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Those of us who cover sports-car racing knew it was coming, but the timing of Audi’s October 26 announcement was a bit unexpected. Nevertheless, the German manufacturer will end its LMP1 racing program at the conclusion of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Sports cars represent the pinnacle of driving pleasure. Practicality is for crossovers and sedans; driver assistance technology is for commuter cars; sports cars arrange a passionate love affair between man and machine. There are subcategories within From the Formula One paddock to IndyCar pit lane and the temples of international sports car racing, Stefan Johansson is one of the most successful and respected racing drivers of all time. Johansson spent 11 years (1980-1991) in Formula One, driving for Blame Dieselgate. Blame increasingly uncompetitive technology. Blame time. The news of Audi's upcoming departure from its long reign atop global sports car racing was as shocking as it was inevitable. Reasoning behind the withdrawal was painfully Germanic Audi’s announcement that it will be ending its factory LMP1 program at the end of this year’s FIA World Endurance Championship season has brought an end to one of the most successful eras in sports car racing history that included 13 victories in the In more basic terms, Audi’s dominating presence at Le Mans is over. Since its entry into top flight sports car racing, Audi hasn’t finished outside of the Le Mans 24-hour podium. It has won 13 of the 18 twice-round-the-clock races it has competed in. .

Someone’s upset, I think it’s just because we all had a top‑three car during the end of the race, and we ended up three, four, five. That’s never happy.” It’s hard to make everyone happy in a sport where “teammates” are racing tooth and "The car feels great." Rosberg's leap into second position came Hamilton said he's much more comfortable on the surface and racing in Mexico City's high altitude this year. The 2015 race was Formula One's first at the circuit since 1992. Peugeot Sport has now confirmed it is opening the order book for the 308 Racing Cup car for 2017. The car complies with TCR and TCN2 regulations, and is racing this weekend at the season finale at Mettet, where the car is being driven by Fréd Bouvy and Sports car racing today is in a wonderful spot, with Fords, Ferraris, Porsches, Lambos, Bentleys, McLarens and all kinds of road-going sports cars battling on track. And off to one side away from the action was this Renault. Well, not anymore. The Renault .