LMP1
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Toyota sends warning signal to WEC
Toyota has warned that it may not be prepared to continue racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship if the new ruleset, due in time for the 2020 season, is toned down in terms of technological advancement. The news comes after leading figures at French manufacturer Peugeot have publicly called for costs to be cut,…
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Kubica joins ByKolles in LMP1
Robert Kubica has been announced as the lead driver for LMP1 team ByKolles for the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship. The former F1 driver joins the Austrian-entered squad on a full-season basis after successfully testing the car at the official test in Bahrain last November. The Pole raced in Formula 1 until 2011, when a serious…
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Toyota confirm third car for 2017
Toyota Gazoo Racing have announced a number of changes to their LMP1 programme in the run-up to the 2017 season, with new additions to the driver line-up and three cars confirmed to run at Spa and Le Mans for the first time since joining the FIA WEC in 2012. With last year’s heartbreaking conclusion to…
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World Champions Dumas and Lieb to leave Porsche
The newly crowned World Endurance Drivers’ Champions, Romain Dumas and Marc Lieb, are to end their relationships with Porsche as factory drivers in a major shake-up of the Porsche LMP1 driver line-up. Mark Webber’s departure from the sister car leaves a total of three empty seats to be filled for the 2017 season. Lieb and…
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Audi exit prompts change to LMP1 roadmap
Saturday’s Six Hours of Bahrain marked the final appearance of Audi Sport on the prototype scene. Besides the tears of joy and sadness at the circuit at the weekend, the decision has put the ACO and the FIA at a quandary in terms of the LMP1 class’ future. With only two manufacturers remaining in the top…
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Halfway Report: 6 Hours of Shanghai
The penultimate round in the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship got underway this morning with Porsche on pole position. With the championship still up for grabs and Audi looking to prove a point in their final two races in LMP1, the 6 Hours of Shanghai was looking set to be a classic. Hour 1 The…
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Audi LMP1 programme to end in 2016
Audi Sport today announced that its vastly successful LMP1 programme will come to an end at the conclusion of the current season. In what it has referred to as “realigning its motorsport strategy”, the Audi Sport marque will now switch its focus to Formula E in a factory-backed effort. The rumours had been circling for some…
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Audi takes pole in Japan
Audi continued their impressive performance from Friday’s free practice sessions and secured the pole position for tomorrow’s 6 Hours of Fuji. Lucas di Grassi, Oliver Jarvis and Loic Duval secured the fastest average lap time for the #8 Audi R18, a 1:23.570 but were only 0.025 seconds ahead of the #1 Porsche 919 Hybrid of Timo…
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Mark Webber and Porsche take on London
Mark Webber and the Porsche Team have traded purpose built race tracks for the streets of London this morning. The morning commute has never been so stylish. Webber took his #1 Porsche 919 Hybrid on a picturesque tour of London this morning, starting at Hyde Park Corner. Before ending his trip at Parliament Square, the Australian passed…