Ferrari hails «emotional» Monza pole in final WEC race for 499P
Antonio Fuoco scored an emotional pole for Ferrari in the Monza 6 Hours, which will not only bring the 2026 World Endurance Championship to a close on Sunday but also mark the final outing for the 499P in its current specification. The V6-powered LMH will undergo a major upgrade package next year, giving Fuoco the distinction of […]
Antonio Fuoco takes pole for Ferrari
Antonio Fuoco claimed a home pole position for Ferrari in qualifying for the World Endurance Championship finale at Monza. The Italian was the pacesetter throughout the two quick-fire sessions of qualifying on Saturday afternoon aboard the #50 AF Corse Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar car. Fuoco got down to 1m33.364s as the times steadily improved in cold […]
Ocon axing ‘surprised everybody at Haas’
Ayao Komatsu says “everybody was surprised” when he told the Haas squad that Esteban Ocon wouldn’t compete for the outfit in Formula 1’s Mexican Grand Prix. Ocon was dropped by Haas after a falling-out following Friday practice at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Despite widespread speculation, what actually occurred remains unknown – other than a disagreement with […]
Antonelli quickest in tricky FP2
Newly-minted world champion Kimi Antonelli topped Friday’s second practice session at the Brazilian GP, heading Lando Norris and Max Verstappen in Sao Paulo. At the classic 4.3km Interlagos circuit, Antonelli set his quickest time just before the halfway mark of FP2 as drivers moved towards soft-tyre running, the Italian going faster than Lando Norris and […]
FIA rating pushes drivers like me into retirement
Set to part ways with Cadillac following this weekend’s World Endurance Championship finale in Monza, Sebastien Bourdais expressed clear frustration regarding the current FIA driver categorisation rules, which he feels leave experienced veterans like him with few viable options. The 47-year-old Frenchman will not be a part of Cadillac’s Hypercar roster in 2027, with the factory […]
Kellymoss returns to IMSA WeatherTech championship full-time in 2027
Longtime Porsche customer team Kellymoss will return to full-time IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competition in 2027. Michael Clark will make his IMSA debut in the Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) class in the #17 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992), partnering with Colin Braun for the full season. Kyle Marcelli joins for the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup rounds, […]