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Porsche's WEC Monza P4 'at the limit of our capabilities' - Cameron

Cameron, Michael Christensen and Frederic Makowiecki completed Sunday’s 6 Hours of Monza in fourth in the best of the two Porsche Penske Motorsport cars, finishing a lap down on the race-winning #7 Toyota of Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Jose Maria Lopez.

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Corvette had “complete package” to win WEC title two rounds early - Catsburg

Together with Ben Keating and Nico Varrone, fourth place in the six-hour race was enough for the American squad to claim the final GTE Am title before the arrival of LMGT3 rules for 2023 will render its C8.R ineligible.

Autosport

WEC teams frustrated by safety car rules “lottery” at Monza

United Autosports team boss Richard Dean said the stipulation that the pits are closed when the race director triggers a full course yellow or safety car resembled “a lottery” that some teams could derive “a huge benefit” from while others lost out.

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Corvette had “complete package” to win WEC title two rounds early

Fourth place in the six-hour race was enough for Catsburg and team-mates Ben Keating and Nico Varrone to claim the final GTE Am title before the arrival of LMGT3 rules for 2023 will render its C8.R ineligible.

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Peugeot: WEC Monza podium boost "huge"

Olivier Jansonnie, technical director on the 9X8 programme at Peugeot Sport, described the third place for Mikkel Jensen, Paul di Resta and Jean-Eric Vergne in Sunday’s Monza 6 Hours as “quite logical and well deserved”.

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Peugeot: Monza WEC podium boost "huge" for the team

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Ferrari claims it faced "disadvantage" in Monza WEC race

The phrase used in a cursory statement issued after Le Mans 24 Hours-winning WEC Hypercar squad was beaten by Toyota can be regarded as a clear reference to the revised Balance of Performance that came into effect in the Monza 6 Hours.

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WEC Monza: #7 Toyota denies Ferrari home win

Bouncing back from their failure to finish at Le Mans that so severely dented their title chances, the polesitters delivered a controlled victory aboard the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar.

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WEC Monza: #7 Toyota wins to defeat Ferrari

Bouncing back from their failure to finish at Le Mans that so severely dented their title chances, the polesitter delivered a controlled victory aboard the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar.

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"Underdog" Proton targets finish on WEC Hypercar debut

The privateer German squad, a staple of the GTE Am class, only received its Porsche 963 LMDh one week before the fifth round of the WEC following a shakedown at Weissach in the hands of Kevin Estre. It had no opportunity to test the chassis prior to practice commencing on…

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"Underdog" Proton targets finish on WEC Hypercar debut - Tincknell

The privateer German squad, a staple of the GTE Am class, only received its Porsche 963 LMDh one week before the fifth round of the WEC following a shakedown at Weissach in the hands of Kevin Estre.

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Toyota and Ferrari predict tyre wear will decide WEC Monza battle

The WEC Hypercar frontrunners who led the way in qualifying on Saturday made the claim in the knowledge that track temperatures will hit in excess of 50C over the course of the Monza 6 Hours and that they will have to undertake double stints on a set of Michelins over…

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WEC Monza: Kobayashi lands Toyota pole ahead of Ferrari

Kobayashi claimed the top spot in qualifying by just over one hundredth of a second aboard the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar, in a closely fought session in which the top three cars were separated by a tenth.

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WEC Monza: Peugeot beats Ferrari to lead final practice

One year on from the Peugeot 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar’s competition debut at the Italian track, Vergne set the early pace in the hour-long session before he was usurped by Antonio Fuoco’s Ferrari, the Italian posting a 1m35.923s in his 499P LMH.

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Kubica targets WEC Hypercar seat in 2024 after LMP2 class axed

The 2008 Canadian Grand Prix winner leads the LMP2 standings heading into this weekend's Monza six-hour race after finishing runner-up in class at the Le Mans 24 Hours last time out with team-mates Louis Deletraz and Rui Andrade.

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Ferrari: WEC tyre warmer ban return won't be "key factor" at Monza

The WEC introduced new rules for 2023 prohibiting the use of tyre warmers, but this was temporarily relaxed for the Le Mans 24 Hours last month after several incidents for drivers fresh out of the pits on cold tyres amid cool temperatures at Spa.

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WEC Monza: Toyota edges Ferrari in second practice

Kamui Kobayashi was quickest initially in the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar and then improved to a 1m36.363s to give him a margin of just under two tenths over Antonio Fuoco in the #50 Ferrari 499P LMH.

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WEC Monza: Pier Guidi Ferrari shades Jota Porsche for top spot in FP1

Le Mans 24 Hours winner Pier Guidi snared the top spot aboard the #51 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar by just 0.003s over Ye’s Porsche 963 LMDh in a 90-minute session that was red flagged with a little over two minutes left on the clock.

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Peugeot: WEC podium target still “difficult” despite Le Mans progress

Last month’s double-points round of the WEC at Le Mans was described as “a turning point” for the Peugeot 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar programme by its technical director Olivier Jansonnie straight after the race.

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Peugeot: WEC podium target still “difficult”

Last month’s double-points round of the WEC at Le Mans was described as “a turning point” for the Peugeot 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar programme by its technical director, Olivier Jansonnie, straight after the race.

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Porsche/Penske alliance needs 'more time to gel' - Vanthoor

This year Porsche returned to the top flight of the WEC for the first time since 2017 with the 919 Hybrid LMP1, partnering up with US squad Penske to run its two-car works programme.

Autosport

Vanthoor: Porsche WEC success will take longer than hoped

This year Porsche returned to the top flight of the WEC for the first time since 2017 with the 919 Hybrid LMP1, partnering up with US squad Penske to run its two-car works programme.

Motorsport

Toyota “looking over its shoulder” in WEC title fight against Ferrari

The New Zealander believes he and team-mates Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa will face a strong challenge from Le Mans 24 Hours winner Ferrari for the title starting at the Monza 6 Hours this weekend, even though their points lead is the equivalent to a victory in a regular six-hour…

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Toyota “looking over its shoulder” in WEC title fight

The New Zealander believes he and team-mates Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa will face a strong challenge from Le Mans 24 Hours winners Ferrari for the title starting at the Monza 6 Hours this weekend, even though their points lead is the equivalent to a victory in a regular six-hour…

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