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31 cars for Silverstone WEC

A field of 31 cars is expected to attend round one of the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Silverstone in a week’s time…

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A thrilling finale saw Allan McNish clinch the lead and win at Silverstone with only minutes of the British race remaining! The N°2 Audi of Kristensen/Duval/McNish crossed the finish line just 3.462 seconds clear of the N°1 R18 e-tron quattro line after six hours and 1,161km of racing (197 laps). Toyota had to settle for third and fourth places.

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All you want to know – or nearly – about FIA Formula E

The FIA Formula E Championship will be the highlight of the year in the electric vehicle world. We bring you some of the keys to a better understanding of this new racing series which features electrically-powered single-seater cars.

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FIA FORMULA E: teams take delivery of first batch of Spark-Renault SRT_01Es

The 10 registered teams for the FIA Formula E Championship have taken delivery of their first electric single-seater racing cars developed and built by Spark Racing Technology in association with McLaren, Williams, Dallara, Renault and Michelin.

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Formula E: Alguersuari and Bird join Virgin Racing

Along with the pairing announced recently by Abt, another complete driver line-up for the FIA Formula E Championship has been made public, since Jaime Alguersuari and Sam Bird have been officially recruited by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Racing Formula.

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The MICHELIN Pilot Sport EV: approved for the new Formula E championship!

A test session at Issoire, near Clermont-Ferrand, France, on April 14-16, 2014, enabled Michelin to sign off the new tyre that will feature in the brand-new FIA Formula E World Championship for electric single-seater racing cars which kicks off later this year.

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Maranello Motorsports (Ferrari/Michelin) wins epic Bathurst 12 Hour

The 2014 Bathurst 12 Hour was brutal and relentless and, in the end, came down to a final fifteen-minute sprint to the chequered flag. The spoils ended up in the hands of Maranello Motorsport’s Peter Edwards, John Bowe, Craig Lowndes and Mika Salo (N°88 Ferrari/Michelin) by a margin of 0.4s over the N°84 Mercedes (HTP)! The N°63 Erebus Mercedes was third to make it an all-Michelin podium in Australia.

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An appetising menu for Mexican fans!

Jari-Matti Latvala and Volkswagen Motorsport top the Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ points tables ahead of Rally Mexico, the 2014 WRC’s first gravel round.

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Latvala’s third Swedish triumph

After their previous Rally Sweden victories in 2008 and 2012, Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila claimed their third win on the wintry fixture today in Karlstad. VW Polo R WRC/Michelin enjoyed a one-two finish thanks to Andreas Mikkelsen who scored his first ever world class podium. He was joined in the top three by fellow Norwegian Mads Ostberg (Citroën).

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A land of melting snow

After the pristine wintry conditions that marked last week’s pre-event tests, positive temperatures in recent days have completely transformed the 2014 Rally Sweden landscape. The thermometer is expected to fluctuate between -2°C and +2°C this week.

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ERC: slides to Latvia victory

Latvia’s Rally Liepaja, round two of the 2014 FIA European Rally Championship, was won by Finn Esapekka Lappi (Skoda Fabia S2000/Michelin), ahead of Russia’s Vasiliy Gryazin (Fiesta S2000) and Irishman Craig Breen (Peugeot 207 S2000).

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ERC: a chilly trip to Latvia

There are plenty of stars entered for Round 2 of the FIA European Rally Championship (ERC), Rally Liepaja. Craig Breen (Peugeot 207 S2000), Bryan Bouffier (Citroën DS3 RRC), Esapekka Lappi (Skoda Fabia S2000), Kajetan Kajetanowicz (Ford Fiesta R5) figure among the entry list’s top names.

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