WEC-Silverstone
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Silverstone victories for Toyota and Porsche
Toyota wrapped up victory at the first round of the 2019/2020 FIA World Endurance Championship in Silverstone, while Porsche prevailed in GTE Pro.
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Toyota top Silverstone Free Practice after Rebellion FP1 surprise
The 2019/2020 FIA World Endurance Championship has begun in earnest with the first two free practice sessions for the 4 Hours of Silverstone.
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Rebellion inherit Silverstone win after Toyota disqualification
Sunday’s 6 Hours of Silverstone appeared to result in a straightforward one-two for the pair of Toyota TS050 Hybrids. However, post-race technical checks resulted in both cars being disqualified from the race, leaving Rebellion Racing to inherit its own one-two finish at the third round of the season. The FIA technical delegates at Silverstone found…
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Victory for Toyota at the 6 Hours of Silverstone
Update: Toyota was disqualified after the race at Silverstone. The victory went to the second placed rebellion. All information can be found here. Toyota Gazoo Racing put together a perfect weekend at the 6 Hours of Silverstone to take its third victory of the season. After six hours of racing, the #8 TS050 of Buemi/Nakajima/Alonso…
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Pole for Toyota and Ford at Silverstone
The Silverstone race weekend began according to plan for Toyota Gazoo Racing. The Le Mans champions were quickly on the pace, setting the fastest times in free practice. In qualifying, the Japanese manufacturer continued its impressive form and secured pole position for Sunday’s race. In GTE Pro, it was Ford who took the pole, finishing…
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Equivalence of technology adjusted ahead of Silverstone
Equivalence of technology was one of the most-discussed issues at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. The system, designed to equalise performance between hybrid and non-hybrid cars was much criticised for giving the works Toyota team (the only cars running a hybrid system in LMP1) a significant perceived advantage at the Circuit de la…
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The best social media from Silverstone
The opening race of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship offered a mouth-watering taste of what is set to be an exciting season. Fans flocked to the Silverstone circuit in the UK to watch their favourite teams and drivers. Elsewhere, fans resorted to social media to follow their heroes and gain an insight behind the…
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Toyota and Porsche go toe-to-toe at Silverstone
The Porsche team will likely have left Silverstone with a smile on their face, having travelled to the UK with the low-downforce, Le Mans-spec bodywork and performing well at a track not entirely suited to a low-drag set-up. “We are even happier about today’s second and third place with such a marginal gap to the…
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Toyota take Six Hours of Silverstone victory
The #8 Toyota of Anthony Davidson, Kazuki Nakajima and Sebastian Buemi has started the season with a win. However after the Japanese brand was confident heading into the race, Porsche was too close for comfort. The race was won by Sebastian Buemi in the last 20 minutes as he overtook Brendon Hartley on his newer…