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Mark Webber and Porsche take on London
Mark Webber and the Porsche Team have traded purpose built race tracks for the streets of London this morning. The morning commute has never been so stylish. Webber took his #1 Porsche 919 Hybrid on a picturesque tour of London this morning, starting at Hyde Park Corner. Before ending his trip at Parliament Square, the Australian passed…
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WEC: Cover to Cover
Event programmes have always been a part of race weekends. From the artwork of yesteryear to the new graphic designs which take the cover pages today, there is always something about picking up your programme before the racing begins. However, it can be difficult to find out what the programmes look like if you are…
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Analysis: Who should have won in Mexico?
So the Six Hours of Mexico has just finished, and I can’t help but keep thinking about the ifs, buts, could have, should have, would haves of the race. There was plenty of them! I started the second half report on WEC-Magazin by saying that there was not a car that did not deserve to…
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Porsche steal 6 Hours of Mexico victory
There was not a car that could not or should not have won in Meixco. Porsche however were the lucky ones. For all of the controversy in LMP1 however, LMP2 got the fairy tale win for RGR Sport on home soil. Hour 4 The second half kicked off with a spin for the Larbre Competition Corvette…
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Porsche and Audi head first three hours in Mexico
The six hours of Mexico got under way in an exciting fashion, which saw Audi take advantage of their pole position. However Porsche and Toyota are still in the hunt. Hour 1 Andre Lotterer made a great start making a launch straight past the #2 Porsche , before taking advantage of the #8 Audi of…
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Audi, RGR Sport and Aston Martin claim Mexican Poles
Audi have taken pole for the inaugural 6 Hours of Mexico in the LMP1 class. In LMP2 it was a home pole for the RGR Sport team, with thanks to a time from home favorite and team owner Ricardo Gonzalez. The #8 Audi set the fastest time to gain pole position for tomorrow’s 6 Hours…
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Mexico to be ‘one of the best races of the year’, says Lucas di Grassi
This weekend, the WEC debuts in Mexico. The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez is uncharted territory for the WEC, so every team will be driving into the unknown come raceday. We spoke with Audi driver Lucas di Grassi ahead of the the first race at the latest WEC circuit. “The Six Hours of Mexico will be one of the…
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Lewis Williamson to continue driving for Strakka in remainder of 2016
Lewis Williamson made his LMP2 and WEC debut last time out at the Nurburgring for Strakka Racing. Today it has been confirmed that the young Scottish Driver, who impressed in his debut sportscar weekend, will continue to drive for Strakka for the remaining races this season. Strakka Racing broke the news this afternoon with a…
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Audi and Porsche stick with 2 car Le Mans efforts for 2017
AUTOSPORT have revealed that Audi and Porsche will stick to two car efforts next year at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. This news comes to end the speculation that the two German manufactures would return to three car teams in 2017. According to AUTOSPORT, Audi’s Dr Wolfgang Ulrich said that the switch back to a…