Sargeant steps down from Genesis-backed sportscar seat
Former Formula 1 driver Logan Sargeant has withdrawn from his planned commitments with the Genesis-backed IDEC Sport team in the European Le Mans Series this year. The French outfit announced on Tuesday that Sargeant was “stepping away from the sport to pursue further interests” and would be replaced by another driver in the coming days. […]
Pitbull is no longer a co-owner of Trackhouse Racing
Armando Christian Perez, a.k.a. Pitbull, a.k.a. Mr. Worldwide, abruptly announced on social media today that he is no longer a co-owner of Trackhouse Racing. Pitbull joined Trackhouse Racing at the beginning of 2021, just ahead of the team’s foray into the NASCAR Cup series. He spoke enthusiastically about loving both music and motorsports, and wanting […]
Ferrari reveals retro hypercar livery for 2025 WEC
Ferrari has unveiled a new retro livery for the two factory 499P Le Mans Hypercars ahead of its 2025 World Endurance Championship campaign. The Italian manufacturer has adopted blood red for the two AF Corse-run works cars in what Ferrari sportscar racing boss Antonello Coletta labelled a “reminder of the past”. It stated on the […]
Jota-Cadillac announces Button’s co-drivers for 2025 WEC
Jenson Button will race alongside Earl Bamber and Sebastien Bourdais in this year’s World Endurance Championship at the Jota Cadillac squad. The 2009 Formula 1 world champion was named in the #38 Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh along with Bamber and Bourdais on Tuesday when Jota revealed how the six drivers it announced in November would line […]
Alpine announces new team-mates for Schumacher in WEC 2025
Mick Schumacher will be joined by Frederic Makowiecki and Jules Gounon in Alpine’s World Endurance Championship line-up for 2025. It means the ex-Formula 1 racer will have two new full-season team-mates in the #36 Alpine A424 LMDh for his second year of sportscar racing. In 2024 he was joined by Nicolas Lapierre and Matthieu Vaxiviere, who […]
Aston Martin completes line-up for Hypercar project in WEC and IMSA
Aston Martin will run an all-British line-up in one of its Valkyrie AMR-LMHs at the Le Mans 24 Hours and across the full World Endurance Championship this season. The double Le Mans class winner Harry Tincknell, who was announced as part of The Heart of Racing Hypercar class line-up last November, will be joined by […]
Why Ford’s plans for a new chapter in its Le Mans story make so much sense
America’s love affair with the Le Mans 24 Hours still burns bright. It has endured for more than 60 years and is a big reason why a manufacturer that has had so much to do with propelling the French enduro into the consciousness of a continent is going back in pursuit of outright victory after […]
Ford commits to Le Mans return for outright victory with LMDh bid
Ford will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours to fight for overall victory as a part of a World Endurance Championship campaign with an LMDh prototype in 2027. The US giant has announced that it will attempt to repeat its triumphs at the French enduro in 1966 to ’69 with the Ford MkII, MkIV […]
Lamborghini open to new LMDh partners for WEC return
Lamborghini will start looking for new partner teams to continue its LMDh project beyond 2025 if it can prove the competitiveness of the car in this year’s IMSA SportsCar Championship. The Italian manufacturer has taken over the lead of the race programme for this year with an IMSA-only assault on the five endurance rounds following […]