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The trio have been named as part of a full roster of drivers for the French manufacturer's return to the top-flight of sportscar racing in the WEC and at the Le Mans 24 Hours.  They will be joined by Le Mans winner Loic Duval, WEC regular Gustavo Menezes and 2019 European Le Mans Series LMP3 champion Mikkel Jensen in the race squad.James Rossiter, who has raced in the WEC sporadically with the ByKolles team since 2012 and was a Honda F1 tester in the 2000s, will act as the reserve and simulator driver.  It has not been revealed how the drivers will line up across the two Peugeot LMH hybrid prototypes, which will begin racing at a yet-to-be-decided point during the 2022 WEC season.  Read Also: Peugeot reveals powertrain details for 2022 Hypercar #01 Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac DPi, DPi: Kevin Magnussen Photo by: Michael L. Levitt / Motorsport Images Former McLaren, Renault and Haas F1 driver Magnussen is competing in sportscars for the first time this year … [Read more...] about Magnussen, di Resta land 2022 Peugeot WEC drives

The Circuit Hermanos Rodriguez has an elevation of 2,285-metres (7,500-feet) and the thinner atmosphere could change the competitive dynamics, due to WEC’s combination of turbocharged and normally-aspirated engines – as well as the aerodynamic variants available to the factory LMP1 teams.“I think the WEC grid will look very spectacular in Mexico City,” said di Grassi. “The long straight will be very interesting in terms of overall speed but, of course, also how the engines and the systems will be affected by the high altitude.“I think the close racing will be even more interesting in the WEC because the straight is so long but, a little bit like Fuji in some ways, there will be a compromise as there are some tight sections that make up the circuit.” Potential for GT shake-up too As well as the potential for a shake-up of the prototype machinery, perhaps even more of a reshuffle could occur in the GTE ranks around the 4.304-mile track due … [Read more...] about Di Grassi: Mexico City altitude to make WEC “even more interesting”

Bastianini is set to step up to MotoGP next season with the Avintia squad after confirming last weekend he has signed a deal with Ducati.The original race only ran for six full laps when spots of rain forced the red flag to be flown, with Bastianini having taken the lead the tour before. The second start had to be abandoned owing to worsening rain with the entire field on slicks, and a delay of around 15 minutes was had before a 10-lap restart got underway just after 1:10pm local time. Bastianini was jumped by Marini off the line, though the Italtrans rider aggressively tried to take the lead back at Turn 4 and forced both wide – allowing Xavi Vierge on the Petronas Sprinta bike to hit the front. Vierge was overhauled by Bastianini through the fast Curvone right-hander at Turn 11, with world championship leader Marini losing spots as his decision to stick with the harder rubber he used for the original start looked to be backfiring.Bastianini immediately put a second between … [Read more...] about Misano Moto2: Bastianini wins red-flagged race

Hamilton is set to go head-to-head with 2018 title rival Sebastian Vettel for the final time this year for the International Driver of the Year Award presented by Pirelli, with the pair facing competition from F1 counterparts Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen.Formula E champion Jean-Eric Vergne and IndyCar champion Scott Dixon are also in the running. The dominant Mercedes F1 W09 Hybrid headlines the fight for Racing Car of the Year honours, against the Ferrari SF71H, the Le Mans-winning Toyota TS050 HYBRID, the resurgent Audi e-tron FE04, IndyCar’s new Dallara IR18 and the record-smashing Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak.Meanwhile, the British Competition Driver of the Year category pits Hamilton against incoming Williams F1 driver and reigning Formula 2 champion George Russell - as well as FE frontrunner Sam Bird, Super GT champion Jenson Button and Mercedes DTM teammates Gary Paffett and Paul di Resta. Russell is also nominated for two accolades and faces strong competition in … [Read more...] about Motorsport stars set for 2018 Autosport Awards ceremony

1978-79: Williams-Cosworth FW06 1/45 Photo by: Williams F1 Driver: Alan Jones 1979: Williams-Cosworth FW07 2/45 Photo by: Sutton Images Drivers: Alan Jones, Clay Regazzoni 1980: Williams-Cosworth FW07B 3/45 Photo by: Sutton Images Drivers: Alan Jones, Carlos Reutemann 1981-82: Williams-Cosworth FW07C 4/45 Photo by: Sutton Images Drivers: Alan Jones, Carlos Reutemann, Keke Rosberg, Mario Andretti 1982: Williams-Cosworth FW08 5/45 Photo by: Sutton Images Drivers: Keke Rosberg, Derek Daly 1983: Williams-Cosworth FW08C 6/45 Photo by: Sutton Images Drivers: Keke Rosberg, Jacques Laffite, Jonathan Palmer 1983-84: Williams-Honda FW09 7/45 Photo by: Sutton Images Drivers: Jacques Laffite, Keke Rosberg 1985: Williams-Honda FW10 8/45 Photo by: Sutton Images Drivers: Nigel Mansell, Keke Rosberg 1986: Williams-Honda FW11 9/45 Photo by: Sutton Images Drivers: Nigel Mansell, Nelson Piquet 1987: Williams-Honda FW11B 10/45 Photo by: Sutton … [Read more...] about Gallery: All Williams F1 cars since 1978