How a faulty steering wheel created a tense IMSA title showdown
“To be honest, today’s eleventh place was the best of my life.” There was no shortage of storylines to follow in the Petit Le Mans final round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship on Saturday. A farewell victory for the Cadillac-Chip Ganassi Racing partnership before the GM manufacturer throws its lot in with Wayne Taylor Racing […]
How Bosch made it even easier to drive with your hands, further opening up the competitive racing world
In 2018, Robert Wickens faced one of the few worst-case scenarios in racing. While competing at Pocono, his No. 6 Lucas Oil Arrow IndyCar hit another car (Ryan Hunter-Reay), resulting in a brutal crash that red-flagged the race. Wickens surprisingly survived the incident, but his injuries would leave him paralyzed. Chances were likely that he […]
Alpine open to entering IMSA with LMDh car in the future
Alpine says it would be “logical” to compete in the IMSA SportsCar Championship once the brand inches closer to entering the North American automotive market. The French manufacturer has revealed it is open to the idea of expanding its factory LMDh programme with the A424 beyond the World Endurance Championship in the future, having just […]
Lamborghini can target WEC wins next year with car upgrades
Former Formula 1 driver Daniil Kvyat believes Lamborghini can challenge for victories in the World Endurance Championship in 2025 by upgrading the SC63 LMDh. Lamborghini joined the Hypercar class of the WEC this year with a single car entered on a factory basis by Iron Lynx and raced by Kvyat, Mirko Bortolotti and Edoardo Mortara. The Italian marque’s […]
Porsche’s Christensen wants to stay in WEC, despite IMSA switch speculation
Porsche driver Michael Christensen said he would like to remain in the World Championship next year despite speculation linking him with a move to the IMSA SportsCar Championship. Porsche revealed last month that it would be making changes to its factory crews for its third season with the 963 LMDh in the Hypercar and GTP […]
Lapierre to become Alpine sporting director in WEC after retirement
Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Nicolas Lapierre will take a new management role at Alpine’s World Endurance Championship team following his retirement from racing. Having announced his decision to hang up his helmet earlier this week, Lapierre will move into a newly-created role of sporting director at the Alpine Endurance Team to assist team […]
Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Lapierre retires with immediate effect
Four-time Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Nicolas Lapierre has retired from the cockpit with immediate effect to concentrate on running his Cool Racing team. The announcement from the Frenchman, 40, on Wednesday means that last month’s Fuji round of the World Endurance Championship, in which he finished third with Alpine, was his final race. […]
Why Rossi believes he has plenty of time to achieve his car racing ambitions
In a month’s time, MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi will take another step in his glittering motorsports career when he gets his first run in BMW’s LMDh prototype in the World Endurance Championship rookie test in Bahrain. It seems inconceivable that the seven-time MotoGP world champion, who has since tried his hand at rallying and currently […]
Rossi could quit WEC to downscale racing programme in 2025
Seven-time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi could quit the World Endurance Championship to focus on the GT World Challenge Europe as he looks to downscale his racing in 2025. The BMW factory driver has explained to Motorsport.com that he is planning to cut back on the number of races he contests from this year’s 16 […]