The Latest Breaking News from Kevin Estre

Ferrari and Toyota concede WEC drivers' title to Porsche

Ferrari and Toyota have conceded the World Endurance Championship drivers’ title to Porsche with one race left to run after Sunday’s Fuji round. 

Autosport · Sep 16, 2024

Estre: Hirakawa was 'blocking me everywhere' in Fuji despite blue flags

Porsche’s Kevin Estre felt Toyota rival Ryo Hirakawa was “blocking me everywhere” despite being shown blue flags on an outlap in Sunday’s Fuji WEC race.

Motorsport · Sep 16, 2024

Kobayashi takes blame for Porsche clash as Toyota exits WEC drivers' title race

Kamui Kobayashi has accepted blame for the clash with Porsche’s Matt Campbell at the Fuji 6 Hours that effectively removed Toyota from contention in the World Endurance Championship drivers’ title race.

Autosport · Sep 15, 2024

Ferrari's WEC title hopes "back on track" after Le Mans win

Ferrari believes it is back in the hunt for the 2024 World Endurance Championship after claiming its first win of the season at the Le Mans 24 Hours.

Motorsport · Jun 18, 2024

Porsche drivers claim rivals were sandbagging before Le Mans 24 Hours

Porsche was deemed as the favourite to take victory in the 92nd edition of the French endurance classic, having won two out of three World Endurance Championship rounds in 2024, the #6 factory Porsche squad in Qatar and the #12 Jota Porsche effort at Spa, and also looked rapid in…

Autosport · Jun 17, 2024

Le Mans 24 Hours: Ferrari survives late drama to score back-to-back wins

Nickas Nielsen, Antonio Fuoco and Miguel Molina took the chequered flag in the #50 Ferrari 499P with a 14s margin over the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID of Nyck de Vries, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez, as the #51 Ferrari of Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi rounded…

Autosport · Jun 16, 2024

Le Mans 24h, H15: Heavy rain neutralises race behind safety car

As the race entered its second half, incessant rainfall meant that the race director kept the safety car out for an extended period.

Autosport · Jun 16, 2024

Le Mans 24h, H12: Porsche battles against Toyota at the halfway point

After all the rain and safety car drama of the previous couple of hours, the track dried out completely as it ticked past 1am local time on Sunday morning. All eyes were initially on Antonio Fuoco (#50 Ferrari) and Earl Bamber (#2 Cadillac) swapping fourth place in a pulsating battle…

Autosport · Jun 16, 2024

Estre's "exceptional" pole lap "not 100% representative" of Porsche Le Mans pace

The Porsche Penske factory team barely got one 963 into Hyperpole with an initial eighth time in the first qualifying session for Estre, before the #7 Toyota lost its laps due to causing a red flag, promoting Jota's #12 Porsche into the top eight.

Motorsport · Jun 15, 2024

Le Mans 24 Hours: What's changed for WEC's main event in 2024?

The world’s most prestigious endurance race is back as this weekend drivers will tackle Circuit de la Sarthe for the Le Mans 24 Hours. Ferrari are the defending champions having won the race’s centenary edition in 2023, which was its first overall victory at Le Mans since 1965.   But the…

Autosport · Jun 14, 2024