All to know about Max Verstappen’s sim racing career amid Le Mans 24 Hours ambition
Verstappen shocked the F1 paddock when he dovetailed the Imola Grand Prix with a Nurburgring 24 Hours sim race — both of which he won. The Red Bull driver claimed the chequered flag at Imola just 15 minutes after Verstappen’s co-driver Chris Lulham sealed his team’s victory at the Nordschleife on iRacing, the simulator platform […]
BMW not concerned about Le Mans rookies in WEC Hypercar roster
BMW Motorsport boss Andreas Roos believes the credentials of event newcomers Raffaele Marciello, Marco Wittmann and Sheldon van der Linde will negate their lack of experience in the Le Mans 24 Hours on 15-16 June and says the WRT-run programme will have the “perfect combination”. Marciello and Wittmann have both won the Spa 24 Hours, […]
WEC calendar won’t expand in 2025
Series promoter the Automobile Club de l’Ouest has stressed the importance of capping the expansion of the series, at least temporarily, following its return to its traditional eight events in 2024 after a contraction resulting from COVID. “It is not in the plan today to add a race, because of the cost,” ACO president Pierre […]
Le Mans organiser predicts multiple hydrogen manufacturers in 24 Hours by 2029
The race organiser is confident that there will be significant take-up of the rules it is putting in place for the carbon-neutral fuel. According to club president Pierre Fillon, there will be at least one hydrogen prototype on the grid for the centrepiece round of the World Endurance Championship in 2028 and “two or three […]
Aston Martin prepared to run two Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercars in WEC 2025
The British manufacturer’s head of endurance, Adam Carter, explained that it would adapt to the proposed rule requiring factory entrants in the Hypercar division to field two entries if necessary. Aston Martin and partner team Heart of Racing announced one-car programmes with the Valkyrie for both the WEC and the IMSA SportsCar Championship last October, […]
How a determined Brazilian traded Uber for racing in the WEC
Motorsport.com has occasionally ridden in an Uber with a driver who believed they had missed their calling as a racing driver. But it’s not often that the individuals in question had a valid case. Rewind back to 2015 however, and that was the scenario facing Nicolas Costa, now racing for McLaren partner team United Autosports […]
DTM champion Preining headlines Phantom Global team’s maiden Spa 24 assault
The Austrian will join Jaguar’s Formula E reserve Joel Eriksson and Jaxon Evans in the Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific-supported squad’s roster for the centenary edition of the 24 Hours, the blue ribband round of GT World Challenge Europe on 29-30 June. It marks a reunion between factory Porsche ace Preining and two-time Le Mans 24 […]
Porsche set to abandon updated WEC engine
A reliable run for the factory Porsche Penske Motorsport and customer entries at the Le Mans 24 Hours next month with the existing engine is likely to lead to a decision to leave the upgrade on the shelf, 963 project manager Urs Kuratle has revealed. He explained that the improved durability of the 963 this […]
Peugeot claims unfair treatment in veiled BoP attack following WEC Spa
Jean-Marc Finot, the French manufacturer’s motorsport boss, told Motorsport.com at Spa that “my feeling is that we are being treated unfairly”. He did not mention the BoP, because it is expressly forbidden for manufacturers, teams and drivers to talk about it in the series’ sporting regulations. But the interference from his comments has to be […]