Wednesday February 6th, 2019

RLR MSport hires young Indian

Wednesday February 6th, 2019Thursday February 7th, 2019 Jens Jensen

RLR MSport has the European Le Mans Series line ups ready for the 2019 season. After announcing the LMP3 car almost two weeks ago, the British team are now ready to release the names of the LMP2 drivers. Indian Arjun Maini will get his sportscar debut for RLR MSport, where he will share the car with John Farano and Bruno Senna. Senna can’t race for the team at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which they are qualified for as well, since he will be racing for Rebellion Racing in…

Firestone extends Indycar contract

Wednesday February 6th, 2019 Jens Jensen

There will be no tire war in the NTT IndyCar Series for the next seasons. That was made public after Firestone has extended the contract through 2025. The American brand, which now is a part of the Bridgestone company, was the brand on the very first Indianapolis 500 race winner in 1911, Ray Harroun. The 2019 season will the 20th in a row, with Firestone as the exclusive tire supplier in Indycar. Firestone has won 69 of the 102 Indy 500 races run so far. More than 26.000 thousands tires…

New McLaren 720S GT3 to enter British GT

Wednesday February 6th, 2019Wednesday February 6th, 2019 Steve Tarrant

The McLaren 720S GT3 will make its UK competitive debut with Balfe Motorsport, as the multiple championship-winning customer team confirms a return to the British GT Championship in the GT3 class for 2019. The decision also sees McLaren Automotive Factory Driver Rob Bell make a return to the British GT grid as part of a Pro-Am line-up alongside team owner Shaun Balfe, reuniting the driver pairing that took the 2017 International GT Open Pro-Am title. Bell brings significant experience of the McLaren 720S GT3 with him, having played a key…