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"Hard decision" for WEC to turn down Vanwall's 2024 entry

Lequien, CEO of the series, stressed that he has "a lot of admiration and respect for the team”, which was missing from the 19-car Hypercar class field when the 2024 WEC entry list was published on Monday.

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Vanwall to change engine suppliers for WEC Hypercar in 2024

Team boss Colin Kolles has revealed that the normally-aspirated 4.5-litre Gibson V8 that has powered the non-hybrid LMH during its maiden season in the WEC is being replaced for next year.

Autosport

Vanwall reliability "much better" after early WEC season dramas

The ByKolles-run squad returned to the WEC this year with the non-hybrid Vandervell 680 LMH, the successor to the troubled CLM P1/01 LMP1 car that failed to finish Le Mans 24 Hours in six successive attempts.

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De Oliveira eyeing WEC GT3 opportunity after Monza debut

Formula Nippon and SUPER GT champion de Oliveira was drafted in to join the Vanwall team for the fifth round of the WEC season alongside Esteban Guerrieri and Tristan Vautier when Tom Dillmann elected to quit the ByKolles-run outfit.

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Vanwall Hypercar suffering loss of power in Le Mans heat

The solo Vanwall Vandervell 680 was 15th-fastest of the 16 cars in the Hypercar field for the World Endurance Championship blue riband, ahead of only the Jota Porsche 963 LMDh that failed to set a lap due to hybrid issues.

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F1 champion lashes out after losing race seat while off duty for birth of baby daughter

1997 F1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve returned to top-tier motorsport this year by joining the World Endurance Championship, but has quit after being dropped for the Le Mans event

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Villeneuve quits Vanwall after being dropped for Le Mans

The 1997 Formula 1 world champion explained in a statement issued on Wednesday that he had yet to receive any communication from the team regarding last week’s announcement that Tristan Vautier would be joining the Hypercar class squad in his place.

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Villeneuve ends WEC campaign with Vanwall after being dropped for Le Mans

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Glickenhaus, Vanwall plan additional Le Mans 24 Hours entries

Additional Le Mans 24 Hours entries planned by Glickenhaus and Vanwall look set to make for the biggest grid in the top class at the French enduro since 2010.

Motorsport

Glickenhaus, Vanwall plan additional entries for Le Mans 24 Hours

Additional Le Mans 24 Hours entries planned by Glickenhaus and Vanwall look set to make for the biggest grid in the top class at the French enduro since 2010.

Autosport

Vanwall missing 2022 WEC entry was "positive thing" - Dillmann

The ByKolles-run Vanwall team missing out on an entry for the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship season was a 'positive thing' in hindsight, according to Tom Dillmann.

Motorsport

De Oliveira eager to escape SUPER GT "comfort zone" in 2023

SUPER GT star Joao Paulo de Oliveira has expressed a desire to add more overseas races to his 2023 schedule in a bid to push himself outside of his 'comfort zone'.

Motorsport

F1 world champion Villeneuve set to test Vanwall Le Mans Hypercar

Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve is set to test the Vanwall Le Mans Hypercar at Barcelona this week.

Autosport

Villeneuve set to test Vanwall Le Mans Hypercar

Formula 1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve is set to test the Vanwall Le Mans Hypercar at Barcelona this week, Motorsport.com has learned.

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ByKolles "surprised" by Vanwall Hypercar reliability in latest test

The ByKolles team has admitted the reliability of its new Vanwall Le Mans Hypercar has been a 'surprise' so far as it completed a second on-track test with the car last week at the Lausitzring.

Motorsport

ByKolles "surprised" by Vanwall LMH reliability in latest test

The ByKolles team has admitted the reliability of its new Vanwall Le Mans Hypercar has been a 'surprise' so far as it completed a second on-track test with the car last week at the Lausitzring.

Motorsport

ByKolles LMH a “better piece of engineering” than LMP1 car

ByKolles’ new Vanwall Le Mans Hypercar has been described as a “much better piece of engineering” than its LMP1 predecessor by team stalwart Tom Dillmann.

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Peugeot reveals final 9X8 WEC Hypercar, Rossiter in for Monza

Peugeot has named ByKolles LMP1 driver and SUPER GT race winner James Rossiter as Kevin Magnussen’s replacement for the manufacturer's debut outing with the 9X8 Hypercar at Monza's WEC round.

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Peugeot reveals final 9X8 WEC Hypercar, set for Monza debut

Peugeot has confirmed its new 9X8 Hypercar will make its FIA World Endurance Championship debut at Monza in July, and has named ex-ByKolles LMP1 driver James Rossiter as Kevin Magnussen’s replacement for the Italian event.

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ByKolles ready to race Vanwall LMH in WEC in 2023 if “welcome”

The ByKolles team will be ready to race its new Vanwall Le Mans Hypercar in the FIA World Endurance Championship next year if it receives “a welcome”.

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ByKolles ready to race Vanwall LMH in WEC next year if it receives “welcome”

The ByKolles team will be ready to race its new Vanwall Le Mans Hypercar in the World Endurance Championship next year if it receives “a welcome”.

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