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With Hyperpole the only pure-performance exercise still coming up – and involving just 24 of the 62 entries – everyone focused on race preparation with long runs during the three-hour Thursday afternoon session, which took place under overcast skies with gentle temperatures ranging from 20°C to 22°C.Fuoco set the quickest time in 3m27.283s – nearly three seconds slower than the #15 BMW’s …Keep reading

Jota and WTR look certain to move over from Porsche and Acura respectively to replace Chip Ganassi Racing in the General Motors brand’s roster of teams. Motorsport.com has learned that each has a deal in place to run two V-Series.R LMDhs in 2025, Jota in WEC and WTR in the North American IMSA series. There has been no confirmation of the 2025 programmes from either team or from Cadillac, but it …Keep reading

The Aprilia rider finished a distant 11th in the Italian GP at the start of June in an overall difficult race for those on RS-GPs, with Maverick Vinales the best of them in eighth.While Espargaro acknowledged at the time that the set-up on his bike was not the best, he feels the impact of aerodynamics in MotoGP now are getting beyond what is manageable for the body.“Disaster,” he said when …Keep reading

As part of an unprecedented increase in exposure for the IndyCar Series, every race for the 2025 season will air on FOX and also be available on the FOX Sports app, with FOX Deportes carrying exclusive Spanish-language television coverage.In addition to becoming the exclusive home of North America’s premier open-wheel championship, the agreement includes extensive multi-platform coverage of the …Keep reading

Proton Ford driver Ben Barker explained that it was “a bit of a surprise” to head Wednesday evening’s qualifying session, which determines the eight cars that will battle for pole in Hyperpole on Thursday, in the most competitive showing for the Mustang since making its debut in the World Endurance Championship this season.His comments were echoed by the boss of Ford’s technical partner …Keep reading

From 14th on the grid, Magnussen found the extreme wet tyre particularly potent in the first six laps when the circuit was at its most slippery, and carved his way up to fourth by the end of lap three.That put him in touching distance of the top three but, as the circuit began to dry out, the crossover point between intermediates and wets began to close in.In measuring Magnussen’s early tours …Keep reading

The telecommunications business will see its ownership share of Formula E increase to 65%, and therefore become the controlling shareholder in the series, with the remaining 35% made up of minority shareholders.Liberty Global, which initially invested in Formula E 10 years ago, will acquire the shares from Warner Bros Discovery and intends to complete the deal before the end of 2024, subject to …Keep reading

Two-time IndyCar champion Palou made the comment after two of three factory Cadillac V.Series.R LMDh cars progressed into hyperpole, but were the slowest in a straightline in Wednesday’s first qualifying at the Circuit de la Sarthe.The #2 Caddy qualified by Palou’s team-mate Alex Lynn clocked a top speed of just 332.9km/h in Q1, which compared to the 341.3km/h set by Alpine duo Paul-Loup …Keep reading

Team principal Sam Hignett has revealed that the quickest Jota has built up a 963 since starting racing the Porsche in the middle of last year is three weeks. He stated that the team is aiming for a Friday evening completion of the rebuild of its #12 entry, which sustained monocoque damage during the Wednesday night practice session for the blue riband round of the World Endurance …Keep reading

The Brackley-based squad enjoyed a much more fruitful Canadian Grand Prix compared to other races this campaign, with George Russell securing pole position before finishing in third, one place ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton.Mercedes’ cause was assisted in Montreal by the recently repaved track surface, which provided a smooth platform for the team to dial the car into – a common theme at …Keep reading