FIA president Jean Todt will try to persuade Audi, Porsche and Toyota—the three manufacturers whose LMP1 sports-car prototype programs are essential for the FIA World Endurance Championship—to enter Formula One. He revealed his intentions in Monza ahead of this weekend’s F1 Italian Grand Prix, and added that he would also pursue an objective to cut costs by a third in F1 before 2016.
Todt managed Peugeot’s Le Mans sports-car team before his successful tenure in charge of Ferrari’s F1 program. He held … More
Listen carefully. That sound you’re hearing now? That’s the sound of car enthusiasts all over the world screaming in agony after this Porsche 959 crashed in Montreal last night.
The story comes to us from the forums at Montreal Racing. Apparently, the flip-flop-wearing driver of this 959 lost control in a curve, trashing his  … Pictures and more
In 1963, Ferrari built four 330 LMBs, a GT race car meant to hit the track at Le Mans. All four still exist and are each worth nearly $15 million.
One of the cars, chassis number 4619, is owned by the Korean Chairman of Samsung Electronics, Kun Hee Lee.
But there’s just one problem: Some records show the car was stolen in 1977 and there’s a court order in the U.S. demanding that the car be returned  … More