July 17, 2024

Proton Competition is eyeing an expansion of its World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship assaults with the Porsche 963 LMDh as the German manufacturer makes more customer cars available.Christian Ried, boss of the German team currently fielding one 963 in each series, has revealed that he is working on plans to increase its presence in the respective Hypercar and GTP classes …Keep reading

McLaren CEO Zak Brown doesn’t believe Red Bull has been too affected by the behind-the scenes turmoil at its Formula 1 team just yet, but thinks the squad might see the impact on the longer term.Red Bull has been embroiled in a power struggle ever since the passing of long-time owner Dietrich Mateschitz in 2022.There has been a deepening rift between team boss Christian Horner, who enjoys the …Keep reading

KTM’s early season run of three consecutive podium finishes now seems like a distant memory. To think that Brad Binder was able to finish just 1.239s behind race winner Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) in Qatar just four months ago is almost hard to believe, considering where KTM is in the pecking order at present.Take last fortnight’s German GP for comparison. The top RC16 of GasGas rider Pedro …Keep reading

One-time Supercars champion James Courtney has announced that next year will be his swansong as a full-time driver in the tin-top series.He has been a fixture in the category for the past 14 years, winning the title in 2010, but Courtney, 44, told the Australian news service 9 Gold Coast News that he would step away from racing after the 2025 campaign to focus on his next career in real …Keep reading

The Aston Martin Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar that will compete for outright honours in the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar Championship next year has undertaken its first test.A shakedown by the Valkyrie AMR-LMH was undertaken earlier this month without bodywork ahead of the start of proper testing in the next few weeks in its definitive form.The run was described as a “systems …Keep reading

For many, undergoing open-heart surgery would usually spell an end to any extreme activities like tearing through a Finnish forest or navigating through a twisty Japanese mountain road in a rally car. Not for Heikki Kovalainen.The Formula 1 race winner and childhood rally fan has overcome the “biggest challenge of [his] life” to recover from a potentially life-altering surgery and return to …Keep reading

Red Bull may be embracing a “no risk, no fun” approach for its new Formula 1 engine, but admits the project with Ford is one that cannot fail.The Milton Keynes-based team is investing hundreds of millions of pounds in developing a power unit for the 2026 regulations, having formed a technical alliance with Ford.While it knows it faces a huge challenge in taking on the might of other …Keep reading

Adrian Newey is helping the Red Bull team with Formula 1 race strategy decisions on the weekends where he attends to promote his RB17 hypercar, with his upcoming exit looming.Newey has visited the Miami, Monaco and Silverstone races since his decision to leave Red Bull was announced at the beginning of May.He will depart Red Bull in March 2025, with his final project for the team being finishing …Keep reading