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Toyota's performance pegged back for Le Mans
Toyota's performance is set to be pegged back at next month's Le Mans 24 Hours in comparison to last year.
DragonSpeed leaving LMP1 to focus on IndyCar programme
Elton Julian, team principal at DragonSpeed, has announced that next month’s 24 Hours of Le Mans will see the team entering LMP1 for the final time, as he seeks to extend his NTT IndyCar Series campaign in 2020.
SMP commits to WEC for 2019/20 but wants LMP1 changes
SMP Racing has affirmed its commitment to the FIA World Endurance Championship for the 2019/20 season, but wants to see steps taken to reduce the performance of the Toyotas.
Bourdais: "Socialist" BoP has left Ford with no strengths
Sebastien Bourdais has hit out at a GTE Balance of Performance regime he has likened to “socialism” and feels has left the Ford GT with no strengths.
Alonso: No regrets over lack of competition in LMP1 stint
Fernando Alonso says he has no regrets that his stint in the FIA World Endurance Championship co-incided with a time where his Toyota LMP1 team faced no manufacturer opposition.
Prime The rules crisis facing the World Endurance Championship
After floating its hypercar concept, and then changing it for a number of manufacturers that are still yet to commit, the FIA World Endurance Championship's future is in peril. It must act swiftly or face impending doom.
Team Nederland switches to Oreca for 2019/20 WEC
Dutch LMP2 outfit Racing Team Nederland will switch from Dallara to Oreca for the 2019/20 FIA World Endurance Championship season.
Final 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours drivers revealed
A final entry list for this year's Le Mans 24 Hours has been issued, confirming the driver line-ups for all 62 cars entered for the race.
Key meeting to determine fate of WEC hypercar rules
Plans to allow road-going hypercars to race for outright honours in the FIA World Endurance Championship will be abandoned if no manufacturers make a firm commitment this week.
Button: Juggling Super GT and WEC was "impossible"
Jenson Button says it proved to be “impossible” to combine his Honda commitments in Super GT with a drive in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
BMW leaving WEC after one season would be "a shame"
Team MTEK boss Ernest Knoors says it would be "a shame" if BMW were to pull the plug on its factory involvement in the FIA World Endurance Championship after only a single season.
AF Corse to return to LMP2 in 2019/20 WEC
The AF Corse team that runs Ferrari's factory GT effort will return to the prototype ranks in next season's FIA World Endurance Championship.
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BMW announces drivers for 2019 Le Mans
BMW has announced its full roster for the two M8 GTE cars that will contest the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours.
Toyota explains why it chose Hartley to replace Alonso
Toyota LMP1 team director Rob Leupen has explained why the Japanese manufacturer settled on Brendon Hartley as Fernando Alonso's replacement in its 2019/20 FIA World Endurance Championship line-up.
ACO promises closer LMP1 contest at Le Mans in 2019
The Automobile Club de l'Ouest, organiser of the Le Mans 24 Hours, has promised a closer fight between Toyota and the LMP1 privateers for this year's edition of the French classic.
Spa weather saved Ferrari from finishing "absolutely last"
Last weekend's terrible weather during the Spa FIA World Endurance Championship round saved Ferrari from finishing "absolutely last", reckons factory driver James Calado.
Davidson hails Maldonado’s "second-best ever drive"
Pastor Maldonado's late surge to LMP2 victory in last weekend's Spa FIA World Endurance Championship race was the ex-Formula 1 driver's "second-best" ever drive, says DragonSpeed teammate Anthony Davidson.
Dillmann: "Something always happens" to ByKolles
ByKolles LMP1 driver Tom Dillmann has expressed his disbelief at the Austrian squad's run of misfortune after being taken out of contention by an LMP2 car early on at Spa last weekend.
"Safe" strategy cost Porsche possible GTE win
Kevin Estre feels playing it “safe” ultimately cost he and Porsche teammate Michael Christensen a strong shot at class honours in last weekend’s Spa FIA World Endurance Championship race.
Lotterer laments "terrible" race for #1 Rebellion crew
Andre Lotterer has described his #1 Rebellion Racing crew's showing in last weekend's Spa FIA World Endurance Championship round as "terrible".
Vandoorne's car finished Spa race with four gears
The SMP Racing LMP1 car driven by Stoffel Vandoorne finished Saturday's Spa FIA World Endurance Championship race with only four gears.
Alonso "extremely happy" with Spa WEC points swing
Fernando Alonso says he is "extremely happy" that the #8 Toyota crew was able to extend its FIA World Endurance Championship points advantage over the sister car by such a wide margin at Spa.
Spa WEC: Alonso, Buemi, Nakajima win snow-hit race
Fernando Alonso, Sebastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima took a significant step towards FIA World Endurance Championship title glory by taking victory in a snow-hit race at Spa.
Toyota: Delay in 2020/21 rules confirmation “ridiculous”
Toyota LMP1 team director Rob Leupen has described the delay in getting 2020/21 FIA World Endurance Championship rules finalised as “ridiculous”.
