[WEC Race] 2014 FIA WEC - Round 1 - Silverstone

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Due to unforeseen circumstances, this race thread was delayed by a week and I couldn't put as much time into it. Expect better for Spa, but I hope this will do.

That's right - the wait is finally over. The FIA WEC roars into an April opening round at Silverstone with a stronger, more competitive field than ever before. Audi and Toyota have both revitalized and prepped their LMP1 packages for the fight. Porsche AG, the newcomer to the LMP1 fray, dominated The Prologue (preseason testing) at Paul Ricard HTTT, but will their dominance in France translate into a victory in Great Britain?

LMP2 has been just as interesting. Strakka Racing will return to competition after quitting their LMP1 early last year. Although they weren't present at The Prologue, the British team will run a Dome S103-Nissan for a full season attack with Danny Watts, Jonny Kane, and Nick Leventis. Millennium Racing is a clear favorite, with both lineups incorporated a mix of experience and savvy with young talent and outright speed. G-Drive Racing will benefit from the talent of Olivier Pla while getting former Larbre Competition driver Julien Canal comfortable with the new car. Don't count out KCMG, either, as the rapid Tsugio Matsuda will come aboard for select rounds this year alongside Matthew Howson and Richard Bradley.

GTE-Pro will see an addition team on track this year in Ram Racing. Matt Griffin and Alvaro Parente will pilot the no. 52 Ferrari 458 at Silverstone along a TBA driver, likely James Rossiter. James Calado and Davide Rigon make up the newcomers at AF Corse, while Bamboo Engineering and Aston Martin Racing partner together to create a new, dynamic entry: the no. 99 Vantage GTE of Hong Kong star Darryl O'Young, former Larbre Competition Corvette racer Fernando Rees, and former WTCC driver Alex MacDowall. Frederic Makowiecki joins Porsche AG Team Manthey as a factory driver this year.

GTE-Am will see AF Corse, Proton Competition, AMR, and 8 Star return with new-and-improved lineups. Aside from GTE-Pro, Ram Racing will also enter a GTE-Am Ferrari 458, under the controls of Ben Collins (the "Stig"), Mark Patterson, and Johnny Mowlem. Prospeed Competition has also graduated to FIA WEC competition from the ELMS last year.

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