BMW, Ferrari, and Toyota Chase Le Mans Endurance History
The 94th Le Mans race sets the stage for an intense Hypercar championship battle between BMW, Toyota, and Ferrari, where double points could decide the season.
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F1 Drivers’ Personal Car Collections
A few weeks ago we ran an article that outlined the incredible car collection of Lando Norris (link here). It seems the young Brit isn’t the only one who enjoys a good/classic road car. These speed kings just casually collect amazing cars that change what a “dream garage” even means. Forget boring daily cars – […]
2025 FIA WEC 24 Hours of Le Mans: Race Report and Ramblings [w/video]
This 2025 FIA WEC 24 Hours of Le Mans race report was compiled by regular endurance-racing correspondent and motorsport fundi, Dr Nick van der Meulen. The 24 Hours of Le Mans, the jewel in the WEC crown, is the fourth round of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship. It is a festival of note, with […]
McLaren Project Endurance Debuts Le Mans Challenger [video]
McLaren Project Endurance was shown for the first time ever at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans. This is a precursor the racer that will compete in the French endurance race’s Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) class from 2027. The company has already announced that it will be producing examples for private ownership. Follow Double […]
Aston Martin Creates 10 Units of Valkyrie LM for Track Use
A few days ago Porsche unveiled the 963 RSP. This is a one-off machine that is a lightly disguised version of the automaker’s current endurance racer. Click here for original article. Aston Martin has gone in the other direction by offering 10 examples of the Valkyrie LM. Valkyrie LM is an exquisite opportunity to be […]
2025 FIA WEC Qatar 1812 km: Race Report and Ramblings [w/video]
This 2025 FIA WEC Qatar 1812 km race report was compiled by regular endurance-racing correspondent and motorsport fundi, Dr Nick van der Meulen. The opening round of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship took place at Qatar…on a Friday. The 1812 km race comprises of 335 laps or 10 hours of racing, maximum. The circuit […]
Mercedes Returns To World Endurance Racing and Le Mans After Decades
The 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship is turning out to be one of the best-supported in decades. There are many new entrants to the fold, including Aston Martin that will compete in the top-flight hypercar class (more info here). More big news is that Mercedes returns to world endurance racing this year. Follow Double Apex […]
Production Aston Martin Valhalla Unveiled [w/video]
Just about five years ago Aston Martin unveiled the Valhalla. The all-new model, which slots in below the Valkyrie hypercar, and is the company’s first-ever series production mid-engined machine. The Valkyrie also has a mid-engine layout, but it is quite limited in production, 275 were made. In comparison, 999 of the production Aston Martin Valhalla […]
Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH Hits the Track
As we reported last year, Aston Martin will join the ever-growing World Endurance Championship (WEC) field (original article here). The Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH has hit the track for the first time. The new racer is undergoing a comprehensive testing programme in a bid to win the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans. If successful, […]
Rodin FZero Hits The Track [w/video]
Have you ever heard of an automaker called Rodin? No, neither had we. As it turns out the company is busy creating the most extreme hypercar ever, called the Rodin FZero. The company announced that the radical model will go into production soon. Click here to read about a similar offering from Aston Martin, called […]
Aston Martin Joins WEC With Valkyrie Hypercar
The world of endurance racing is in great shape. More and more automakers are joining the fray. Today it was announced that Aston Martin joins WEC racing from the 2025 season onwards. This means that the British firm, which also has its own F1 team, will compete at the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans […]
Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro Dynamic Debut [w/video]
Several automakers have produced hypercars in recent times. Few are as exciting as the Aston Martin Valkyrie, except for the Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro. The latter is a track-only version of Aston Martin’s most extreme road car. The Pro version made its dynamic debut at the Bahrain F1 GP this last weekend. Follow Double […]
Valkyrie Racing Porsche 356 Tackles Antarctica [w/video]
