Bruno Spengler looks back on rollercoaster SUPER GT debut
The 2012 DTM champion experienced a rollercoaster first race in the Japanese series sharing the Team Studie BMW M4 GT3 he shared with Seiji Ara, the pair finishing in sixth after Spengler qualified an impressive third. Spengler took the start and initially held position, but had already been passed for third by the #88 JLOC […]
Bertrand Baguette relieved to survive «wild» SUPER GT opener
Impul Nissan duo Baguette and Kazuki Hiramine came home seventh on the road in a race interrupted and ultimately cut short by three red flags, but were later promoted to sixth when the #16 ARTA Honda was hit with a penalty. That was after the defending champions could only qualify 12th, Hiramine struggling to get […]
ARTA Honda had veering issue before chassis change
It was announced on Saturday ahead of the first round of the season at Okayama that the #8 ARTA NSX-GT shared by Toshiki Oyu and Tomoki Nojiri would have to serve a five-second stop-and-go penalty during the race as a result of an authorised chassis change. SUPER GT rules do not permit GT500 cars to […]
Ferrari admits it was too conservative at WEC Portimao
Racing and test manager Giuliano Salvi conceded that the Italian manufacturer and the factory AF Corse team could have “pushed a bit more” on the second race outing for the 499P Le Mans Hypercar despite claiming second place with the entry shared by Antonio Fuoco, Nicklas Nielsen and Miguel Molina. He explained that the cautious […]
Jarvis “had to think for myself” to seal Portimao WEC LMP2 win without radio
Jarvis, Josh Pierson and Giedo van der Garde beat team-mates Phil Hanson, Freddie Lubin and Ben Hanley by 0.68s in Portugal on Sunday, despite Jarvis needing to rely on pitboard communication from his team during his closing double stint. Van der Garde had been due to see out the race with a triple stint, but […]
Villeneuve «got lucky» with brake failure timing at WEC Portimao
Villeneuve expressed relief that the failure of the front-right disc on the Vanwall-Gibson Vandervell 680 with just over an hour of the race to go happened at Turn 10. «Having that happen at Turn 10 was certainly better than at Turn 1,» Villeneuve told Motorsport.com. «It’s never nice to lose the brakes, but it was […]
Toyota requests WEC procedure changes after FIA sensor failure
Pascal Vasselon, Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe technical director, argued that it was unfair that the #7 GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar was forced to make an 11-minute pitstop after an FIA torque sensor on the left- rear driveshaft failed early in the Portimao 6 Hours. The sensors measuring the power delivered through each driveshaft are […]
TOM’S reflects on double disaster at Okayama
The #36 Toyota GR Supra shared by Sho Tsuboi and Ritomo Miyata was on course for at least second place until their charge was ended by a loose front left-wheel in the closing stages of what proved to be a weather-shortened curtain-raiser. Miyata, who took over from Tsuboi as the track dried out following an […]
NISMO Nissan had «luck» in crazy Okayama opener
The #23 Nissan Z shared by Matsuda and Quintarelli came out on top in a tempestuous race punctuated by three red flags for rain and lightning storms, which was ultimately brought to a premature halt with 62 of 82 laps completed. Read Also: Poleman Quintarelli maintained the net lead as he changed from slick Michelin […]