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Porsche Penske Motorsport could modify its plan to run just two drivers in the regular six-hour World Endurance Championship races next year. The team will go into its 2025 WEC campaign with a “flexible approach” after opting to downsize from three to two drivers in each of the factory Porsche 963 LMDhs, PPM managing director Jonathan Diuguid has revealed to Motorsport.com. That could …Keep reading

Whatever way you slice many of the controversial overtaking clashes in Formula 1 of late – particularly those involving Max Verstappen – there’s one element that cannot be denied.When it comes to drivers fighting hard, title rivals going toe to toe, the best racing machines on the planet being thrown at each other – it makes a great television spectacle. TV can’t replace the buzz of the …Keep reading

Peugeot set the pace in the opening practice session for this weekend’s World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain.Former Formula 1 driver Paul di Resta set a time of 1m50.837s in the #94 Peugeot 9X8 LMH at a hot and sunny Bahrain International Circuit on Thursday afternoon, eclipsing the previous benchmark of Frederic Makowiecki in the #5 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 LMDh by just …Keep reading

World championship leader Jorge Martin says he is a less nervous and a more mature rider than he was at this stage of his 2023 points battle with Francesco Bagnaia.Pramac Ducati’s Martin heads into this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix, the penultimate event of the season, with a lead of 17 points over factory Ducati rider Bagnaia. Last year he came into the penultimate round as the chaser, 14 …Keep reading

Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer has not ruled out continuing his relationship with Porsche when he leaves its World Endurance Championship Hypercar squad after this season.The German, who took his three Le Mans wins with Audi in 2011, ’12 and ’14, has revealed that talks with Porsche to extend his time with the marque are on-going.But he declined to go into detail ahead of …Keep reading

Victory in Thailand has brought Francesco Bagnaia within 17 points of Jorge Martin in the riders’ standings. However, the gap is still substantial, and Martin could theoretically wrap up the title this weekend in Malaysia.Local time Your timeEventDate Malaysian GP Nov 01  10:45 …Keep reading

Spanish star Marc Marquez has led a call by MotoGP riders for the world championship finale not to be staged at Valencia amid the heavy flood damage to have hit the region.The race is scheduled to be held in two weeks on 15-17 November at Circuit Ricardo Tormo. While the circuit itself is understood to have escaped major issues, there is heavy damage to at least one of the access roads.Although …Keep reading

Sergio Perez’s ongoing struggles in Formula 1 have left his Red Bull bosses facing a $20 million headache over what it does with him going forward.Where once his lack of scoring was not much more than an annoyance, and only had an impact on the Mexican’s own drivers’ championship positions, things have got much more critical now that McLaren and Ferrari have stepped up.Red Bull is quickly …Keep reading

Driver-turned-FIA-steward Johnny Herbert does not expect a pair of 10-second sanctions at the Mexico Grand Prix will stop Max Verstappen from being aggressive in combat with Formula 1 title rival Lando Norris.One week on from a controversial off-track overtake from Norris, which saw the McLaren driver handed a five-second penalty in Austin following a robust defence from Verstappen, the Dutchman …Keep reading

Homestead-Miami Speedway was a microcosm of Kyle Larson’s entire season. A fast car, shocking setbacks, unforced errors and remarkable comebacks — and in the end, it was all for naught. A surprise cut tire put Larson in the wall and out of contention for the majority of Sunday’s race. Just as he was making a little headway, the spun car of Chris Buescher forced him to come to a complete stop on …Keep reading