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Jan Magnussen, Kevin Magnussen, WEC, Le Mans

Kevin and Jan Magnussen team-up for 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours

High Class Racing has announced its line-up for the FIA WEC Le Mans 24 Hours as Kevin and Jan Magnussen are to team-up to compete. Having had the idea to race together at some point...
Audi, Le Mans, Dakar, Formula E, DTM

Audi to use Le Mans, Formula E & DTM knowledge for Dakar challenger

Audi Sport will its extensive knowledge from Le Mans, Formula E and DTM for the preparation of its Dakar challenger. Following its decision to move from DTM and Formula E, Audi announced its intention to...
Kamui Kobayashi, F1, Podcast

Podcast: Kobayashi on F1, Toyota/Honda, Vettel/Perez/Tsunoda & more

Kamui Kobayashi features in latest episode of F1 Beyond The Grid podcast as he speaks on his career, Suzuka, Toyota/Honda, Sebastian Vettel, Yuki Tsunoda and more. Opening once more with a monologue, the first topic...
Johnny Dumfries, F1, Le Mans

F1 racer, Le Mans winner Johnny Dumfries passes away, aged 62-years

Former F1 racer and a Le Mans 24 Hours winner, Johnny Dumfries, has passed away at the age of 62-years. The 7th Marquess of Bute, John Colum Crichton-Stuart, who is also known as 'Johnny Dumfries'...
Alpine, WEC, LMP1

Photo/Video: Alpine unveils WEC LMP1 car for 2021 season

Alpine Racing unveil its 2021 WEC and Le Mans 24 Hours car ahead of the season start as they look towards the LMP1 challenge. Having competed in the LMP2 category for long, Alpine is now...
F2, Marcus Armstrong, WEC, Le Mans

F2: Armstrong ends Bahrain test on top; WEC reveals Le Mans 24 entry list

DAMS' Marcus Armstrong ended the three-day Bahrain F2 test on top from Hitech GP's Liam Lawson, as WEC reveals 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours entry list. It was again a divide for F2 teams and...
Pirelli, F1, WEC

Pirelli gets F1 contract extension, as WEC shuffles 2021 calendar

Pirelli Motorsport's deal with F1 has been extended by a year due to COVID-19, as WEC is forced to shuffle the 2021 calendar. The latest FIA WMSC meet approved one-year extension of the contract of...
Ferrari, WEC, Hypercar

Ferrari to enter WEC Hypercar category from 2023 season

Scuderia Ferrari announced its entry to FIA WEC Hypercar category from the 2023 season onward, as work behind the scenes has already begun. Amid speculations of Ferrari eyeing a move to IndyCar due to the...
Guanyu Zhou, F3, F3 Asia, ALMS

Zhou beats Chovet, Daruvala for ’21 F3 Asia title; #26 G-Drive wins ALMS

Alpine junior Guanyu Zhou has clinched the 2021 FIA F3 Asia title to score handy superlicense points, as #26 G-Drive wins ALMS championship. Being one of the four F2 drivers to enter the championship, Zhou...
Peugeot, WEC, Gianluca Petecof, F2, Enzo Fittipaldi

Magnussen part of Peugeot WEC line-up; Petecof in F2, Fittipaldi US move

Peugeot Sport revealed its WEC line-up for 2022 Hypercar entry, with the likes of Kevin Magnussen, Jean-Eric Vergne, Paul di Resta among the drivers, as Campos announced Gianluca Petecof in F2 and Enzo Fittipaldi...
Russia, Russian, Nikita Mazepin, F1

Russian fed on no flag/name use, Mazepin set to have neutral status

The Russian Automobile Federation has detailed on the no flag/name use by its country drivers in FIA championships - including F1 - which is likely to affect Nikita Mazepin. Amid the ongoing ban from World...
F1, Virtual GP, Enzo Fittipaldi, IMSA, Daytona 24 Hours

Video: Fittipaldi wins Austria Virtual GP; #10 Acura takes ’21 Daytona 24H

Enzo Fittipaldi beat Arthur Leclerc in a thrilling first F1 Virtual GP at Red Bull Ring, as #10 Acura won the 2021 IMSA Daytona 24 Hours after late puncture to #01 Cadillac. The F1 Virtual...
Formula E, FIA, Motorsport Games

Formula E shares races for 2020/21; FIA details on Motorsport Games

Formula E shared 2020/21 races beyond the Saudi Arabia event, as FIA detailed on this year's Motorsport Games. With the postponement of the Santiago Formula E race, the series confirmed Saudi Arabia as the 2020/21...
Red Bull, Red Bull Advanced Technologies, WEC, Le Mans, Oreca

Red Bull partners with Oreca to design Hydrogen class chassis for LM 24

Red Bull Advanced Technologies announced a partnership with Oreca to design and develop Hydrogen class chassis for WEC Le Mans 24 Hours race. After having partnered with IndyCar to develop Aeroscreen safety device, Red Bull...
WEC, Toyota, Super Formula, F2, HWA

WEC shifts opener to Algarve; Toyota’s SF line-up; HWA confirm F2 drivers

The FIA WEC are forced to change its 2021 calendar as the season-opener has been shifted from Sebring to Algarve, while Toyota shares its Super Formula line-up and HWA Racelab its F2. As was looking...
WEC, ROC, Race of Champions

WEC reveals ’21 entry list, as ROC heads to Sweden for Arctic event in...

