure after a Monaco Grand Prix that spectacularly spiralled out of control, then four days on the Mercedes driver practiced stoicism as he reviewed the first leg of a brutal 2026 season. With Mercedes finally on the front foot, Russell’s would-be title campaign got off to a perfect start […]
JDC-Miller MotorSports confirms Laurin Heinrich for Six Hours of the Glen
JDC-Miller MotorSports has announced that Laurin Heinrich will drive its #5 Porsche 963 at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen later this month. The German, who has split driving duties this season in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship between Porsche Penske Motorsport and JDC-Miller MotorSports, was originally expected to miss the trip to Upstate New […]
Cadillac beats BMW… in FP4
1 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA HYPERCAR 38 S. Bourdais E. Bamber J. Aitken Cadillac V-Series.R 14 3’26.843 237.153 2 BMW M Team WRT HYPERCAR 20 R. Frijns R. Rast S. Van Der Linde BMW M Hybrid V8 10 +0.194 3’27.037 0.194 236.931 3 Toyota Racing HYPERCAR 7 M. Conway K. Kobayashi N. de Vries […]
Gasly’s Monaco GP penalty review outcome expected on Friday
Pierre Gasly and Alpine are set to wait until Friday to learn the outcome of their right of review procedure concerning the Frenchman’s Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix penalties. Alpine lodged a right of review against Gasly’s pair of five-second time penalties for pitlane speeding, which dropped him from third to seventh, missing out on a Monaco podium […]
Why Cadillac lost pole position for 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours
Cadillac lost pole position for this weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours because Jack Aitken was sent to the pitlane exit ahead of time at the start of final qualifying. The #38 Jota Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh was released from its pit stall four minutes before the Hyperpole 2 session was due to begin, but the race […]