BMW needs upgrades to fight regularly at the front in WEC next year
BMW driver Dries Vanthoor believes the German manufacturer needs to upgrade its LMDh car in order to be a consistent frontrunner in the World Endurance Championship in 2025. The BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh has achieved limited success since it made its debut in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2023, while an expansion to the […]
Alpine ‘pushing’ to retain Mick Schumacher in WEC line-up next year
Alpine says it is doing all it can to retain Mick Schumacher as a part of its Hypercar line-up in the World Endurance Championship next year. Schumacher joined Alpine at the start of its new LMDh programme this year to race the #36 Alpine A424 LMDh alongside Nicolas Lapierre and Matthieu Vaxiviere in the WEC, […]
Jota set to skip Bahrain WEC test as focus switches to factory Cadillac programme
Jota is not expected to take part in the World Endurance Championship’s post-season test in Bahrain as it switches focus to its factory programme with Cadillac. Team principal Dieter Gass revealed that Jota is “not very likely” to participate in the official one-day test at the Bahrain International Circuit on 3 November, which follows the […]
Alpine to continue to use Viry factory for WEC irrespective of F1 engine decision
Alpine’s factory effort in the World Endurance Championship will not be affected by any potential changes to its Formula 1 engine programme. Bruno Famin, vice president of motorsport at Alpine, has stated that the Renault brand will continue to build and maintain engines for its A424 LMDh car at Viry-Chatillon in France for the foreseeable […]
Rossi confirmed for Bahrain WEC rookie test in BMW LMDh
MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi will get his first run in BMW’s LMDh prototype in the World Endurance Championship rookie test in Bahrain. Rossi will get to sample the BMW M Hybrid V8 at the Bahrain International Circuit on 3 November, a day after the 2024 WEC concludes in the Gulf nation. The German manufacturer had […]
Ferrari aiming for clarity over WEC restarts after failed Spa appeal
Ferrari is hopeful of a clarification of rules governing World Endurance Championship restarts after the loss of its appeal against the failed protest of the results of May’s Spa round. The Italian manufacturer has expressed confidence that what it regards as a grey area in the sporting regulations will be addressed as a result of […]
Porsche reveals it will tweak WEC and IMSA driver line-ups for 2025
Porsche has revealed that there will be changes to its 963 LMDh driver line-ups across its factory assaults on the World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship next season. The revisions planned for the two-car Porsche Penske Motorsport programmes in each series will not be radical and are scheduled to be announced prior to the […]
Toyota has made it “easier” for us to win 2024 WEC titles
Porsche driver Matt Campbell believes Toyota has made it “easier” for the German manufacturer to win the World Endurance Championship this year. Campbell made the comments after the penultimate round of 2024 WEC at Fuji, where Toyota’s best-placed car in the standings retired after a collision with the #5 Porsche 963 LMDh. Kamui Kobayashi in […]
How to turn an MX-5 Cup car into an oval track machine
Convertibles haven’t raced at Martinsville since the 1950s, when NASCAR went to a closed cockpit concept that would have the ability to run on a variety of tracks. But a temporary assignment for Martinsville president Clay Campbell led to an idea where NASCAR and IMSA leadership agreed to put Mazda MX-5 Cup cars on an […]