Last year's Le Mans 24 Hours winner Andre Lotterer made Le Mans history on Thursday night when he secured the first pole position for a hybrid car on the 80th running of the race at La Sarthe.
"We're all giving major props to IndyCar and in particular the VP of technology, Will Phillips, for how they handled Texas. This was driving. This is what the great oval racers like Rick Mears, A.J. Foyt and Mario Andretti had to do."
Applying his extensive experience of the corporate and racing worlds, Leo Hindery Jr. explains how and why his team is bringing Formula 1 to the Jersey shore.
Corvette's Richard Westbrook and Oliver Gavin believe the #51 AF Corse Ferrari is still a major threat in the GTE Pro class at this year's Le Mans 24 Hours despite the car missing most of qualifying and having to start from the back of the field.
Toyota technical director Pascal Vasselon says that more work needs to be done on the balance of performance between gasoline and diesel-engined LMP1s after Anthony Davidson qualified the fastest TS030 Hybrid third at Le Mans.
NASCAR officials see no need to intervene and force speeds down at Michigan despite Sprint Cup cars testing at averages above 200mph on the two-mile track's newly repaved surface.
The FIA is hoping to finalize the implementation of cost-control measures in Formula 1 for 2013 by the end of this month, the governing body said after a meeting of its World Motor Sport Council in Paris on Friday.
Lotus is not far away from grabbing the victory that has eluded it so far this season, and it could come as early as the next race in Valencia, Frenchman claims.
Leading sports car privateer OAK Racing was unimpressed by the 2014 LMP1 rules package announced by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest and the FIA on Thursday.
Congrats to the president of ACCUS, who celebrates a birthday a few days before his efforts to bring F1 back to the U.S. are realized at Austin's Circuit of The Americas.
RACER guest contributor Melissa Eickhoff will be sharing photos outside the usual realm of car shots throughout the week at this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans.
RACER is teaming up with Radio Le Mans to keep you updated all week long on activities from the 80th running of the biggest event in sports car racing, and beyond.
Le Mans, IndyCars at Milwaukee, NASCAR at Michigan and more.
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