Le Mans 2014: The stories so far
With practice and qualifying in the books and the build-up to the race start well underway, our team at Le Mans picks out the main storylines developing at the Circuit de la Sarthe
As is so often the case, practice and qualifying for the Le Mans 24 Hours only ever paints half of the picture ahead of the French classic.
The headline times from the sessions rarely reveal what kind of shape teams are in for the track time that matters - after all, come Sunday night nobody will remember (or care) who was quick on a Wednesday or Thursday evening.
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Gary Watkins has, for reasons best known to himself, devoted all his working life to covering sportscar racing. This season is his 33rd as a motorsport journalist, during which time he has reported on major long-distance events on four continents and approaching 80 24-hour races. He reckons a degree in political philosophy makes him well qualified for covering the sometimes Machiavellian world of international sportscars.
Gary, who also writes for Motor Sport, Autocourse, RACER and others, lives in Surbiton close to the former workshops of the Cooper Formula 1 team but spends more time on the road than at home for most of the year.
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