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The winning driver reactions after Le Mans

Posted on September 20, 2020

LMP1 Sebastien Buemi – no8 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 Hybrid “I am feeling great after winning Le Mans for the third time. My teammates have done an amazing job. We really tried to prepare ourselves well in the last three weeks, spending a lot of time in Cologne driving the simulator to try and […]

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Spa, Bentley and M-Sport according to Jules Gounon

Posted on July 31, 2019July 31, 2019

It is safe to say that the Bentley team did not enjoy their first few days of the Total Spa 24 Hours. The heat and a BOP change hurt their car and ensured they were outside the top 20, missing the Super Pole shootout. The race didn’t go much better and the team never looked […]

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Tom Onslow-Cole: “It is a risk versus reward”

Posted on July 27, 2019

There is little doubt about the challenge of the Total 24 Hours of Spa this year. From an ambient temperature of 39 degrees in qualifying, the race looks like it will be all wet. Though Tom Onslow-Cole, is on for the challenge. Onslow-Cole qualified on class pole in the Pro-Am Cup. He said in the […]

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Matt Campbell: “If someone told me this would happen in my life…”

Posted on June 14, 2019June 14, 2019

It has been quite the 12 months for Queensland’s Matt Campbell. It started by taking the class win in the GTE Am category in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It kept going by taking all bar the Fuji race wins in the category with Christian Reid and the Dempsey Proton Porsche squad. An outright […]

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Strong race for SMP as they look to Le Mans

Posted on May 5, 2019

In the LMP1 debate there is the Rebellion and on the other side of the battle is the SMP Racing team. They came to Spa last year and it was a little bit of a disaster with a flying car casting a shadow over the program but ultimately they were up to the hard work […]

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Gustavo Menezes: “I am very proud of how the team has worked”

Posted on May 5, 2019

When it comes to the LMP1 Private battle, it is Rebellion, SMP Racing and By Kolles. In many ways, Rebellion is the elder statesman. Running as Speedy Sebah as far back as 2008, they have evolved taking 1st in class in Le Mans and outright podiums. Equally, Gustavo Menezes has cemented himself as a sportscar […]

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Aero, downforce and gaining 2.5 seconds for AMR

Posted on May 4, 2019

This time last year it was the first race for the Aston Martin Vantage. At Spa and Le Mans it was a way off the pace. But a year later it has won a race and topped a practice session at Spa. It is not far off the outright pace. As driver Alex Lynn mentions, […]

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Charlie Eastwood: “What a time to put in one of the best laps I have ever done at Spa”

Posted on May 4, 2019

There is no better time to put your best lap of Spa in than your first FIA WEC qualifying lap. That is the achievement of Charlie Eastwood who helped steer the TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage GT3 to GTE Am pole at the 6 Hours of Spa Francorchamps. Together with Salih Youlc, they put the […]

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A year of progress for AMR, evident at Spa

Posted on May 3, 2019

This time last year the Aston Martin team were debuting their new GTE machine. Suffice to say, it was a long way off the pace. Qualifying barely faster than the GTE Am class and 3-4 seconds off the pace in GTE Pro, there was reason to be concerned. They finished the race last of the […]

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Quoting the winners from the British GT opener

Posted on April 25, 2019April 27, 2019

What did the winners say after the opening round of the British GT at Oulton Park? We find out… JRM Racing, winner, race 1 Seb Morris: “There’s no feeling like crossing the line in front. It starts to hit you on the cool down lap and then when you get out of the car to […]