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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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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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Nic Minassian: “I would never say I would retire…”

Posted on October 4, 2018October 4, 2018

There is little doubt that Nic Minassian became a fan favourite. A stellar and strong career that, like for so many, started with open wheelers before making his name in sportscars. There was a time that it looked like he was going to be the next great French F1 hope. Testing for Williams F1 – […]

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Toyota’s Jose Maria Lopez on the preparation for this “beautiful” Le Mans 24 Hour

Posted on June 16, 2018

Toyota are the undoubted favourites this year at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Competing as the only factory hybrid, the race is certainly theirs for the taking. Though they have lost the last couple – ripping defeat from the jaws of victory. So it could be said that the pressure this year is intense. […]

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Listen: We catch up with Mike Rockenfeller before Le Mans

Posted on June 16, 2018

This is not the first time that Mike Rockenfeller has competed at Le Mans in a GT car – he has done it twice before, taking a class win last time out in 2005. Since then he concentrated on winning the overall prize with Audi and has taken to GT duties in the IMSA series […]