Toyota’s Brendon Hartley exclusively told Motorsport Week that rival marque Porsche is ‘clearly the strongest’ competitor ahead of this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. Hartley has good reason to see Porsche as the main threat heading into this weekend’s 92nd running of the classic enduro, with two out of three races won by a […]
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Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg has explained that his choice to opt for a higher downforce set-up in Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix left him feeling like a sitting duck”. Hulkenberg and team-mate Kevin Magnussen capitalised on a gamble to start on Wets as the pair passed the Intermediate runners with ease to run eighth and […]
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Heart of Racing’s Alex Riberas told Motorsport Week how the LMGT3 cars have recently become the last to slow down into the corners at Le Mans owing to their use of ABS. “Traffic, this year, is particularly hard and that is because the GT3 cars are now the cars that brake the latest on every […]
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Esteban Ocon revealed Alpine that rotated which driver holds a weight disadvantage in recent Formula 1 rounds as his car was a “a couple of kilos” heavier in Canada. Alpine entered the season braced to be on the back foot with a revised car concept, but the team’s struggles were worse than anticipated with an […]
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Fred Makowiecki, Porsche factory driver, told Motorsport Week that the German manufacturer being labelled as favourites for this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans is ‘politics’. “This is politics, I would say. Because when you are the one which are pointing fingers at someone else, is to remove the intention on themselves. The most important […]
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McLaren boss Andrea Stella has revealed how not being pressured from behind enabled the side’s rapid pace in mixed conditions in Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix. Lando Norris had slipped around eight seconds behind George Russell and Max Verstappen when a sudden burst saw him catch and pass the pair in successive laps. As McLaren […]
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Sheldon van der Linde told select media including Motorsport Week that making his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut in the premier Hypercar class with BMW represents a unique challenge. “[It’s] very emotional,” van der Linde acknowledged ahead of his Le Mans debut. “I mean, normally people come here in GT and, and kind of […]
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Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has asserted Max Verstappen would’ve still prevailed in Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix driving either the McLaren or Mercedes cars. Verstappen emerged victorious in a thrilling race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve that comprised mixed conditions and three different leaders to log his 60th career win. However, Lando Norris believes […]
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McLaren CEO Zak Brown has claimed the “toxic environment” within Red Bull could even dissuade possible sponsors from wanting to partner with the Formula 1 side. Red Bull’s preparations as it geared up to retain both championships on track were unsettled earlier in the season through the investigation into boss Christian Horner. Although Horner was […]
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Peugeot Stoffel Vandoorne told media, including Motorsport Week, at a briefing before the 24 Hours of Le Mans that getting out of the pits early in qualifying while the track is quiet will be crucial to getting a spot in the Hyperpole session. “Finding a clear lap is already is one of the hardest things […]
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