Overview
- The team announced plans to enter the Asian Le Mans Series Hypercar class after sitting out since the end of its troubled 2023 WEC season.
- Vanwall says it has replaced the 4.5-liter naturally aspirated Gibson V8 with a 3.5-liter twin-turbo Pipo Moteurs V8.
- Additional revisions focus on improved air intake, airflow management, radiator and intercooler performance, and exhaust gas flow.
- A comprehensive test and endurance proving program is planned, with a potential 2027 WEC return contingent on invitation and timing.
- DailySportscar questions claims in the team release, noting no public evidence of on-track running, no confirmed re-homologation, and unconfirmed calendar details, as other entrants like BBM Sport eye the new class.