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Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer will return to the French enduro for his 14th participation at the wheel of an LMP2 ORECA run by IDEC Sport.The 43-year-old German, who will race the new Genesis LMDh in the World Endurance Championship in 2026, has been called up to join what the South Korean manufacturer is calling its ‘trajectory programme’ for Le Mans on 14-15 …Keep reading

“I’m surprised they let that happen” admitted Brookyln Peltz Beckham after he and 10 other Formula E novices were given complete control of a GEN3 Evo car at the Miami Autodrome this week.In a bold move, Formula E recruited 11 content creators and brought them to Florida, having assigned each of them a team and a driving coach, and gave them two days to get to grips with a car that …Keep reading

One of the jigsaw pieces of General Motors’ Supercars future has been placed, with confirmation that KRE Race Engines will continue to supply engines to Chevrolet teams.GM confirmed the news in a statement on Friday, meaning that all the Camaro teams will continue, as now, to source their 5.7-litre V8s from a pool of motors supplied by the Queensland-based builder.In the same fashion …Keep reading

It’s no stretch to say that Austin Cindric has had a rough start to the 2025 season. He was wrecked out of the lead while leading on the final lap of the Daytona 500, and again while leading with three laps to go at Atlanta. COTA provided no relief as Cindric started the race in the back of the pack and frustrations quickly boiled over to an incident that gave NASCAR officials pause to review …Keep reading

Motorsport UK chairman David Richards has taken aim at the FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem and his governance of the sport, claiming the situation had “progressively worsened” under his leadership.Writing an address to Motorsport UK members, Richards, who was recently prevented from attending a World Motor Sport Council meeting after refusing to sign an Non-disclosure agreement …Keep reading

After a nail-biting wait, a stunning reversal for Chase Briscoe and the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team today as the National Motorsports Appeals Panel voted in their favor after they appealed penalties issued following the NASCAR season-opener.The Daytona 500 pole-sitter was hit with a massive L2 penalty following the season-opener, losing 100 driver and owner points after NASCAR found …Keep reading

Pirelli will become MotoGP’s official tyre manufacturer from 2027 to 2031, after Michelin’s current deal ends.This is a logical step for the Italian brand, which has been supplying its rubber to the Moto2 and Moto3 series since last year, as well as the World Superbike championship in a long-standing partnership that began in 2004.Having provided tyres to the Formula 1 world …Keep reading

Max Verstappen has announced an expanded presence in the GT3 arena for his sim racing proteges.The Verstappen.com Racing Team Redline esports squad will continue to support Thierry Vermeulen, son Max’s manager Raymond, and also give Briton Chris Lulham a full programme in the GT World Challenge Europe.Lulham will race with Vermeulen in both the Endurance Cup and Sprint Cup legs of the …Keep reading

It turns out that Formula One Management are not alone in planning on producing a new movie. If Flavio Briatore gets his way, then Alpine is also working on a blockbuster hit that would tell the story of it winning the 2027 Formula 1 world championship.Briatore is back with big ambitions for the Alpine team, and dreaming big of fighting for titles again.The 74-year-old may look like a …Keep reading

Michelin has explained it is set to leave the MotoGP championship because Dorna wanted to have the same supplier for all of its series, which the French marque disagreed with.Pirelli was announced on Thursday as MotoGP’s next tyre manufacturer from 2027 to 2031. The Italian brand already provides tyres to Moto2 and Moto3, while it will also take over from Michelin in MotoE.Michelin will …Keep reading