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LMP1 is a big learning curve says Nelson Piquet Jr
Nelson Piquet Jr made his LMP1 debut for Rebellion Racing at the Six Hours of Silverstone a fortnight ago. The Brazilian driver admitted that with just one race now until the 24 Hours of Le Mans, he is in for a steep learning curve. After qualifying at Silverstone Piquet Jr told WEC-Magazin that a gear…
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Matthew Howson and Richard Bradley return to KCMG for Le Mans
Despite not running a full season in LMP2 this year, KCMG will be back in the prototype class at Le Mans in a bid to defend their 2015 success. Today (28/04/2016), the Chinese team has confirmed that 2015 Le Mans winners, Matthew Howson and Richard Bradley will return to the team alongside Tsugio Matsuda for…
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Spa-Francorchamps entry list revealed
Traditionally, the Six Hours of Spa has a much larger entry list than what we see at Silverstone due to teams searching for extra running in the WEC field before Le Mans in June. However, with no third cars for Audi or Porsche this year, there are only minimal changes to the entry list for…
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Spectator view: 6 Hours of Silverstone
The 6 Hours of Silverstone is a highlight of the British motorsport calendar. With the high calibre of cars, teams, drivers and not to mention variety of machinery on display, for a fraction of the price of a rival Formula One event, it really is a must see event. The first thing to strike you…
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ELMS: G-Drive win the 4 Hours of Silverstone
After a chaotic start, the G-Drive team ran a perfect race to secure victory in the European Le Mans Series season opener at Silverstone. In LMP3, United Autosports battled hard with the Graff team, which ended in a 1-2 for United Autosports. JMW Motorsport took LMGTE honors in their Ferrari 458. The first ELMS race of the year…
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Andy Priaulx: “We’re in a good strong position”
Andy Priaulx is making his FIA World Endurance Championship debut with the new Ford team this weekend. However very wet conditions have not played into the British driver’s hands. Priaulx told WEC-Magazin after free practice three today (Saturday 16th April) that it was “difficult to read anything”. It is very much a case of entering into…
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Rene Rast: “The car felt very good yesterday in the dry”
Rene Rast set pole position in LMP2 alongside Roman Rusinov for G-Drive Racing today for tomorrow’s FIA WEC season opener at Silverstone. Rast confirmed that despite the qualifying session taking place in the wet, the #26 Ligier was being run on the dry set up the team had worked on over the free practice sessions…
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Audi take pole at Silverstone
The first qualifying session for the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship ended with the LMP1 pole going the way of the #7 Audi. G-Drive Racing will start tomorrow’s race from pole in LMP2, while the #71 Ferrari will lead away the GTE-PRO class, and the #88 Porsche the GTE-AM field. In LMP1, there was nothing…
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Silverstone Snow Shortens FP3
Free practice three got underway for the FIA World Endurance Championship in very wet conditions. With sleet and rain adding to the already wet circuit, conditions were far from ideal. Anthony Davidson wasted no time getting out onto the circuit but struggled for grip. After running off the road at Luffield, the British driver then…