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A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT OF REBELLION
Alexandre Pesci, President of REBELLION Corporation discusses this historic victory for the Team in FIA WEC. “It’s an amazing double podium for REBELLION Racing although not achieved in the best of ways, but it’s a well-deserved reward for all the team’s efforts provided for over 11 years. This historical victory is the first for a … Continue reading
LARBRE COMPETITION POSITIVE ABOUT PERFORMANCE GAINS AT FIA WEC 6 HOURS OF SILVERSTONE
Larbre Competition is delighted with its improved performance in the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship, with the French squad’s all bronze-graded driver line-up finishing sixth in the LMP2 class at the 6 Hours of Silverstone (17-19 August). Making its third appearance in the FIA WEC ‘Super Season’, the Val de Vienne-based team continued its strong … Continue reading
TAN FORCED TO SETTLE FOR SECOND AT SILVERSTONE AFTER PUNCTURE DEFLATES VICTORY CHARGE
Weiron Tan was on-track for a famous victory in last weekend’s 6 Hours of Silverstone (17-19 August) until a mid-race puncture scuppered his and his team-mates’ challenge, but the highly-rated Malaysian Chinese ace nevertheless went on to secure his maiden podium finish in the FIA World Endurance Championship – outperforming a host of seriously big … Continue reading
ALEX LYNN – 6 HOURS OF SILVERSTONE REVIEW
Aston Martin Racing made a great step forward for the 6 Hours of Silverstone, and it was really satisfying to finish fourth with Maxime Martin in the latest round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. This was only the third race for the new Aston Martin Vantage GTE, and overall, in every department, I think … Continue reading
AKIO TOYODA COMMENT ON THE WEC 6 HOURS OF SILVERSTONE RACE
All our drivers drove our cars with their full power and the fight for victory was truly exciting for the fans so I truly feel disappointed to lose the result. I would like to apologize to the six drivers that we could not make a car with which they can win even though they drove … Continue reading
SEVENTH PLACE WEC FINISH FOR TDS RACING AT SILVERSTONE
The third round of the World Endurance Championship in Great Britain was going to be an emotional one for the men and women of Xavier Combet and Jacques Morello TDS Racing team. In fact, with two cars in two different championships WEC and ELMS, it was to be a complicated organization that went perfectly well. … Continue reading
WEC PODIUM FOR PORSCHE AT SILVERSTONE – VICTORY IN THE GTE-Am CLASS
In a turbulent round three of the FIA World Sports Car Championship WEC at Silverstone in Great Britain, Kévin Estre from France and Michael Christensen from Denmark finished on third place at the wheel of the 510 hp Porsche 911 RSR with the number 92. The No. 91 sister car driven by Austria’s Richard Lietz … Continue reading
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING STATEMENT: 6 HOURS OF SILVERSTONE
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing has lost its one-two victory in the 6 Hours of Silverstone following a post-race technical inspection. The #8 TS050 HYBRID of Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Fernando Alonso crossed the line to win the third round of the FIA World Endurance Championship from Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López in … Continue reading
PIER GUIDI AND CALADO WIN AT SILVERSTONE
As they say in the world of distance running, “your head can go where your legs can’t”. The 6 Hours of Silverstone, third round of the Super Season of the 2018-19 World Endurance Championship boiled down to this for Ferrari no. 51 of AF Corse. After a stark performance gap in qualifying mainly due to … Continue reading
DIFFICULT WEEKEND FOR BMW IN THE SIX HOURS OF SILVERSTONE
BMW Team MTEK has finished in sixth place in the GTE Pro class in the third round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), the Six Hours of Silverstone (GBR), with its #81 BMW M8 GTE piloted by Martin Tomczyk (GER) and Nicky Catsburg (NED). The sister car, the #82 BMW M8 GTE of António … Continue reading
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