Interview
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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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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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Richard Lietz returns to defend GTE-PRO title
After his best season in the FIA World Endurance Championship to date, the Austrian, Richard Lietz will compete again this year in the GTE-PRO class. We caught up with the 32-year-old ahead of his first WEC season as defending champion. For Richard Lietz, 2015 could not have been better. It was the first time in the history of […]
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Marino Franchitti: “We hope to be competing at the sharp end”
Fifty years on from their famous 1-2-3 finish at Le Mans, Ford are returning to the endurance racing scene. This year all eyes will be on the American manufacture as they enter the fiercely competitive GTE-PRO class. Marino Franchitti has been confirmed as a driver for the new entry and has been involved in the […]
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Mike Conway talks Toyota’s 2016
Last season Mike Conway made his full season debut in LMP1 with Toyota. With a race win under his belt and the championship winning team at his feet, 2015 looked like the year that would allow the Briton to shine. However it was not to be. Toyota were left behind in the development race and […]
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Bruno Senna on his WEC return with RGR Sport by Morand
Bruno Senna is no stranger to competition in the FIA World Endurance Championship with a two year spell with Aston Martin under his belt. Since then, he has switched to Formula E and the McLaren GT3 squad, however the Brazilian is back for 2016. This time, Senna will be campaigning in the LMP2 class with the RGR […]
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David Brabham: 2017 debut a “realistic goal” for Project Brabham
In September 2014 David Brabham launched a brand new initiative named Project Brabham. The goal being to form a new team to bring the Brabham name back to motorsport for the first time since 1992, as well as one which puts the fan at the heart of the team. With £295,210 raised from a total of […]
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Aston Martin hoping for warm conditions
Today’s qualifying session for the 6 Hours of the Nürburgring was as close as ever. Despite Ferrari claiming the top two positions in GTE-PRO and pole in GTE-AM, warm conditions out on track helped Aston Martin salvage some strong starting positions for the race. Aston Martin had a strong qualifying at the Nürburgring claiming third, sixth and […]
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Interview: Fernando Rees on the Nurburgring
We caught up with GTE-PRO race winner Fernando Rees ahead of the WEC’s trip to Germany. The next race is the 6 hours of Nürburgring. What memories do you have of the German track?I’ve only been there once, in the Le Mans Series back in 2008. So of all the WEC circuits, it’s the only […]