Yamamoto to miss remaining Super Formula, SUPER GT races after Sugo crash
Yamamoto suffered a major impact with the barriers at Sugo after he collided with the Kondo Racing Nissan GT300 car of Teppei Natori. The two-time GT500 champion was airlifted to hospital, and while he was released the same day he was transferred to a different medical facility for further examination. Honda announced on Tuesday that […]
Alpine ready to test Schumacher for WEC drive
Former Haas driver Schumacher currently serves as the Mercedes Formula 1 reserve driver after losing his Haas seat to Nico Hulkenberg at the end of last season. Despite being tentatively linked to several F1 seats for next year, the German faces another year on the sidelines but he has been offered a racing reprieve by […]
McLaren signs Le Mans winner Hirakawa as F1 reserve driver
Hirakawa will become part of McLaren’s driver development programme, supporting the Woking team in its simulator as well as conducting a testing programme with its 2021 MCL35M car. The 29-year-old will dovetail his F1 testing role with his current drive for Toyota, with which he is currently leading the Hypercar class in the World Endurance […]
Honda motorsport restructuring opens door to WEC/Le Mans bid
In a move revealed on Thursday, Honda Performance Development, the motorsport arm of American Honda Motor Co., based out of Santa Clarita in California, will join Japan’s Honda Racing Corporation to become HRC US. The aim is for one global HRC entity to boast combined expertise as Honda re-enters Formula 1 in 2026 with Aston […]
Vandoorne gets Peugeot WEC drive for 2024 season after Fuji cameo
The Belgian joined Peugeot as a reserve driver for 2023 alongside a Formula E programme with fellow Stellantis-affiliated squad DS Penske, and was called up to sub for Nico Muller in Fuji when the Swiss injured his collarbone. After finishing seventh in Japan aboard the #94 Peugeot alongside Loic Duval and Gustavo Menezes, 2021-22 FE […]
Keating explains decision to bow out of WEC, join United in IMSA
It was announced late last month that Keating will join United for a full season in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, sharing the squad’s ORECA 07 with Alex Quinn, as the team switches its focus following the WEC’s decision to scrap the LMP2 class for 2024. The American driver currently races in the WEC for Corvette […]
Schumacher can remain Mercedes F1 reserve amid Alpine WEC links
European F3 and FIA F2 champion Schumacher was dropped by the Haas F1 team at the end of 2022 owing to a brace of seven-figure car-splitting crashes that forced the team to abandon upgrades to meet its budgets. The German subsequently rekindled his Mercedes relationship, the manufacturer having backed his junior career, for 2023 with […]
Sugo red flag «saved our championship» for Impul
The #1 Impul Nissan Z shared by Baguette and Hiramine was one of the main beneficiaries of the stoppage that was triggered by Naoki Yamamoto’s huge crash at the end of lap 37 of 84, along with the SARD Toyota GR Supra. That was because both the SARD and Impul squads elected for long opening […]
De Vries poised for 2024 Toyota WEC seat after AlphaTauri F1 exit
The 28-year-old, who was reserve driver for Toyota in 2022, is poised to take the race seat originally earmarked for him this season, according to Motorsport.com/Autosport sources. De Vries had signed to race the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar in 2023, but had a get-out clause that enabled him to take up an […]