In 1999, Mercedes returned to the Le Mans 24 Hours with a bold new prototype, the CLR. Designed to dominate the LMGTP class, the CLR was an engineering marvel, but its performance would become ...

Engineers extensively improved the GTR’s aerodynamics for the 1998 season and replaced the 6.0-liter V12 with a 5.0-liter V8 derived from the unit used in the Le Mans-winning Sauber C9 and the ...

Twenty years on, the horrific Mercedes CLR crashes at Le Mans are fresh in our minds. Here's why they happened. By Kyle Kinard Published: Jun 24, 2019. Save Article. Frank Peters // Getty Images.

If you watched the 1999 Le Mans 24 Hours, you undoubtedly remember Peter Dumbreck's spectacular crash on the way to Indianapolis corner, where his Mercedes CLR took flight, seemingly for no ...

Do Le Mans, give everybody a cost cap. 'You cannot spend more than X, whatever you say, 30-40 million. And within this 30-40 million, you can do what you want'.

The Silver Arrows have skipped Le Mans since 1999, but that hasn’t stopped motorsport fans from dreaming of a glorious return – and the AMG One sounded like a probable candidate for the comeback.