I thought the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans was going to make me eat my words. In our Fan Guide I said "let's not mince words: The overall race winner will come from this category." When the #1 Porsche dropped out of the race at 11 AM local time, an LMP2 car lead Le Mans overall for the first time ever. Going in to the race it appeared that the 24 Hours …
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A Fan’s Guide to the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans: The Porsche Perspective
The end of the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans was a bit of a shock. Though Porsche achieved victory, Toyota's mechanical failure late in the race was heartbreaking, even to a Porsche fan. The 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans field presents a very different picture to 2016, with the LMP1 field down to just six cars from nine. The two Audi entries are gone, as are …
Continue to the full articleThis is How Neel Jani Trains For The Race Season
Neel Jani and his trainer Helmut Fink have been working together since Jani was just 18 years old. Jani's offseason training regimen appears far removed from motorsports. In addition to working on his strength and mental capacity, Neel sees his winter Alpine training as a calming moment, in stark contrast to the hectic world of endurance racing. …
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