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Peugeot explains decision not to use WEC reserve driver at Spa

A desire to maximise seat time for the regular drivers of its 2024-spec 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar, which is making only its second race outing prior to next month's Le Mans 24 Hours, was cited by technical director Olivier Jansonnie as a justification for not giving reserve Malthe Jakobsen a…

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Toyota expects Ferrari to remain quickest in Spa WEC despite BoP hit

David Floury, technical director of Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe, believes that its Italian rival will maintain at least some of the the advantage it showed last time out at Imola before tactical errors when it rained allowed the Japanese manufacturer to come through to win.

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How the mutual faith between Norris and McLaren F1 is finally paying off

Norris' journey with McLaren goes back way further than that, with CEO Zak Brown taking a personal interest in the Briton's career even before he joined the Woking squad's young driver programme in 2017, aged 16. "I regard Lando as a fabulous prospect," Brown said at the time. "He blew…

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Ferrari prepares for F1 Imola upgrades with Fiorano filming days

Ferrari's SF-24 will receive the first of three planned upgrade packages next week, when F1 heads to Italian soil for the first time in 2024.

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Ferrari takes BoP hit for Spa WEC round

Its 499P Le Mans Hypercar has had 12kg added to its minimum weight and its maximum power reduced by 4kW (5bhp) for Saturday’s Spa 6 Hours, round three of the 2024 WEC.

Motorsport

How McLaren has left no stone unturned with its Miami F1 update

For its debut weekend, the entire suite of new parts has been fitted to Lando Norris' MCL38, while Oscar Piastri will have to wait until Imola to see the full advantages on offer, as only half of the new components have been installed on his machine.

Autosport

Haas to run back-to-back F1 upgrade test at Imola

Haas introduced its first major upgrade of the season at the Chinese Grand Prix, the VF-24 being equipped with updated floor fences, mirrors, cooling outlets and rear brake duct inlets.

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Commemoration Of Ayrton Senna's 30Th Anniversary At Imola

Commemoration of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger at Imola track on 30th anniversary, highlighting their impact on Formula One and safety improvements ...

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Vettel to drive Senna's 1993 McLaren in F1 Imola tribute

Senna's life has been extensively celebrated this week on the 30th anniversary of the three-time world champion's fatal accident at the San Marino Grand Prix on 1 May 1994.

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Ayrton Senna: 30 years since F1 lost its uncompromising, complex genius

Three decades after his death at Imola, the great Brazilian driver remains a revered but controversial figure in motor sport

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The inside story of Imola 1994 from the Williams camp

"Ayrton Senna is joining Williams..." I have to say that even though I was the team manager at the time, I had a certain feeling of trepidation when I heard this news. It was pretty daunting, because he was Ayrton Senna... he was coming with a little bit of a…

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The nightmares over Senna that would haunt Imola's safety car driver for years

But one of the lesser-known aspects of what happened on May 1, 1994, was the sense of helplessness unfolding for those inside the safety car which led the Formula 1 field early on.

Motorsport

How Alpine and Lamborghini are fighting to overcome similar issues in WEC

Starting their World Endurance Championship Hypercar programmes one year behind the likes of fellow LMDh entrants Porsche and Cadillac was always likely to mean a period of playing catchup for Alpine and Lamborghini in 2024. Two rounds into the season, that prediction has been borne out and both marques are…

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How two WEC manufacturers are fighting to overcome similar issues

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Schumacher confident Alpine can optimise WEC tyre warming procedures

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Magazine: F1 Chinese GP, WEC Imola and WRC Croatia review

Last weekend’s motorsport featured all of the above – and that’s before we get on to Formula 1’s return to China. And all of them feature in this week’s edition of Autosport magazine, out today (25 April).

Autosport

WEC Imola: Toyota beats Porsche to win rain-impacted thriller

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Peugeot 'scratching their heads' after poor Imola WEC qualifying in new-look 9X8

Jean-Eric Vergne insisted that he and the Peugeot Sport team left nothing on the table on the way to 15th position in the opening qualifying session, five places off the cut-off for the Hyperpole final.

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BMW's Vanthoor frustrated by "harsh red flag" call in Imola WEC qualifying

The Belgian was pushing for a place in the Hyperpole session ultimately topped by Antonio Fuoco in a Ferrari top three sweep when he rotated the WRT-run M Hybrid V8 on the exit of the fast Piratella left-hander. Having avoided contact with the wall and got going again, Vanthoor felt…

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Why Imola could bring “more chaos” to the WEC

Following a season-opening race in Qatar that ran without interruption from safety cars, there is widespread expectation that Imola’s tight and undulating nature may conspire to produce incidents that the open, flowing nature of the Losail International Circuit helped negate.

Autosport

Why Porsche doesn't expect another WEC domination at Imola

Porsche pretty much dominated at the World Endurance Championship season-opener in Qatar back in March. The German manufacturer’s 963 LMDh led all bar 52 of the 355 laps on the way to blocking out the podium positions. But there’s every reason to expect that it is going to have more…

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Ferrari, Toyota receive biggest BoP breaks for WEC's Imola round

The Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar will race at a minimum weight of 1041kg, 34kg below the figure at which it competed in the WEC curtain-raiser in Qatar last month, and has had maximum power raised by 7kW (9bhp).

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F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix live stream 2024 — how to watch highlights and full replay, results

Did the champ get back to winning ways in Imola? Here's how to watch 2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, with details on highlights and full replay streams.

Autosport

WEC grid airfreighted back from Qatar to Europe to avoid Imola delay

According to a statement from the WEC organisation, sending cars and equipment by air rather than by sea as originally intended was the only way to ensure that the field would be in place in Europe “on time” for the Imola 6 Hours on 21 April.

Autosport

Toyota expects another "difficult" WEC race in Imola if car weight remains same

The Japanese manufacturer fears it could end up being in the same position as in Saturday’s Qatar 1812Km season-opener, where its two cars finished sixth and ninth after struggling for pace all week at the Losail International Circuit.

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