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The publication of the list followed last week’s deadline by which teams had to nominate their full line-ups for the French enduro on 15/16 June.The only remaining seats in the 23-strong Hypercar field in the additional factory Penske Porsche 963 LMDh have been filled, as expected, by Nick Tandy and Felipe Nasr.They rejoin Mathieu Jaminet, who was the only nominated driver on the release of the …Keep reading

N°TeamCarDriversHypercar – 23 cars2 Cadillac RacingCadillac V-Series.R Earl Bamber Alex Lynn Alex Palou3 Cadillac RacingCadillac V-Series.R Sebastien Bourdais Renger van der Zande Scott Dixon4 Porsche Penske MotorsportPorsche …Keep reading

The Mercedes boss found himself on the receiving end of scathing remarks from Mintzlaff over the Miami Grand Prix weekend, with the energy drinks company’s managing director not happy about Mercedes trying to lure Verstappen away from his current squad.Mintzlaff told Bild Am Sonntag: “I understand the pressure that Toto Wolff and perhaps other teams have after years of being behind. But I think …Keep reading

The McLaren driver crossed the line 7.6 seconds clear of the all-conquering Max Verstappen, converting a strategy in which he went long on the medium-compound tyres and pouncing on a safety car to cycle out ahead of the three-time world champion.Dispelling the disappointment of his 2021 near-miss at the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi, Norris’ victory appeared to be a popular one among the rest of the …Keep reading

As Sunday’s race drew to a close, Denny Hamlin held a precarious lead as Truex was closing fast on newer tires and Hamlin’s team was unsure whether he had enough gas to even make it to the finish.In either case, Truex looked primed to pick up his first win of 2024. But then, Kyle Busch spun out in the final laps to bring out a caution and send the race into a two-lap overtime.Truex’s …Keep reading

Norris beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix after a mid-race safety car allowed him to take the restart in the lead, but the Briton still managed to drive away from Verstappen’s Red Bull to take a convincing maiden win.After 109 races without finding the top step of the podium, Norris’ breakthrough win was long overdue, but the 24-year-old says he never doubted his day would …Keep reading

McLaren driver Lando Norris took his maiden grand prix win after he benefitted from the safety-car period following a crash between Haas’ Kevin Magnussen and Logan Sargeant in the Williams on lap 28 of the race.Norris was the last of the frontrunners to pit, and managed to do so under safety-car conditions, meaning he emerged ahead of Max Verstappen to keep the lead.Sainz was running in front of …Keep reading

As first reported by Motorsport.com last November, a move to downsize MotoGP’s current four-stroke 1000cc engines to 850cc has been a key pillar of the 2027 ruleset being devised by the championship in conjunction with the manufacturers.MotoGP’s Grand Prix Commission confirmed on Monday the complete 2027 rule framework.The proposal to downsize the engines for the first time since 2007 has been …Keep reading

During a break from his ongoing legal hush-money trial in New York, Trump made a controversial appearance in Miami on Sunday – whipping up the crowds and being spotted with senior figures from grand prix racing.He also posed for photographs at the McLaren garage and was spotted chatting to its CEO Zak Brown before the race – with many spectators chanting for him.Trump’s divisive nature …Keep reading

Headlined by the switch from 1000cc engines to 850cc motors, the 2027 regulations will also include a stripping back of aerodynamics.Ride height devices will also be banned, while there have been smaller tweaks to things such as fuel tank capacity and the concessions system.Full 2027 MotoGP technical regulations breakdownMotoGP class engine displacement will reduce from 1000cc to 850cc. The …Keep reading