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Jenson Button signs up for 2018/19 WEC drive
Former F1 champ to make LMP1 debut at Le Mans with SMP Racing Only a week before the curtain-raising race of the…
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The Middle East region is home to a number of world-class motorsport facilities. crankandpiston.com endeavours to cover the very best and brightest from both national and international racing series, from the hugely popular underground drifting events to star-studded global meetings that attract the creme-de-la-creme of the motorsport scene.
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Le Mans 24hr – does the world’s greatest endurance race have a future?
Scrutinising the prospects of motorsport, the team mulls over the problems faced by the WEC and its Le Mans 24-hour showpiece As a…
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Volkswagen reveals electric ID R race car set to compete at 2018 Pikes Peak hill climb
VW is hoping to break the Pikes Peak EV record with its ID R, driven by three-time ‘Race to the Clouds’ winner…
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Red Bull reveals its 2018 F1 entry – plus our 2018 F1 season preview
2018 Red Bull RB14 launched, has it caught up with Mercedes and Ferrari? Red Bull is the latest team to reveal its…
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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Yas Marina
He might have won the F1 Championship but that didn’t stop Lewis Hamilton complaining about Yas Marina after 2017’s Abu Dhabi Grand…
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Racing back in time. Gulf Historic.
Old racers never die, they just end up in private collections and are rarely seen in the outside world. Gulf Historic is…
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New limited edition McLaren MSO X is a race-inspired 570S supercar
A US-based McLaren dealer has ordered 10 McLaren MSO cars aping the marque’s 570S GT4 race car McLaren Newport Beach has ordered…
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Xavier Foj – an interview with a Dakar Rally veteran
We meet one of the most successful off-road racers of all time and veteran of no fewer than 27 Dakar rallies –…
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Dakar Rally 2018 – cars, drivers and latest news
Daily updates and highlights from the 2018 Dakar Rally. The 40th Dakar Rally kicked off on 6 January. Formerly known as the…
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Peugeot Sport 308TCR revealed – 308 GTi based racing car to compete in 2018
Developed from the Peugeot 308 Racing Cup car, the 308TCR will line up against a myriad of rivals in the TCR class.…
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Inside WIlliams – the people, cars and moments that made the F1 team great
Spectacular innovation is the norm for racing outfit Williams. We chart the cars and the people that have made it a motorsport…
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Rally legend Sebastian Loeb is returning to the WRC
After a four season hiatus, Loeb will return to the WRC in a Citroen C3 with co-driver Daniel Elena. French nine-time WRC…