Renée Brinkerhoff is the kind of person many of us wish we could be. She is a bona fide petrolhead, has rallied her Porsche 356 around and she does so for humanitarian reasons. Now, she faces her toughest challenge yet as Brinkerhoff and her Porsche 356 tackles Antarctica. Follow Double Apex on Facebook and Instagram, […]
New Aston Martin Valhalla Supercar Debuts [w/video]
Another week and another new supercar has been unveiled. If we had a hundred bucks for every new supercar we wrote about we’d be able to buy one of the supercars we write about. Be that as it may, a new model debuted today, called the Aston Martin Valhalla. This is an all-new offering from […]
Valkyrie AMR Pro Is A Le Mans Racer For Private Use
The Aston Martin Valkyrie is a car we’ve covered previously (as you can see here). It is the most extreme car ever created by the British sportscar maker. Well, it seems that just isn’t enough for some as it has just released info on a more hard-core machine called the Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro. […]
GMA T.50 Supercar Engine Info [w/video]
A few months ago we brought you an exciting story about a new project from one of South Africa’s most famous automotive sons. Gordon Murray announced that he is busy working on on a new supercar, called the T.50 (original story here). More details about the GMA T.50 supercar have been released along with a […]
F1 Drivers Pilot Aston Martin Valkyrie At Silverstone [video]
Aston Martin has been developing its very own hypercar for a few years. The Valkyrie has been designed in conjunction with the brains trust from its Formula One partners, Red Bull Racing. This week the F1 team’s drivers got behind the wheel of the Aston Martin Valkyrie at Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit. Follow Double Apex […]
Aston Martin V12 Speedster
It seems open-top supercars are making quite a comeback of late. Ferrari unveiled the Monza SP1 and SP2 twins late in 2018. Towards the end of 2019 McLaren showed us the Elva. And now we have the Aston Martin V12 Speedster. Follow Double Apex on Instagram and Facebook where we share more car content. Limited edition The Aston Martin […]
F1 Review: Britain 2019
Nick van der Muelen, our resident F1 fundi, brings us this F1 review Britain 2019. Well! What a Grand Prix that was! Lots of drama and mayhem, along with some phenomenal racecraft from the young lions of the sport, to add spice to the 2019 British F1 Grand Prix. Seeing the action out front between […]
Aston Martin Valkyrie Public Debut
We’ve been covering Aston Martin’s upcoming hypercar with regularity on this site. The Valkyrie public debut took place at the Silverstone F1 Grand Prix this weekend. You can read about the Valkyrie’s high-revving V12 engine at this link and about its various specification offerings here. Aston Martin has already confirmed that the Valkyrie will be […]
Le Mans Hypercar Rules for 2020/21
The 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans will start tomorrow afternoon. Ahead of the race the organising body, the ACO, along with the FIA has confirmed details of the World Endurance Championship’s Le Mans hypercar rules from the 2020 season. We covered the likelihood of this happening in a story published last year (original story […]
Aston Martin Valkyrie Track Performance Pack
The Aston Martin Valkyrie is a much-anticipated hypercar designed by F1 legend Adrian Newey. This incredible car will be powered by a high-revving, naturally aspirated V12 engine, full details and engine sounds in this story. Now the British firm has confirmed the various spec levels, including the Aston Martin Valkyrie Track Performance Pack option, the […]
Aston Martin Valkyrie Engine Info Outlined [w/video]
Aston Martin is busy working on its Valykrie hypercar. Since day one the company has insisted that its limited-edition hypercar will be different to its very exclusive rival set. Now Aston Martin Valkyrie engine information has been released, and it is very interesting. You see the track version of the Valkyrie in one of our […]
McLaren Speedtail [w/video]
McLaren is busy reading its fastest car ever, the McLaren Speedtail. Rumour has it that the chaps at Woking have targeted a top speed of over 400 km/h and blistering acceleration. McLaren say that this new model will be it’s fastest and most luxurious ever built Limited edition McLaren Speedtail is the latest hypercar, adding […]
Aston Martin Project Neptune
Aston Martin has been busy of late. The supercar maker launched a brand new Vantage, debuted a track-only version of its Valkyrie hypercar at the Geneva Motor Show and just a few days ago it launched its own submarine. Yes, you read correctly, a submarine. An odd partner The British firm teamed up with Triton […]