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Rebellion win a hollow triumph for imperfect WEC rules

Though Rebellion broke Toyota's stranglehold on the WEC at Shanghai, the series just swapped domination by one car for domination by another. The handicap rules are creating variety but not decent racing

At last, a victory by someone other than Toyota in the World Endurance Championship!

But was Rebellion Racing's win at Shanghai last weekend really what the series needed? Yes and no is the answer to that one.

Yes, because an unbroken run of victories for Toyota stretching back more than a year has been sucking the life out of the WEC.

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