In other WEC news, the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) is ready to host the return of the Spirit of Le Mans, with the FIA World Endurance Championship season finale set for 1-2 November.

TF Sport and Chevrolet have done it. The Corvette Z06 GT3.R has officially conquered the FIA World Endurance Championship, claiming its first-ever series victory in a Qatar 1812Km battle. Behind ...

FIA introduces 'Hypercar Concept' for World Endurance Championship. FIA wants road-like cars with LMP1 performance leading the field in 2020. By Jonathon Ramsey. Jun 10, 2018 1:15 PM EDT.

In 2012, the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, a joint race with the American Le Mans Series, served as the kickoff event for the FIA World Endurance Championship, although under dark clouds and ...

Both explanations could be true of course, but personally it's hard for me to believe the latter hasn't influenced the FIA's manner of speaking to some extent. Especially as the WEC puts out self ...