The revolutionary DeltaWing’s Le Mans adventure came to an end after six hours and fifteen minutes of racing.
OAK Racing’s hopes of winning the ultra-competitive LMP2 class ended in the tenth hour of Le Mans.
Update after nine hours of race at the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Toyota Racing lead the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans, Nicolas Lapierre taking the lead after tight battle – the Toyota driver…
By many people’s standards, Toyota entered this year’s Le Mans as the rank outsiders. With an interrupted test programme and no race experience at all, it seemed unlikely that the Japanese marque would be able to take the fight to the might of Audi.
As rules in Formula One become more and more restrictive, an increasing number of manufacturers are now electing to race at Le Mans to develop new technologies. Nissan is one of those. This year, the Japanese manufacturer’s engines will power half the field in the increasingly competitive LMP2 class. This year also sees the arrival of the exciting Garage 56 project – the Nissan Deltawing.
It is funny that in a sport so complex, winning races can hinge on getting something simple to work. Maybe it is easy to forget how big a part tyres play in Formula One, particularly since Pirelli took Bridgestone’s place.
There’s no other way about it, since the introduction of the NGTC regulation at the start of last year, the British Touring Car Championship has gone from strength to strength. The regulations haven’t been met with total approval by everyone yet, but bigger grids and new cars in the championship can only be a good thing.
For any new fans to Formula One, it is perhaps difficult to understand why so many people liked Gilles Villeneuve. He did, after all, only win six races in his tragically short F1 career. But that only tells half the story.
James Singleton takes a look back at the legacy of Ayrton Senna 18 years since his tragic death at the Imola race circuit.
James Singleton takes a look back at the season so far, four Grand Prix in and we have four different winners, it’s all to play for…
