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The sun rises at the Le Mans 24 Hours at about five o'clock, where the majority of a sixty-something-strong fleet of cars has completed lap after lap of the Circuit de la Sarthe through the night. Drivers and mechanics are weary, some sinking into plastic chairs for a fitful and noisy sleep, others laid out on the cold, hard garage floor.

But the internals of the car cannot afford the same luxury. The revs fall and rise, and the gearbox powers through shift after shift - around 62 per lap at Le Mans - to deliver the right amount of power and torque. Simply put, the gearbox has to last.

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