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From the inside, it didn’t appear that there were more than 300,000 people at Le Mans this year. The centenary race was sold out within weeks of tickets going on sale, with many excited by the prospect of competition for Toyota from the likes of Ferrari, Porsche and Cadillac, plus the chance to see Peugeot’s 9X8 at the track for the first time.

As usual, few could have predicted the result. That Ferrari would have the faster car

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