The 2017 FIA/WEC Prologue at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza on 1st and 2nd April showcased its newest competitors and also some familiar team names. As well as being the first action of WEC racing season, it is also the last official opportunity the teams will have before the first race of the season at Silverstone, just a fortnight away on 15/16 April. A total of 27 cars … [Read more...]
Final hours of Le Mans 24H 2016
In the final hours of Le Mans 24H 2016 and after twenty hours of nose-to-tail racing, the no.2 Porsche is 40 seconds behind the lead Toyota and just 24 seconds behind the second placed Toyota. From early on in the race, Toyota took the fight to Porsche and it was a three-way tussle throughout the night, with the lead swapping between them in sync with the pit stops. If truth be … [Read more...]
Nürburgring 6-Hour roundup
So, we have reached the halfway mark in the season with four races down, and four to go. As we mentioned in our last blog, this was the first time for the WEC to be held on this famed circuit, but the Nürburgring 6-Hour also served as the last European race of the season on the WEC calendar. From there the teams will head off around the world to Austin, Texas, followed by Fuji, … [Read more...]
Looking for the spirit of Le Mans
In my earlier blog (Le Mans 24H 2015) I described the build up to Le Mans. In this one, I will be looking for the spirit of Le Mans and give you an insight into the event itself. I have been to Le Mans many times before as a spectator, latterly as part of a group who have got their camping and hospitality down to a fine art with the luxuries of electricity, satellite, TV and … [Read more...]
Le Mans 24H race – 4 weeks
With just four weeks to go until the 2013 Le Mans 24H race, we take a look at the lap times and performance figures of some of the top class performers over the last few years. Criticism has been levelled from several quarters at the Balance of Performance (BoP) waivers that are allocated or given to a manufacturer in order to bring the contenders in a class up to a common … [Read more...]
Countdown to Le Mans 24 Hours
As the countdown to the jewel of the motorsport calendar rolls relentlessly on, we look at the fall-outs and the fall-ins for the Le Mans 24 Hours race in June. With the date of the 24 Hour race having moved forward one week at the request of the FIA to accommodate the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Jersey (USA), there have been many new developments on the racing scene. But before … [Read more...]
Le Mans Post No.1
It’s Thursday evening and with the Wednesday night’s opening rounds of practice and qualifying behind us, the action is well and truly under way at this year’s Le Mans 24-Hours to finalise the grid for the big race on Saturday. In some ways Wednesday’s qualifying produced the expected Audi contingent occupying the top of the leader board, but it wasn’t all one-way traffic as … [Read more...]
Le Mans 24 Hours … Two Weeks to go
Question – what do you do with your time once you retire from international football and you have a World Cup Champion’s medal in your top drawer? Answer – you could buy a wine farm and put your feet up or you could try the next best thing, go motor racing. That is what Fabien Barthez, the 1998 French World Cup winning goalkeeper has done, in fact he started racing a month … [Read more...]