The entry list for the 2021 FIA WEC season is revealed, as Race of Champion announces Arctic event in Sweden in 2022. WEC: The entry list for the 2021 WEC season was officially unveiled on Thursday...
Richard Mille Racing, WEC

Richard Mille Racing moves to WEC with all-female team for 2021 season

Richard Mille Racing has decided to switch to FIA WEC with its all-female team of Beitske Visser, Sophia Floersch and Tatiana Calderon, for 2021 season. Having competed in the 2020 European Le Mans Series in...
WEC, WRC, Toyota, Hyundai

WEC/WRC: Toyota shows hypercar, Yaris; Hyundai its i20 Coupe

Toyota has revealed its hypercar for the new WEC season along with its Yaris WRC as Hyundai does so for its i20 Coupe, while Honda releases line-up details. Toyota has become the first manufacturer to...
WRC, Jota, WEC, IndyCar, Ryan Hunter-Reay

WRC adds Artic Rally; Jota’s WEC line-up; Andretti keeps Hunter-Reay

WRC has replaced Sweden with Artic Rally, as Jota retains WEC line-up in LMP2, while Andretti keeps Ryan Hunter-Reay in IndyCar. The COVID-19 restrictions has taken away another WRC event off the 2021 calendar as...
Renault, Alpine, Manuel Maldonado

Renault Sport becomes Alpine Racing; Maldonado gets ALMS/ELMS drive

Renault Sport Racing has formally changed to Alpine Racing Limited ahead of their F1 2021 change, as Manuel Maldonado secures ALMS/ELMS drive. After the change for Racing Point UK Limited to AMR GP, the UK...
Formula E, WEC, Stoffel Vandoorne

Vandoorne, Gelael, Blomqvist in for ALMS/WEC; FE starts ESports series

Stoffel Vandoorne, Sean Gelael and Tom Blomqvist will compete in Asian Le Mans and WEC in 2021, as Formula E starts ESports series. The current Mercedes and NIO Formula E drivers, Vandoorne and Blomqvist, have...
Kevin Magnussen, Jan Magnussen

Magnussen wants to race with father Jan but sees logistics/time trouble

Kevin Magnussen says logistical challenges could mean he doesn't get to race with his father, Jan, at Le Mans, even after his F1 career has ended. Since his departure from Haas was announced, and his...
Eduardo Barrichello, Enzo Trulli

Barrichello to race in FR Alpine; Trulli reveals F4 plans; FE, WEC news

The sons of Rubens Barrichello and Jarno Trulli - Eduardo and Enzo - announced their 2021 racing plans plus Formula E and WEC/ELMS news added. Having finished second in Road to IndyCar's USF2000 championship in...
Pietro Fittipaldi, F1

Fittipaldi hopes F1 drive with Haas reignites career, mulls future move

Haas F1 stand-in for the remaining two rounds of 2020, Pietro Fittipaldi, says his brief F1 outings have done wonders to reignite his career. The Brazilian Fittipaldi, who was born in Miami, suffered a WEC...
F1, Amazon, Aston Martin

F1 in talks with Amazon for streaming – report; Aston Martin ends WEC run

F1 is reportedly in talks with Amazon for live streaming of its races as Aston Martin will end its WEC programme to focus on customer racing. In a surprise news from Financial Times on Wednesday,...
Narain Karthikeyan, Arjun Maini, Racing Team India, Asian Le Mans, LMP2

Karthikeyan, Maini part of Racing Team India to race in ’21 Asian Le Mans

Former F1 driver Narain Karthikeyan and youngsters Arjun Maini are part of new Racing Team India, which will compete in 2021 Asian Le Mans series. Having competed in Super Formula and Super GT in the...
Kevin Magnussen, F1

Magnussen finds contentment at the end of his F1 career

At the end of his road in F1, Haas' Kevin Magnussen reflects on his career in racing's top category in a positive light, despite how it all came to a close. Of those leaving the...
Carlos Sainz, Extreme E

Sainz Jr tests Extreme E car as eight teams in action at Aragon

Carlos Sainz Jr had a go in the Extreme E car with eight teams testing at Aragon before the cars are packed up for first round in Saudi Arabia. Having spent a day at Maranello...
FIA, F1, Lewis Hamilton

Hamilton, Raikkonen, Tsunoda & more win awards in virtual 2020 FIA Gala

The virtual 2020 FIA Gala had trophy ceremony not only for the champions but the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen, Yuki Tsunoda, Romain Grosjean's crash crew and more were rewarded as well. With COVID-19...
FIA, FIA WMSC, F1, Robert Fernley

FIA WMSC: 23-race F1 calendar; Fernley replaces Domenicali; other news

The FIA WMSC relayed its decisions from last night meet with regards to F1, Formula E, WRC, WEC as Robert Fernley replaces Stefano Domenicali. F1: The WMSC convened on Wednesday, before news broke of the schedule's...