Ferrari explains where Toyota gained the upper hand in Imola WEC opener
Ferrari identified traction and tyre management as the key areas where Toyota gained the upper hand in the World Endurance Championship’s Imola opener. Although the Italian manufacturer arrived at its home race without considering itself the favourite, it still emerged as Toyota’s main challenger in the Hypercar class. The duel between the two manufacturers played out […]
Ferrari snatches pole from Toyota
Antonio Giovinazzi snatched pole position for Ferrari after the chequered flag had fallen in final qualifying for Sunday’s World Endurance Championship curtain-raiser at Imola. The Italian reprised his pole of last year in the #51 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar with a 1m30.127s that propelled him from third to the top of the times as the […]
Ferrari’s full hypercar aero package for WEC 2026
AF Corse unveiled its privateer Ferrari hypercar to the world on Tuesday, offering a first look at the Italian marque’s updated aero package for the 2026 World Endurance Championship. At an event organised at the headquarters of its new partner ESA NanoTech, the Italian team showcased the #83 Ferrari 499P to be driven once again by 2025 […]
What’s new with Ferrari 499P hypercar in WEC 2026?
The Ferrari 499P LMH presented in the prestigious setting of the Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena is preparing to tackle the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship with a number of small modifications. Looking ahead to the coming year, the FIA, ACO and IMSA agreed that all cars built to LMH and LMDh regulations would undergo […]
Le Mans winner Robert Kubica to remain at AF Corse Ferrari in WEC 2026
AF Corse has announced that Robert Kubica will remain in its Hypercar team as part of an unchanged driver line-up for the 2026 World Endurance Championship. The ex-Formula 1 driver will once again team up with Ye Yifei and Phil Hanson in the #85 Ferrari 499P, the privately-run satellite car campaigned by AF Corse. This […]
Ferrari driver Alessio Rovera ‘not in frame’ for 2026 WEC Hypercar seat
Factory Ferrari GT driver Alessio Rovera is currently not under consideration for a move up to the Hypercar class of the World Endurance Championship with AF Corse in 2026, according to the Italian manufacturer. A member of Ferrari’s factory stable since 2022, Rovera is seen as one of the hottest prospects in LMGT3, completing this season […]
Sebastien Bourdais rages about Jenson Button’s penalty in Bahrain: “I’m tired of it”
Cadillac driver Sebastien Bourdais has lashed out at the stewards’ decision to penalise his team-mate Jenson Button in the World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain. One-time Formula 1 world champion Button, competing in his final professional race, was slapped with a 30-second stop/go penalty for causing a collision with the #54 Ferrari 296 GT3 of […]
The winners and losers from the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours
Winner: Ferrari A fourth win in as many races in the 2025 World Endurance Championship, a third straight victory at Le Mans. What more can Ferrari ask for? A 1-2-3, one might pedantically answer – which was a real possibility, such was the dominance of the 499Ps in terms of race pace, but Porsche denied […]
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 […]