Max Verstappen responds to Daniel Ricciardo Le Mans tilt: 'He's a smart man'
Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel racing together at Le Mans? Not as crazy as it sounds!
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Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel racing together at Le Mans? Not as crazy as it sounds!
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Max Verstappen has joked that former Red Bull team-mate Daniel Ricciardo is a "smart man" for picking him in a potential trio for a future Le Mans 24 Hour challenge. Ricciardo has not taken part in any racing series since leaving F1 for the second time having raced for Red…

Max Verstappen has joked that his former team-mate Daniel Ricciardo is "a smart man" for picking him for his dream Le Mans line-up. In fact, he revealed that the pair of them had already discussed the possibility of it. In a recent interview with the Beyond the Grid podcast, the…

Last month marked two years since Daniel Ricciardo’s last motor race to this day, as the eight-time grand prix winner regretfully, discreetly bowed out of Formula 1 – but is his career over? Ricciardo admits it likely is, having come to terms with the way his F1 stint ended –…

Last month marked two years since Daniel Ricciardo’s last motor race to this day, as the eight-time grand prix winner regretfully, discreetly bowed out of Formula 1 – but is his career over? Ricciardo admits it likely is, having come to terms with the way his F1 stint ended –…

As World Endurance Championship (WEC) and IMSA stakeholders prepare for the next generation of top-class sports car racing, Porsche Motorsport head Thomas Laudenbach has emphasized the urgency of establishing a clear regulatory foundation for 2030 and beyond. The FIA and ACO…

Former Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo has revealed he would consider a one-off appearance at the Le Mans 24 Hours and named his former Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen as his first choice to share a car with. The Australian driver has not raced since his F1 exit after the…

Sting Ray Robb will make his sports car debut with United Autosports this winter, pivoting to the Asian Le Mans Series following four seasons in the IndyCar Series. The 25-year-old American is set to pilot the #22 ORECA 07 Gibson alongside rising star Ian Aguilera and series…

Over the past two years, Eduardo Barrichello has become an increasingly difficult presence to overlook in sportscar racing. Whether it’s been the World Endurance Championship or the IMSA SportsCar Championship, his performances in the Aston Martin Vantage GT3 have warranted…

When the United States Grand Prix came up during the Formula 1 press conference in Singapore, Max Verstappen immediately joked that he would have to order a new spine. The four-time world champion had followed the World Endurance Championship round in Texas – The Lone Star Le…

McLaren has reaffirmed its faith in Leonardo Fornaroli – and is taking its commitment to the Italian driver a step further. Fornaroli has been confirmed as the Formula 1 team's reserve and third driver for the 2027 season, but his programme will also include a second,…

The Motorsport Museum has opened its doors in Le Mans following a colossal construction project completed within an astonishingly short time frame. For just under a year, the former Le Mans 24 Hours Museum was closed. During this time, walls were moved, 45,000m³ of earth was…

Mick Schumacher has insisted that racing single-seaters is “still something I burn for” as he gears up for a maiden IndyCar test next month. The veteran of 43 Formula 1 starts, who has raced sportscars for Alpine in the World Endurance Championship for the past two seasons,…