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Ferrari had the fastest car at the Le Mans 24 Hours test day with an advantage that may be difficult to overcome, Toyota drivers reckon.Brendon Hartley gave Toyota the quickest time on Sunday with a 3m26.246s lap in the afternoon session, just over half a second faster than the #51 Ferrari then driven by James Calado.Toyota promptly played down the significance of the result, with its …Keep reading

One of the most high-profile rookies at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours, Porsche Penske Motorsport’s Pascal Wehrlein feels adequately prepared for the demanding French classic.The former Formula 1 driver, DTM champion and reigning Formula E world champion took sixth on his endurance racing debut at the Daytona 24 Hours alongside Bryce Aron, Gianmaria Bruni and Tijmen van der Helm, then ninth …Keep reading

Toyota has unveiled a hydrogen-powered prototype test car as the next step on the road to racing with the alternative fuel at the Le Mans 24 Hours.A car Toyota is calling the GR LH2 Racing Concept was unveiled at Le Mans on Wednesday and is designed to advance its understanding and knowledge of running an internal combustion engine fuelled by liquid hydrogen.The GR LH2 has been built at …Keep reading

Iron Dames driver Michelle Gatting has explained the freak pitlane incident during the Le Mans 24 Hours Test Day that left her with a broken foot and unable to race.Gatting was due to be the gold-rated driver among the all-female Iron Dames Porsche 911 GT3 R line-up but will now be replaced by Silver-graded Sarah Bovy, who had stepped away from competing in the World Endurance Championship …Keep reading

Formula 1 has decided against holding a group season launch for its 2026 campaign, Motorsport.com has learned.To celebrate the championship’s 75th anniversary, F1 held a first-of-its-kind 2025 season launch with all teams jointly presenting their new liveries at the O2 Arena in London.By all metrics the event was a success for F1 and its teams and sponsors: it recorded a peak of 1.1 …Keep reading

The 93rd running of the Le Mans 24 Hours is taking place this week, starting on Wednesday and Thursday with free practice and qualifying, before the race runs from Saturday 4pm to Sunday 4pm (local time).When to watch it (all times CET)Wednesday 11 June2pm-5pm – Free Practice 16:45pm-7:15pm – LMP2/LMGT3 qualifying7:30pm-8pm – Hypercar qualifying10pm-12am – …Keep reading

Schubert BMW driver Marco Wittmann has discussed the penalty he received at the end of race two during DTM’s Zandvoort weekend. The two-time series champion finished behind team-mate Rene Rast despite a post-race five-second penalty, which left him just 0.005s ahead of third-placed Thomas Preining. Wittmann, who started third, was penalised for allegedly pushing Jack Aitken’s Ferrari …Keep reading

Announcing the following season’s Formula 1 calendar before the current one has reached its half-way point is a calculated power move – one the present regime seems to be making an annual fixture after it revealed this year’s running order in April 2024. The message it sends to the wider world is one of peace between the stakeholders and commercial stability. But while this creates a …Keep reading

When Aston Martin returned to Formula 1 four years ago, the goal wasn’t just the top step of the podium — it was something bigger. Lawrence Stroll’s long-term vision for a championship-winning team has been well-publicized, but there’s another plan in motion at the AMR Technology Campus, steered by Chief Marketing Officer, Rob Bloom. He joined Aston Martin from McLaren in 2021 with a …Keep reading

Double world Superbike champion Toprak Razgatlioglu will make his MotoGP debut in 2026 as the Turkish star will ride for Pramac Yamaha.Yamaha Motor confirmed the move on Tuesday in a statement that was initially expected during the Italian Grand Prix weekend on 20-22 June.The statement has been released early, however, and Razgatlioglu will join Yamaha’s satellite squad after eight …Keep reading