The revised Peugeot 9X8 2024 Le Mans Hypercar introduced at the Imola WEC round in April has received an 18kg weight break down to 1047kg while retaining the maximum power of 508kW (681bhp ...

Paul di Resta, among the drivers of the second of Peugeot’s 9X8s, agrees. ‘This new Hypercar is built for Le Mans,’ he tells me. ‘It’s light on downforce and significantly heavier than ...

The arrival of McLaren adds further depth to an already stacked WEC field, where factory teams representing Cadillac, Ferrari, BMW, Porsche, and Toyota all compete in the Hypercar category.