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Insight: The New Chapter in Mercedes-AMG’s Customer Racing Story

3+ hour, 5+ min ago  (239+ words) In just a few days" time, 2025 will tick over into 2026 and with it, one of endurance racing"s most successful partnerships that you might not have heard of will come to an end. For 15 years, HWA AG was the backbone…...

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Insight: Ferrari's Bid to Create a Modern Endurance Racing Dynasty

Insight: Ferrari's Bid to Create a Modern Endurance Racing Dynasty1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (259+ words) Whichever way you look at it, there's no denying Ferrari made a piece of motorsport history when it wrapped up both the drivers' and manufacturers' FIA World Endurance Championship titles earlier this month in the season-closing 8 Hours of Bahrain. It…...

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Insight: How Tire Development Takes Place in the Virtual World

Insight: How Tire Development Takes Place in the Virtual World2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1211+ words) Michelin has been the exclusive tire supplier of the Hypercar and GTP classes of the FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship since its inception. It's likely to remain that way for some time. Its supply deal with…...

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Insight: The Full-Circle Story of China’s First Le Mans Winner

Insight: The Full-Circle Story of China’s First Le Mans Winner5+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1232+ words) Going from living on the edge of the Circuit de la Sarthe to becoming the first driver in your nation's history to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans outright sounds like something straight out of a children's novel. Yet for…...

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Insight: Bortolotti, Lamborghini and The Win They Thought Would Never Come

Insight: Bortolotti, Lamborghini and The Win They Thought Would Never Come5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1423+ words) When Mirko Bortolotti drove his GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 to victory in the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa last Sunday, it ended a decade-long struggle for victory for the Italian brand. Ever since the Huracan GT3 debuted at Spa, all…...

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Insight: How Ferrari Displaced Toyota as Le Mans Benchmark

Insight: How Ferrari Displaced Toyota as Le Mans Benchmark6+ mon, 2+ day ago  (340+ words) Was the 2025 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans the most hyped-up race in sports car racing history? If so, it would be fair to say that it didn't live up to it, nor did it come close to the…...

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Insight: Why the Timing is Right for Ford's Hypercar Entry

Insight: Why the Timing is Right for Ford's Hypercar Entry7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (380+ words) Ford Performance global director Mark Rushbrook on taking the brand to the top class of the FIA World Endurance Championship... Insight: Why the Timing is Right for Ford's Hypercar Entry From NASCAR to Australian Supercars to its upcoming re-entry into…...

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Opinion: Is WEC Heading Down Wrong Track With Latest BoP Changes?

Opinion: Is WEC Heading Down Wrong Track With Latest BoP Changes?8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (340+ words) Jamie Klein believes the WEC's new-for-2025 manufacturer-backed BoP process change could be leading down a slippery road... Opinion: Is WEC Heading Down Wrong Track With Latest BoP Changes? Balance of Performance: it has become a fact of life in many…...

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Insight: Diving Into Life As a Race Engineer

Insight: Diving Into Life As a Race Engineer9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (474+ words) Few sports in the world are as reliant on teamwork as endurance racing. Races, especially the major classics, are long, grueling affairs that sometimes have dozens of people working together in the pursuit of the best possible result. While the…...

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Opinion: Entering the 'Platinum Era' of Sports Car Racing

Opinion: Entering the 'Platinum Era' of Sports Car Racing10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (813+ words) Last month's IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona again attracted a sold-out grid of top-level sports cars, coupled with what appeared to be another spectator attendance record that packed the Daytona International Speedway infield to the brim. Global…...