Villeneuve «will be there on lap time» for WEC Sebring opener
The Argentinian, who will share Vanwall’s Le Mans Hypercar with Villeneuve and Tom Dillmann, believes that the 51-year-old veteran “will be there on lap time” when the 2023 WEC begins with the Sebring 1000 Miles on 17 March. “It is very good to have him on board, he is a world champion, of course, and […]
Kazuki Nakajima appointed Toyota WEC reserve for 2023 season
The 38-year-old Japanese driver has been brought back into the driving squad to take a role most recently filled by new AlphaTauri Formula 1 driver Nyck de Vries. Nakajima will dovetail his reserve duties with the vice-chairmanship of the Cologne-based Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe organisation that runs the two-car WEC squad, the role he was given on […]
Toyota reveals updated GR010 Hybrid for 2023 WEC season
The evolutions undertaken on the Toyota GR010 Hybrid for the 2023 WEC season are centred on driveability, serviceability and reliability, Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe technical director Pascal Vasselon has revealed. Aerodynamic changes to the car unveiled on Wednesday include new dive-planes at the front and wing endplates at the rear. The bodywork revisions were conceived to create a […]
United Autosports completes 2023 WEC LMP2 line-up with teen racer
The Briton comes into the line-up in the #22 United ORECA-Gibson 07 alongside long-time team-mates Albuquerque and Hanson in place of Will Owen as the silver-rated driver. Lubin is making the switch to sportscar racing after a season in Euroformula Open in which he took one win on the way to fourth in the championship […]
Casagrande joins Risi Ferrari line-up for Sebring 12 Hours
The Houston, TX.-based Ferrari team is working to defend its 2022 IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup this season with Ferrari Competizioni GT official drivers Davide Rigon and Daniel Serra. The new driver being announced for the second round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is Brazilian Gabriel Casagrande. The 28-year-old is best known for his exploits […]
Vandoorne a «natural» choice for Peugeot WEC reserve role
Vandoorne was inducted into Peugeot’s Hypercar programme at the beginning of February as part of a deal that will see him drive the 9X8 LMH in case any of the French marque’s six race drivers are sidelined from competition. The contract marks an extension of Vandoorne’s new relationship with the Stellantis automotive group, the Belgian […]
Lamborghini driver Mitchell gets shot in GTWCE Pro car with K-PAX
The Californian squad, which has taken GT World Challenge America spoils in each of the last two seasons, will be back for the full GTWCE season for the first time since it managed a best finish of sixth running Bentleys in the COVID-impacted 2020 season. It also entered last year’s Spa 24 Hours with Orange1, […]
Glickenhaus doubts environmental benefits of WEC tyre warming ban
Last December, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest and the FIA announced that tyre warmers would be scrapped from both the WEC and European Le Mans Series this year in a move «designed to reduce the teams’ environmental impact». As such, the respective qualifying sessions for both the prototypes — including Hypercar and LMP2 — and […]
Carbon-neutral fuel could be «key» to 2023 success
The Japanese series announced last year plans to switch to a second-generation biomass fuel supplied by German firm Haltermann Carless for the 2023 campaign as part of a drive to reduce carbon emissions. Teams sampled the fuel in a post-season test at Motegi after the final round of the season last year, but difficulties in […]