Lopez named as Toyota Hypercar reserve for WEC’s Le Mans 24 Hours

Jose Maria Lopez will serve as a reserve driver for Toyota Gazoo Racing at the upcoming Le Mans 24 Hours competition in the World Endurance Championship. Last year, Lopez stepped in for the injured Mike Conway at short notice during the test day and will be on standby for this year’s event. Despite not having driven the GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar recently, Lopez has been keeping up with the car through a test outing at Paul Ricard. Lopez finished as a runner-up in the previous year’s race, coming just…

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Tsunoda’s Triumph: Alpine and FIA Take a Stand Against Online Abuse at F1 Imola GP

The Alpine Formula 1 team and the FIA have condemned online abuse directed towards Yuki Tsunoda following a practice incident with Franco Colapinto at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola. Colapinto impeded several drivers in FP1 upon his F1 return with Alpine, resulting in Tsunoda expressing his frustration at being blocked. Despite the clash being a typical Friday practice occurrence with no major consequences, some Argentinian fans, including racially-charged comments, targeted Tsunoda on his Instagram. Both before and after qualifying, Colapinto encouraged his fans to show respect towards other…

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Fighting Back: Alpine and FIA Take a Stand Against Online Abuse Targeting Tsunoda at F1 Imola GP

The Alpine Formula 1 team and the FIA have denounced online abuse directed at Yuki Tsunoda following a practice incident with Franco Colapinto at F1’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in Imola. Colapinto impeded several drivers during FP1 upon his F1 return with Alpine, causing Tsunoda to gesture angrily at being blocked. Despite the clash being a routine Friday practice occurrence, a faction of Argentinian fans engaged in abusive, some racially charged, behavior towards Tsunoda on his Instagram. Colapinto, before and after qualifying, advised his fans to exhibit respect towards other drivers,…

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