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The FIA released details of the new regulations set for two seasons ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix, with cars set to become marginally shorter and narrower compared to the current crop of machinery.A 30kg drop in weight is set to come with that in a welcome relief for drivers, who have campaigned for lighter cars in recent years with heavier and heavier competitors proving less pleasing to drive …Keep reading

Aitken is taking part in the World Endurance Championship classic for the third time, having contested it with the LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing squad in 2022 before joining the Action Express Racing (rebranded Whelen Engineering Racing at Le Mans) Cadillac squad in IMSA.He was at the wheel for the race start at Circuit de la Sarthe last year. However, he was caught out by the damp track at the Daytona …Keep reading

The #12 Jota entry was put through its paces on the Le Mans-Arnage Airport adjacent to the track on Friday evening by Callum Ilott, who crashed the car in second free practice for the centrepiece World Endurance Championship round on Wednesday night.It followed a record-breaking build of a 963 by the British Jota squad: team principal Sam Hignett revealed that it normally takes three weeks to …Keep reading

As Friday’s 150-lap race wound to a close Zilisch, a 17-year-old development driver for Trackhouse Racing, found himself trying to hold off fellow 17-year-old William Sawalich, a development driver for Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing.Three times in the final 23 laps, Zilisch and Sawalich raced side-by-side and banged fenders on restarts with Zilisch able to stay out front each time.The final restart …Keep reading

For one of the few times this season, Cup teams were given a 50-minute practice session on Friday, this time because it’s the series’ first race at the .875-mile oval. The track has also been recently partially repaved.With several cars doing mock qualifying runs late in the session, Gragson ended up with the top average speed at 137.988 mph.Ty Gibbs was second quick (136.558 mph) and Alex …Keep reading

The world’s most prestigious endurance race is back as this weekend drivers will tackle Circuit de la Sarthe for the Le Mans 24 Hours.Ferrari is the defending champion having won the race’s centenary edition in 2023, which was its first overall victory at Le Mans since 1965.  But the Italian manufacturer has bigger competition this year as the Hypercar class, introduced in 2021, now consists …Keep reading

Truex , 43, has mulled retirement from Cup the last several years which has resulted in him signing one-year renewal with Joe Gibbs Racing and putting off a decision each year as long as possible.On Friday at Iowa Speedway, Truex made his decision official – he will step away from JGR’s No. 19 Toyota team at the end of the year regardless of how his season plays out.“I guess, uh, the news …Keep reading

Eighteen of the 186 drivers having previously competed in a Formula 1 grand prix, and here they all are…F1 drivers competing in the 2024 Le Mans 24 HoursJenson Button – Hypercar #38 Hertz Team Jota Porsche 963: Jenson ButtonPhoto by: Marc Fleury• Team: Hertz Team JOTA • Le Mans 24 Hours starts: 2 • Le Mans 24 Hours wins: 0 • F1 race starts: 306 • F1 wins: 15 Button is …Keep reading

IndyCar and FOX Sports announced a multi-year deal on Thursday morning, which will see 19 network windows for the series for next year, including 17 races. By comparison, FOX is only putting five of its 14 NASCAR Cup Series races on the network. Each race will have a network window of 2.5 hours, with the exception of the five-hour window for the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500. The live …Keep reading

The #6 Porsche will line up on pole position after Kevin Estre topped Thursday’s Hyperpole session, with the #3 Cadillac that was qualified by Sebastien Bourdais completing the front row.Alex Lynn had actually set a quicker time than Bourdais in the 30-minute pole shootout, but the #2 Caddy has a five-place grid penalty carried forward from the Spa round of WEC, where team-mate Earl Bamber was …Keep reading