Almost unrestricted LMP1 action on test day

The FIA Endurance Commision has chosen to give the privateer LMP1 teams almost unrestricted possibilities the test day ahead of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2019. None of the non-hybrid cars were within 2,3 seconds of Toyota Gazoo Racing in the race, and a massive 4 seconds in the qualifying. That was such a huge difference, that there was never any excitement about the race result, since both Toyota Gazoo Racing cars has lapped everybody else with a lap, in less than 3 hours of racing. The mandatory test…

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BMW pulls the plug – Ginetta, TF Sport and Signatech returns

22 May 2019 has been a day with both positive and not so positive news for the FIA World Endurance Championship 2019/20 season. BMW Motorsport sent out a press release around midday, where they confirmed the rumours, that has been present for a long time. When the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2019 has finished, they will no longer be in the championship as a works team. It’s still unclear if they cars will be made available for private teams to run it them in GTE Pro or more likely,…

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