After the Champagne (or whatever fizzy stuff they use in Monterey) had been washed away, it was a matter of what direction do we take from here for AMG Mercedes Benz? They had cars, drivers and budget, where could they race for the 1999 season? The FIA GT Championship was going to run to GT2 rules, so that avenue was closed. Stephane Ratel held a meeting
27 year-old French hotshoe Loic Duval hardly needs introducing, but just for the record, he's been a race winner in some of the top racing categories in Europe and Japan over the last number of years. Hailing from the French town of Chartres, just an hour's drive from Le Mans, the 24 Hours has been a dream achievement of Loic's since he
Down to earth with a bump, the AMG Mercedes squad trailed back to Affalterbach to conduct the post mortem on the Le Mans debacle. That the two engine failures suffered were as a result of the failure of a very minor part added to the sense of injustice. But the AMG squad are real professionals, so the problem was put right and everyone focused on the
Place: Le Mans, France Date: 6th June 1998 The Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, waves the Tricolour and the 66th Grand Prix of Endurance bursts into life. There is a huge crowd of spectators, attracted no doubt by the prospect of the battles between the factory teams from Mercedes Benz, BMW, Porsche, Nissan and Toyota. Right from the off the race did not
I thought I'd flag this Dunlop livery competition to all those budding artists on Speedhunters. This is the second year Dunlop have run a competition like this and our post proved popular last year. The rules are fairly basic. You have to be resident in one of the Eight eligible European countries (which rules me out!), use the templates supplied
I often log into BMW's media site just to look at their photo album. Stunning selection of photography and this example is no exception. Motorsport fans will recognise the Blue and Red stripes in the distance as Paul Ricard, while the stripes on the 500bhp BMW M3 GT2 confirms this car as the new (European) Le Mans Series entry, which BMW Team Schnitzer
I've just uploaded some desktops from our Speedhunters trip to the McLaren technology centre: we were there for the launch of the MP4-12C sportscar, but the opportunity to take in their four F1s couldn't be missed: two with Le Mans pedigree and two road variants. Head over to the desktops section for a bit of orange heaven! More McLaren F1 GTR
Resolution: 1920x1200 Photographer: Jonathan Moore Description: The XP1-LM prototype was built to celebrate the McLaren win at Le Mans in 1995 - five special edition road cars were eventually constructed for five very lucky - and very rich - owners.
Resolution: 1600x1200 Photographer: Jonathan Moore Description: The XP1-LM prototype was built to celebrate the McLaren win at Le Mans in 1995 - five special edition road cars were eventually constructed for five very lucky - and very rich - owners.
Resolution: 1920x1200 Photographer: Jonathan Moore Description: #41 finished second overall in the 1997 running of the Le Mans 24 Hours, winning its class. The car is kept in pristine condition at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey.