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Fuji marks Porsche's best chance of WEC podium return in 2023 - Makowiecki

Porsche has struggled to challenge Le Mans Hypercar manufacturers Toyota and Ferrari on its return to the top echelon of sportscar racing this year, managing only one podium with its 963 LMDh.

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Boxster ace Lovell fights his way to brink of Autosport National Driver Rankings top 10

Lovell has been the driver to beat in the Boxster Cup this year and took his 2023 tally to 11 with his hat-trick at the Festival of Porsche event. Those victories have in turn sent him 11th in Autosport's winners' table, a rise of 18 places.

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WRC at 50: Ranking the 10 greatest WRC drivers

Autosport’s top 10 was determined by a panel including Toyota WRC team principal Jari-Matti Latvala, M-Sport Ford managing director Malcolm Wilson and Hyundai Motorsport’s WRC programme manager Christian Loriaux. Autosport also produced its own list.

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Palou: Lack of F1 guarantee at my age played part in McLaren IndyCar U-turn

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Palou, who won his second IndyCar title for the team at Portland last weekend, had been driving TPC (testing previous cars) machinery as reserve driver for McLaren’s F1 team ahead of his expected switch to Arrow McLaren’s IndyCar squad next year.

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Marquez flirts with a possible Gresini Ducati MotoGP switch for 2024

The speculation, which in recent weeks was labelled as a rumour, has kicked up a gear on Thursday at the San Marino Grand Prix, with some media outlets even writing that Marquez has already decided to quit his Honda contract a year early.

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WRC drivers confident rain-hit Acropolis Rally can continue safely

Regions of Greece have been subjected to severe rainfall and thunderstorms over the past 72 hours, which has caused widespread disruption and flash floods.

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Torrential rain forces WRC Acropolis Rally shakedown cancellation

Greece has been subjected to flash flooding this week after receiving record-breaking rainfall courtesy of Storm Daniel. Last Sunday WRC crews were issued a severe weather warning of the approaching storm.

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Autosport Podcast: F1 Italian GP review

Ferrari threw everything at stopping the dominance of its Milton Keynes rivals, with a package specifically for Monza bedecked in a special livery to celebrate its Le Mans 24 Hours success.

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Ilott “not bothered” by “stupid” Grosjean clash in IndyCar Portland practice

Grosjean had a small moment in Turn 6, which resulted in his Honda-powered Andretti Autosport entry to be caught by the surging Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet of Ilott.

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F1 teams think FIA had good reason to act on "rubbery nose boxes"

As revealed by Autosport earlier this week, the FIA has issued a draft technical directive stating that from the Singapore Grand Prix it is to take a tougher stance on the flexibility of bodywork – especially front and rear wings.

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Friday favourite: Why there's more to Imola than its tragic past

Given his status as a three-time winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours, with a remarkable record of 10 outright podiums at the event, you’d have imagined that Rinaldo Capello would choose the French circuit as his favourite track. But a long-forgotten test at Imola, which ‘Dindo’ believes was instrumental…

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Alonso willing to take “extra risk” as Aston Martin closes on first F1 win

In last weekend’s Dutch GP Alonso and Aston had their most competitive race since Canada in June, with the Spaniard charging up to second and chasing Max Verstappen across the line after the restart following the red flag.

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Flock top improver in Autosport National Driver Rankings herd

Flock scored an 11th win of the season in the opening race in Norfolk and, despite a spin in the second contest, he threatened main rival Cameron Pratt-Thompson but could not quite find a way through to score another triumph.

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F2's radical rear wing idea could offer clue to F1's future DRS route

The radical design, which fans out high in the air like the feathers of a peacock, prompted a great deal of close-up focus from onlookers, including several F1 team principals.

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Massa’s legal team warns of UK High Court action over FIA/FOM delays

As originally reported by Autosport, Massa’s lawyers wrote to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and FOM CEO Stefano Domenicali earlier this month with a Letter Before Claim setting out the details of the Brazilian driver’s legal pursuit to rectify him losing the 2008 F1 world championship.

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Competition "number one priority" with Formula E's Gen4 car

The tender process for the all-electric championship’s Gen4 machine is set to close tomorrow (Thursday 31 August) after the opportunity to supply both the battery and the chassis was opened in June.

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Reynolds to replace Pye at Team 18 Supercars team

Autosport exclusively revealed that Reynolds was firmly in the frame to depart Grove Racing and join Team 18 last month.

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Huge shunt rules Cammish out of BTCC Donington

The 2019 series runner-up, who lies fifth in the 2023 standings, crashed his Motorbase Performance Ford Focus ST at McLeans in the closing stages of the first free practice session, moments after setting the quickest time to date.

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Ricciardo out of F1 Dutch GP with broken hand, Lawson to replace

Ricciardo was caught up in an accident of fellow Australian Oscar Piastri in the early stages of Friday's second practice session.

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Lettis rockets into Autosport National Driver Rankings top 10

The Peugeot 107 driver has been the pacesetter for much of the series' season so far, although he narrowly missed out on completing a hat-trick in the reversed-grid finale.

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Steiner: Haas wouldn't have been able to join F1 today amid 11th team talk

Several parties, including American powerhouse Andretti, have lodged their interest in joining the F1 grid as an 11th team, with FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem keen on expanding the current grid of 10 teams.

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Magazine: World Rally Championship turns 50 and Silverstone hits 75

Before the Formula 1 season kicks back into gear at Zandvoort this weekend, we celebrate two birthdays.

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2024 UK MotoGP hopes slim as Dixon extends Moto2 deal

Autosport has learned that Marc van der Straten's team, which was negotiating with several candidates who had offered themselves as Arbolino's replacement with a view to 2024, closed the deal last weekend at the Red Bull Ring with the current second-placed rider in Moto2. Aspar followed suit with Dixon.

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Leclerc hopes F1 finds balance between lighter cars and "very impressive" downforce

The ballooning weight of current-era F1 cars has become increasingly unpopular with drivers and teams, with this year's minimum weight of 798kg well over 200kg higher compared to cars from 15 years ago.

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The top 10 Formula E drivers of 2022-23

As in previous years, the title battle went down to the final round of the 2022-2023 Formula E Championship after another frenetic season of racing. There were no fewer than seven winners across the campaign, representing six different teams and using three different powertrains, such was the competitiveness of the…

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