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Lola introduces budget LMP2 car

Lola has become the first sports car constructor to commit a chassis to the new cost-capped LMP2 division, which comes into force in 2011
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ORECA dominates in Portugal

The ORECA Peugeot 908 HDi dominated round three of the Le Mans Series at the Algarve circuit
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ORECA on pole at Algarve

The ORECA Peugeot 908 HDi will start this evening's Le Mans Series event at the Algarve circuit from pole position
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Mansell back in action for Hungary

The Beechdean Mansell Motorsport team has announced that it will return to competitive action in Hungary in August following its Le Mans crash.
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Jota lands works Aston deal from 2011

British team Jota Sport will run a factory-backed GT2 Aston Martin Vantage in the Le Mans Series next season
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McNish confident Audi is competitive

Allan McNish is confident that Audi is in good shape heading for the Le Mans 24 Hours even though its new R15 Plus was beaten by Peugeot in the Spa 1000km today
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Montagny stunned by swift repairs

Franck Montagny said he was amazed at the speed with which Peugeot got his car back on track after his violent accident early in the Spa 1000km
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Kristensen: No regrets over inters call

Tom Kristensen says he has no regrets over making a late call for intermediate tyres in the Spa 1000km despite the stop costing him second place in the chaotic six hour race
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Q and A with Simon Pagenaud

Q and A with Simon Pagenaud
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Pagenaud: Win proves team's strength

Simon Pagenaud believes Peugeot's triumph in the incident-packed and rain-affected Spa 1000km shows how effectively and calmly the team is now operating
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#3 Peugeot wins bizarre Spa 1000kms

The Peugeot of Simon Pagenaud, Sebastien Bourdais and Pedro Lamy survived a first lap spin, an unprecedented red flag and ensuing confusion, a late-race rain storm and a trip across the gravel in the final hour, to win the most chaotic race in the history of the Le Mans Series at Spa
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Spa 1000km resumes after delay

The Spa 1000km is back underway following a power cut that caused the race to be red-flagged for more than 40 minutes
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Power cut interrupts Spa 1000km

The Spa 1000km has been stopped just after the two-hour mark due to a major power cut affecting the Belgian circuit
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Peugeot leads amid Spa chaos

Peugeot leads the Spa 1000km after a frantic action-packed first hour in a race that has already featured two safety car periods
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Interview with Timo Bernhard

Interview with Timo Bernhard
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Mansell missed Spa to avoid setbacks

Beachdean Mansell Racing opted not to compete in this weekend's Spa 1000km to ensure it had no disruptions in its build up to the Le Mans 24 Hours
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Strakka faces challenge to make grid

Strakka Racing faces a race against time to take its LMP2 pole position on the grid for the Spa 1000km after team owner Nick Leventis crashed the Acura ARX 01c in the morning warm-up
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Melo delighted to deny Porsche pole

AF Corse Ferrari's Jamie Melo said he was delighted to beat Porsche to pole position in the GT2 class for the Spa 1,000km after a difficult weekend with the 430 GT
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Watts ready to convert LMP2 pole

Spa 1000km LMP2 pole-winner Danny Watts has stressed the importance of he and his Strakka team not 'resting on their laurels', after the British driver took pole in the class by 2.5s from the RML Lola
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Kristensen: Contact cost grid position

Tom Kristensen reckons his collision with the Strakka Acura in qualifying could have cost him a shot at a place on the front row for Sunday's Spa 1000km
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Injured Minassian withdraws from Spa

Nicolas Minassian has stepped down from driving duties in this weekend's Spa 1000km after complaining of pain in his right ribs during practice.
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Bourdais takes pole for Peugeot

Sebastien Bourdais gave Peugeot pole position for the Spa 1000km with a stunning lap of 1m57.884s to fend off a seemingly growing threat from Audi this weekend
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Peugeot maintains Spa advantage

Peugeot maintained its position at the top of the times in the final free practice session for the Spa 1000km as Stephane Sarrazin set the pace in the #2 factory 908 HDi turbo-diesel.
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Peugeot drivers reckon Audi is closer

Peugeot drivers Alex Wurz and Stephane Sarrazin are convinced that Audi's new R15 Plus will bring the German manufacturer right back into contention in the two LMP1 giants' ongoing battle
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Pagenaud flies for Peugeot at Spa

The factory Peugeot squad revealed its true pace in the second free practice session for the Spa 1000km after Simon Pagenaud lapped more than a second under last year's pole time to go fastest of all on the now-dry track.
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Davidson: Rules don't favour diesels

Anthony Davidson is adamant that the LMP1 rules do not favour diesel engines - and that if a petrol-powered team had Audi and Peugeot's resources, it would be just as competitive
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Q and A with Anthony Davidson

Q and A with Anthony Davidson
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ORECA Peugeot upstages factory cars

Olivier Panis used all of his years of experience and guile to stun the factory opposition and dominate the first practice session for the Spa-Francorchamps 1000km in the sole privateer ORECA Peugeot
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Peugeot to be cautious at Spa

Peugeot will not take any risks in its fight against Audi at next weekend's Spa 1000 kilometres, according to the manufacturer's sporting boss Olivier Quesnel.
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Kristensen fit for Spa 1000 km

Tom Kristensen has confirmed that he is fit to race in the Spa 1000 kilometres having recovered from the Achilles tendon injury that he suffered earlier this year.
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