WEC Season Review 2022: Toyota Wins Again but Sees Rivals Ahead
In its tenth season, the World Endurance Championship came to an end this past
weekend in Bahrain, with the future seeming to be brighter, but with a little
bit of sadness to be included.
The famed hypercar class will have more teams for next season, but the famed GTE
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Toyota Takes 1-2 in Bahrain; Claims Championship
SAKIR, Bahrain—Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Mike Conway, along with teammates Kamui
Kobyaschi and Jose Maria Lopez might have won the Eight Hours of Bahrain
Saturday evening, but their sister car, driven by Sebastian Buemi, Brendon
Hartley and Rio Hirakawa, took the world title with the Alpine car of Andre
Hartley Takes Bahrain Pole as Nato, Bovy and Bruni Win Class
SAKIR, Bahrain—Toyota Gazoo Racing edged ever so closer to taking their 2022
World Endurance championship for the Japanese manufacturer, as New Zealander
Brendon Hartley set a blistering pace in qualifying with a time of 1:46:800 to
lead the number eight car along with his teammates Kamui Kobyaschi
Verstappen Wins in Mexico, Breaks Single Season Win Record
MEXICO CITY, Mexico—Max Verstappen put his name into the formula 1 history
books, not only by winning his record-breaking 14thseasonal race of the year,
but by lapping every car in Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix up to sixth place. Lewis
Hamilton took second in fine fashion but was unable
Verstappen Edges Mercedes Duo to Take Pole in Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Mexico—Just when it looked like Mercedes would shock everyone and
claim the front row on Saturday afternoon in qualifying for the Mexican Grand
Prix at the Circuit Hermanos Rodriguez, Max Verstappen worked some late magic to
record a 1:17:775 quickest lap to take his first
Russell Takes Friday Tyre Testing Practice in Mexico
George Russell set the quickest time in Friday Practice for Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix but was one of the top three finishers who only did half of the tyre evaluation.
What Will the F.I.A. Decide on Red Bull's Overspending Breech?
It seems like if you were an employee of the F.I.A., which runs formula 1 as
much as other racing series, you would be under a lot of tension, especially in
the top tier of motorsports. Over the last few weeks, the Paris, France based
unit has had
