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<title>Ferrari: Le Mans programme unlikely</title>
<description>Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo has played down the chances of the legendary manufacturer making a full-scale return to the Le Mans 24 Hours in the near future</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:04:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Peugeot win makes return more likely</title>
<description>Peugeot Sport director Olivier Quesnel has admitted that victory in this year's Le Mans 24 Hours has increased the likelihood that the French manufacturer will continue its programme in sportscar racing</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:06:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ara escapes injury in crash</title>
<description>Navi Team Goh driver Seiji Ara emerged unharmed from a high speed accident while running second in class at Le Mans. Ara skidded on oil in the braking area for the first chicane on the Mulsanne straight</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:18:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Salo credits consistency for Risi win</title>
<description>Mika Salo reckoned Risi Ferrari's reliability and consistency was key to its second consecutive Le Mans GT2 triumph</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:57:38 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>O'Connell: Win bigger than US titles</title>
<description>Chevrolet driver Johnny O'Connell described his team's Le Mans GT1 victory as a bigger achievement than any of its American Le Mans Series successes</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Peugeot drivers hail emotional victory</title>
<description>Peugeot's winning drivers hailed their emotional victory during the aftermath of this year's Le Mans 24 Hours on Sunday</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Audi vows to fight back next year</title>
<description>Audi has vowed to fight back after its five-year winning streak at Le Mans was ended by Peugeot's victory in this year's race</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:17:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rockenfeller: Peugeot out-classed Audi</title>
<description>Audi's Mike Rockenfeller has admitted that the German manufacturer was simply outperformed by Peugeot in this year's Le Mans 24 Hours</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:58:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Davidson eager to return to Le Mans</title>
<description>Anthony Davidson is eager to return to Le Mans to fight for victory in the 24 Hours after finishing fourth in Aston Martin Racing's LMP1 car this weekend</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:33:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Enge thrilled with his 'best Le Mans'</title>
<description>Tomas Enge has said that finishing fourth at Le Mans in Aston Martin Racing's LMP1 car is as good as a victory for him in the first year of the team's project</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:18:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Peugeot finally wins Le Mans with 908</title>
<description>After two years of frustration and unfulfilled promise, Peugeot finally grasped victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours at the third attempt with its 908 diesel</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:32:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>H24: Peugeot takes historic 1-2 victory</title>
<description>Peugeot finally put three years of pain and frustration behind it to record a glorious and dominant victory in the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:00:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>H23: Peugeot in front, drama at back</title>
<description>There was drama in the final ten minutes of the penultimate chapter in the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours when the second placed LMP2 Navi Team Goh Porsche crashed heavily at the first chicane, with former winner Seiji Ara at the wheel.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:07:56 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Richards critical on driver fatigue</title>
<description>Aston Martin Racing boss David Richards has hit out at the Le Mans stewards over the exclusion of Stuart Hall from the race, saying that it put too much pressure on the remaining drivers</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:55:55 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Richards happy with Aston LMP1 debut</title>
<description>Aston Martin Racing boss David Richards says he is pleased with the team's debut in the LMP1 class of Le Mans this year, despite its lead car looking like it is just out of reach of a place on the podium</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:22:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>GT1 fight over as #64 Corvette fails</title>
<description>The fight for Le Mans GT1 honours between the two works Chevrolet Corvettes appears to be over after the #64 car ground to a halt with just over two hours to go</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:09:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>H22: Peugeots maintain gap</title>
<description>Peugeot may have ordered its drivers not to race one another for the win, but Marc Gene and Sebastien Bourdais continued to trade punches at the head of the field.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:03:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Peugeot calm in closing stages</title>
<description>Nicolas Minassian says the atmosphere at Peugeot remains calm as the team closes in on its third Le Mans 24 Hours victory and first since 1993</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:01:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Enge: Aston will not chase Audi</title>
<description>Aston Martin driver Tomas Enge has confirmed that the team will not push to try and beat Audi to third at Le Mans</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:22:11 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lead Peugeots will not race each other</title>
<description>The two leading Peugeots will not race each other in the final hours of the Le Mans 24 Hours as the French manufacturer closes in on its first victory at La Sarthe in 16 years, and its first ever with diesel power</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:05:27 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>H21: Peugeot in control, Audi delayed</title>
<description>Alexander Wurz and Stephane Sarrazin have passed another hour at Le Mans maintaining the same 1m50s gap between the #9 and #8 Peugeots at the head of the field</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:01:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>H20: Wurz, Sarrazin maintain gap</title>
<description>Alexander Wurz has maintained a lead of just under two minutes for the #9 Peugeot, as the first spots of rain begin to fall at Le Mans</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 09:02:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>H19: Wurz extends leader's advantage</title>
<description>Alex Wurz has extended the #9 Peugeot's lead over its #8 team-mate during the 19th hour at Le Mans.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:14:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>H18: #8 Peugeot continues to close in</title>
<description>David Brabham may still be in the lead of the Le Mans 24 Hours for Peugeot, but team-mate Stephane Sarrazin - now in for Franck Montagny - is closing the gap fast as the race for the lead is heating up.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:18:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sarrazin not expecting team orders</title>
<description>Peugeot driver Stephane Sarrazin believes there will be no team orders as his #8 car closes on the sister #9 machine for victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:02:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>H17: #9 Peugeot leads, gap narrows</title>
<description>David Brabham continued the #9 Peugeot's inexorable march onwards as the Australian led through the 17th hour of Le Mans.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:13:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Audi fix car during safety car period</title>
<description>Three-times Le Mans winner Rinaldo Capello says the long period of time spent behind the safety car following Benoit Treluyer's accident allowed Audi to fix a problem with the engine temperature that had threatened the team's third position in the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:21:57 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>H16: Peugeots continue to lead</title>
<description>Peugeot continues to dominate this year's Le Mans 24 Hours, with the #9 car leading from the #8 machine.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:10:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pescarolo: Treluyer OK after shunt</title>
<description>Benoit Treluyer suffered no serious injuries following his huge accident in the Pescarolo-run privateer Peugeot 908 turbo-diesel during the 14th hour of the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours, team principal Henri Pescarolo has confirmed.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:52:25 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>H15: Gene remains in control</title>
<description>Marc Gene continues to lead the Le Mans 24 Hours in the #9 Peugeot, chased by the sister #8 machine of Sebastien Bourdais and the lead #1 Audi.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:07:36 GMT</pubDate>
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