September 5, 2024

Porsche concedes second WEC customer team unlikely in 2025

Porsche is not expecting a second team to join Proton Competition in running its 963 LMDh in the World Endurance Championship next year.Thomas Laudenbach, boss of Porsche Motorsport, has revealed that at present there are no other teams in the frame to purchase a 963 for 2025 when the marque’s customer contingent will be reduced on Jota’s switch to Cadillac to become its factory team. “It …Keep reading

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Ogier commits to remaining WRC rounds to boost Toyota’s title hopes

Sebastien Ogier has confirmed plans to contest the remaining rounds of the World Rally Championship to help Toyota challenge for both the drivers’ and manufacturers’ crowns.The eight-time world champion was set to contest a half-season campaign in his role as part-time driver, but his impressive run of three wins and three second-place finishes have proved crucial for Toyota’s …Keep reading

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Fenestraz dropped by Nissan for 2024/25 Formula E campaign

Sacha Fenestraz’s Formula E career hangs in the balance following confirmation that he will not be part of Nissan’s line-up for the 2024/25 season.Fenestraz first joined the all-electric series in 2022/23 with Nissan, but endured a difficult sophomore campaign in which he was comprehensively beaten by team-mate Oliver Rowland.While Rowland won two races and was an outside title contender …Keep reading

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Guenther to race alongside Vergne at DS Penske in Formula E

Maximilian Guenther will race for DS Penske in the upcoming 2024-25 Formula E campaign alongside double champion Jean-Eric Vergne.The German will take the place of 2021/22 champion Stoffel Vandoorne, who was confirmed as having joined Maserati MSG back in July.The 27-year-old joins DS Penske having spent two seasons with Maserati MSG, during which time he won two races in Jakarta and Tokyo but …Keep reading

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Williams launch Engineering Academy alongside partner Komatsu

The ambitions of any Formula 1 engineering project are always geared towards moving the team involved further up the grid.The Komatsu-Williams Engineering Academy is no different and has similar long-term aspirations – but a whole lot more besides.The programme was launched on Thursday, with the aim of attracting new and previously untapped talent.A launch event was staged on the rooftop of the …Keep reading

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F1: Serra to join Ferrari as chassis technical director in October

Ferrari’s former chassis technical director Enrico Cardile stepped down in July, with team principal Frederic Vasseur overseeing the chassis area as an interim measure. ​Ferrari’s former chassis technical director Enrico Cardile stepped down in July, with team principal Frederic Vasseur overseeing the chassis area as an interim measure.  F1 Read More

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What to watch at the 2024 Goodwood Revival

1. Ingram joins TT V8 wrestlersEighteen V8-engined cars take on a dozen Jaguar XK and Porsche ‘sixes’ as the Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy Celebration race provides Sunday afternoon’s sensational centrepiece. Tom Ingram, 2022 British Touring Car champion and hot on points leader Jake Hill’s heels in the current title fight, tests his reflexes in Mike Whitaker’s TVR Griffith 400.A …Keep reading

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