24 Hours of Le Mans: Here’s how the world’s oldest endurance race differs from Formula 1
For Formula 1 fans, the world of Le Mans feels rather different. But that’s thanks to the nature and frequency of the two series. Formula 1 has consistently organized between 18 and 21 races every year for the last decade, while Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), the organisers of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, are content with their iconic race being conducted only once a year. As a result, fans have had increased exposure to the teams, drivers and format of Formula 1 racing.
But how different could the two be? They are both … More
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INDIANAPOLIS — The tale of Charlie Wiggins, then known as “the Negro King of Speed,” goes something like this:
In the 1920s, Wiggins rose to prominence in Indianapolis as an expert mechanic and fearless driver. The auto garage owner built his own racing machines, which he called “Wiggins Specials,” and he dreamed of entering his cars in the Indianapolis 500.
But at the time, while Indianapolis was the Western Hemisphere’s epicenter of racing, it also was a hub of white supremacy. The Ku Klux Klan counted … More
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Formula One driver Fernando Alonso knows his “career objectives are very ambitious.”
“I intend to win the Triple Crown of the greatest races: Monaco, Indy, and Le Mans,” the Spanish racing driver told the New York Times (paywall). Those are the biggest races in motorsport—the jewels of Formula One, IndyCar, and endurance racing, respectively. Only one driver in history, Graham Hill, has ever done it—and that was in 1972.
Alonso, who is regarded as … More
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It wasn’t entirely without drama, but Fernando Alonso has likely exceeded all expectations leading up to his first Indianapolis 500 with the Spaniard qualifying fifth on Sunday for the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.
The two-time Formula 1 champion has been on the provisional pole for a short time and believes he could have made a potential pole run if not for a turbo-booster issue … More
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