What’s behind Ferrari’s decision to end its 50-year absence from top-level sports car racing – and why it hasn’t closed the door on a move into IndyCar.
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Ricciardo nearly joined 2015 Le Mans-winning car
World Endurance Championship
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo came close to driving the car which won the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2015, but was blocked from entering the race by Red Bull, his team at the time.
Toyota take third consecutive Le Mans victory as LMP1 era ends
WEC
Posted onSebastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Brendon Hartley took Toyota to their third win in as many years at Le Mans, as the LMP1 era drew to a close at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
Alonso, Nakajima and Buemi secure second Le Mans win for Toyota
2019 F1 Season
Posted onAlonso’s car takes a record-breaking – but controversial – second victory at Le Mans in the final hour of the race, over Toyota’s other hybrid prototype.
Live: WEC 2018-19 round 8: Le Mans 24 Hours
RaceFans Live
Posted onJoin us to follow round 8 of the 2018-19 WEC season – the Le Mans 24 Hours – from the Circuit de la Sarthe on RaceFans Live.
Pictures: Webber and Lieb take Porsche’s 919 for its final drive
World Endurance Championship
Posted onMark Webber and Marc Lieb took Porsche’s three-times Le Mans 24 Hour-winning Porsche 919 for a final drive to the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, where they will now be displayed.
Will more F1 drivers follow Alonso’s lead? Todt thinks so
2018 F1 season
Posted onFIA president Jean Todt expects to see more F1 drivers follow the lead of Fernando Alonso by racing in other championships.
Todt aiming for seven manufacturers in new, low-cost LMP1 from 2020
World Endurance Championship
Posted onFIA president Jean Todt aims to lure manufacturers back to the top class of the World Endurance Championship with a new, much cheaper formula from 2020.
Alonso car inherits pole as Toyota admits “error” led to team mates’ disqualification
World Endurance Championship
Posted onFernando Alonso will start his first WEC race from pole position after an “administrative error” by Toyota led to one car being thrown out of qualifying.
Alonso running at “99%” as he begins packed 11 weeks of F1 and WEC
2018 F1 season
Posted onFernando Alonso said he is conserving his energy levels as he enters a gruelling 11-week spell of his dual F1 and WEC campaign.
F1 will “smash” Porsche’s Spa record – Hulkenberg
2018 F1 season
Posted onFormula One will “smash” the lap time Porsche set with its 919 Hybrid Evo at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, Nico Hulkenberg predicted.
Stunning turnaround in Formula V8 title-decider
Weekend racing wrap
Posted onA seven-way fight for the Formula V8 3.5 championship was decided in sensational fashion in the final race of the season. Plus WEC highlights and more.
Title-winning weekend for Red Bull drivers
Weekend racing wrap
Posted onThe DTM, World Rally and Rallycross championship titles all fell to Red Bull-backed drivers last weekend.
WEC returns to action after Le Mans at Nurburgring
Weekend Racing Wrap
Posted onOne week ahead of Formula One’s return to Germany the World Endurance Championship resumed at the Nurburgring following the Le Mans 24 Hours.
Winners disqualified in WEC season-opener
Weekend racing wrap
Posted onVideo highlights of a controversial WEC season-opener at Silverstone, a disputed IndyCar win at Long Beach, action-packed Formula V8 3.5 curtain-raisers at Motorland Aragon plus World Rallycross and more.
Watch the top ten races of 2015 outside F1
Top Tens
Posted onWhat were the ten best race of 2015 outside F1? Watch a selection of this year’s racing highlights from beyond the grand prix world.
IndyCar title goes to the wire at sombre Sonoma
Weekend Racing Wrap
Posted onThe IndyCar title battle hung in the balance until the last lap of the season, but proceedings were overshadowed by Justin Wilson’s death six days earlier.