“Handcuffed” by BoP, Peugeot drivers feel hopeless for Le Mans 24 Hours
World Endurance Championship competitors aren’t normally allowed to talk about the Balance of Performance, which aims at creating a level playing field, but ahead of the Le Mans 24 Hours, the Peugeot Hypercar squad is having a hard time thinking of anything else. “It’s got your hands tied, and you’re handcuffed,” is the way Paul […]
The complexities behind Porsche’s 963 hypercar braking system
Stopping an LMDh car is just as hard as getting it going. Sure, they’ve got four brakes, but these cars are hybrids, which means you also have regenerative braking. Plus adjustments for engine braking. This makes everything infinitely more complicated for teams, drivers, and suppliers, and frankly, a lot more interesting. Conceptually, the LMDh braking […]
Mathieu Jaminet fastest for Porsche in FP3
Mathieu Jaminet put Porsche Penske Motorsport on top in Free Practice 3 ahead of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Driving the #5 entry from the German-American partnership, Jaminet clocked a 3m24.717s at around 4:10pm local time, having a moment at the Dunlop chicane just seconds later. This coincidentally happened during a 20-minute evacuation of […]
Adapting to Hypercar from Formula E is “so easy” for Pascal Wehrlein – here’s why
One of the most high-profile rookies at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours, Porsche Penske Motorsport’s Pascal Wehrlein feels adequately prepared for the demanding French classic. The former Formula 1 driver, DTM champion and reigning Formula E world champion took sixth on his endurance racing debut at the Daytona 24 Hours alongside Bryce Aron, Gianmaria […]
Toyota tops second practice after Kubica Ferrari loses best time
Toyota ended up fastest in second free practice for the Le Mans 24 Hours after the customer AF Corse 499P Le Mans Hypercar lost its best time for pitlane speeding. Sebastien Buemi sat second in the Free Practice 2 classification for this weekend’s double-points round of the World Endurance Championship until the fastest time set […]
Cadillac’s Lynn fastest in qualifying as #7 Toyota is out
Alex Lynn set the fastest time in qualifying for the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours, with his Cadillac clocking a 3m22.847s that was four hundredths quicker than Dries Vanthoor’s BMW. In hot evening temperatures at 31C, the first lap times of the session showed Ferrari’s strength with Yifei Ye setting the pace in 3m23.994s with […]
Ferrari ‘clearly faster’ than Toyota at Le Mans
Ferrari had the fastest car at the Le Mans 24 Hours test day with an advantage that may be difficult to overcome, Toyota drivers reckon. Brendon Hartley gave Toyota the quickest time on Sunday with a 3m26.246s lap in the afternoon session, just over half a second faster than the #51 Ferrari then driven by […]
The former F1 drivers contesting the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours
The line-up of drivers taking part in the Le Mans 24 Hours has always highlighted the link between Formula 1 and endurance racing. Many former F1 drivers have found a new lease of life in the WEC, while others, such as Fernando Alonso and Nico Hulkenberg, have taken a short detour around Circuit de la […]
Here are all the former F1 drivers on the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours Hypercar grid
The lineup of drivers taking part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans has always highlighted the link between Formula 1 and endurance racing. Many former F1 drivers have found a new lease of life in the WEC, while others, such as Fernando Alonso and Nico Hulkenberg, have taken a short detour around La Sarthe […]