The six hours of Spa was an exciting race and one in which Toyota will be proud of their achievement, even if it was at the expense of another cars failure. The race provided plenty of action and certainly didn’t disappoint spectators at the Belgian circuit. Starting with qualifying for the race, Porsche number 14 […]
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After the first round of battle at Silverstone, the three LMP teams, Audi, Toyota and Porsche are readying themselves for another six hour slog to victory at the infamous Belgian circuit; Spa-Francorchamps. The result after Silverstone puts Toyota in good stead, having completed the course with a one-two victory over Porsche who came third on
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After a tough Easter weekend, Toyota were there overall victors, finishing with a 1-2 at the Silverstone 6 hour race. Drivers, Anthony Davidson, Nicolas Lapierre and Sebastian Buemi drove the winning car in an exciting and eventful race, cut short by bad weather and red flagged. The UK held up it’s reputation for both crowd
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This Easter sees the start of the new 2014 season of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). The new season sees many rule changes, to try to make the sport more eco friendly by, for example, by dramatically reducing the amount of fuel allowed – 30% less than the 2013 season. Hybrids have taken over
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Toyota Racing has taken the wraps off the new TS040 Hybrid, the car which will take the team into the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship and a new era of hybrid powered motorsport. The new car, will make its competition debut at the season-opening Six Hours of Silverstone race on 20 April. Toyota will be
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In the past, the Goodwood Festival of Speed (FoS) has been a pilgrimage for petrol heads. Mostly consisting of cars which were made to guzzle fuel at incredible rates in a bid to claim the title of world’s fastest, Goodwood has not exactly been the ideal haven for the more environmentally conscious minded person, and
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In 2014, Porsche is returning to the top class of endurance racing after an absence of 16 years. Consequently, the engineers had to develop the new Porsche 919 Hybrid from scratch. The new WEC regulations for LMP1 race cars gave them an unusual degree of freedom, while focusing on such technologies with great future potential
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Before the Audi R18 e-tron quattro is allowed to contest its first race, the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) has to approve it. The required homologation documents had to be submitted by February 15. When the Audi Sport squad headed by Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich tackles the construction of a new race car, a challenging task
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As announced in June, 2013, the 2014 Le Mans 24 Hours will see Michelin introduce the Michelin Total Performance Award, a new competition which seeks to speed up innovation in favour of not only performance on the racetrack but also sustainable mobility. In addition to benefiting from the backing of endurance racing’s governing organisations, this award coincides
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Motorsport is changing: When the new Audi R18 e-tron quattro is pitted against its competitors in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) the Audi factory drivers have to deliver an additional quality. Not only will they need to master the races in a flawless, fast, reliable and intelligent manner as before, but in a highly
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