LMP1
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WEC drivers set to star in 24 Hours of Daytona
The TUDOR United Sportscar Championship is heading into it’s second season this weekend with the season kicking off with the world famous 24 hour race at Daytona. Among the 53 starters there is a healthy representation of WEC drivers that will be competing in the endurance classic. We take a look though each of the drivers ahead…
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Awards for Kristensen and Lotterer
Last season was among the most difficult in the history of Audi Sport Team Joest. After the team managed to claim the world championships in both 2012 and 2013, missing out on the championship last year was not in the script for Audi. It wasn’t for a want of trying at Audi, the team fought…
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Toyota begin testing 2015 car
After Porsche were the first LMP1 team to reveal images of their new prototype ahead of the 2015 season, Toyota have also been testing in the south of France. The Japanese team spent three days testing a modified version of the 2014 model of the TS040 at Le Castellet. Over the course of the test,…
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Porsche introduce the new 919 hybrid
Porsche have rolled out their updated 2015 specification Porsche 919 Hybrid at their in house test track in Weissach. Marc Lieb was behind the wheel of the new 919 Hybrid in it’s first shake down last week. According to Porsche, the the new 919 is an evolution of the race winning 2014 version. The drive train…
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Sutil considering Le Mans switch
Adrian Sutil has been dropped by the Sauber Formula One team ahead of the 2015 season. With no more vacant seats in the single seater category, the former Sauber driver has stated he is interested in a drive in the World Endurance Championship. In an interview with AUTOSPORT, the German said “There are plenty of…
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2014 LMP1 Review
The 2014 season is undoubtedly one of the most exciting in the short history of the WEC. Over the past eight races we saw countless breathtaking, dramatic, funny and exciting moments. Here we are going to relive these moments in the following articles and publish a season review of each class. From the very beginning…
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Jarvis replaces Kristensen
This week Audi Sport held their end of season presentations in Nackarsulm. As well as celebrating the 2014 season which saw the four rings take yet another victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the German manufacture also looked ahead to the 2015 season. It was there they made their announcement about who would be filling…
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First test for 2015 Porsche 919 Hybrid
The 2014 FIA WEC has only just finished but Porsche have already turned their attention to the 2015 season. The German team which celebrated their comeback this year, have already began testing their new 2015 LMP1 car. On Monday, the new version of the LMP1 Porsche had its first test on their test track in…
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Nico Hulkenberg begins Porsche LMP1 testing
This week Porsche Team have completed a three-day test with the 919 hybrid LMP1 car at the Aragon Circuit in Northern Spain. Formula One driver, Nico Hulkenberg, got his first chance to get behind the wheel of the Porsche Prototype. The test was also the last outing for this version of the Porsche 919. The…