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Le Mans and McQueen • The connection is closer than just a similarity in name

Scene setting • As Le Mans gears up to celebrate the centenary of its first 24-hour race, we look back at the Hypercar contenders’ opening races of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship season

TAMEing the beast • Michelin has been improving its TAME tyre model since 2005, and now says it can accurately conduct tyre testing in the virtual world. Racecar investigates

In the family way • The Ferrari Le Mans project was thought to have swallowed up the excess staff from Formula 1 after the cost cap was brought in. Not so, says the Italian car maker

Pushrod special • The Garage 56 entry at this year’s Le Mans centenary race will be a NASCAR Next Gen Cup car. Racecar pops its hood

Age of excess • In 1988, Nissan contracted Electramotive Engineering to produce a prototype-style racecar using its new V6 engine. The result gave the Japanese car maker its first IMSA GTP Manufacturers’ title and led to the formation of its own racing department

Running up that hill • With hi-tech, 700bhp cars racing up narrow country lanes, the British Hillclimb Championship offers a unique engineering challenge. In the first of a two-part special, Racecar looks at approaches to chassis, aerodynamics and suspension

Top fuel • Despite governments around the world pushing electrification, biofuels offer a genuine, sustainable alternative. Racecar assesses the current state of play

Thinking inside the ’box • Racecar investigates the latest developments in racing transmissions

Front loaded • Why the 2015 Nissan GT-R LMP1 failed to deliver on its promise at Le Mans, and how it could easily have been fixed

Booming system • GT3 racing has seen a massive increase in grid numbers this season, but what’s coming in the future? Racecar sat down with Stéphane Ratel to find out

Knock knock • When reality finally catches up to vote-grabbing headlines

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