The inaugural FIA WEC season kicked off in 2012 with the Silverstone race being the first on the calendar that year. Since then, we have had six years of world endurance sports car racing under the auspices of this organisation, and numerous teams have come and gone. While the current WEC set up has lost some of its early lustre, there have been some great moments that we can … [Read more...]
WEC Spa 6 Hours Preview
It seems only a few days ago I was packing up and leaving the Silverstone media centre after witnessing a superb opening race to the WEC 2015 season. If this race was anything to go by, there is a very strong case for WEC to be the premier international motor sport series. What other championship offers the pinnacle of engineering and innovation, close racing, fair … [Read more...]
FIA WEC 2014 summary
What a year it has been on the WEC circuit in 2014, with the old order being pushed aside (in a way), and Toyota claiming pole position in the Championship battle at the last race of the season. But before we get all emotional about the winners, let us take a step back and see how the season unfolded in our FIA WEC 2014 summary. After the drivers of the #2 Audi R18 … [Read more...]
Audi R18 hybrid system
For the first time in many years, we have three manufacturers competing in the LMP1 class of the World Endurance Championship (WEC). As the current rules dictate, the LMP1-L class is for cars having no Energy Recovery System and is reserved for privateer teams only. The LMP1-H class is for cars with an Energy Recovery System and has strict fuel consumption requirements … [Read more...]
Porsche 911 RSR timing comparison
With two rounds of the 2014 WEC season behind us, this would be an interesting time to compare the performance of the current Porsche 911 RSR against its predecessor. As the rules of the WEC require, those cars in the GTE AM class run with the technology of the previous year’s GTE PRO car, so according to the regulations, a car running in the AM class will always be a year … [Read more...]
Silverstone 6 Hours
The opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, the Silverstone 6 hours, over the Easter weekend was always going to be a humdinger of a race, and it didn’t disappoint. From Thursday, the first day of the weekend’s events, the atmosphere was charged with anticipation with Porsche’s re-entry into the top echelons of sports car racing. In fact with three top … [Read more...]
