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CHEVY, ASTON RESUME BATTLE.

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Byline: GARY WATKINS

Only 10 cars will contest GT1 at Le Mans, but the class could easily provide the closest battle in the 76th running of the race. The rivalry between Chevrolet and Aston Martin, represented by the Pratt & Miller and Prodrive teams, is arguably the most intense on the grid.

Chevrolet is out for revenge after losing to Aston for the first time at Le Mans last year. It admits that its Corvette C6.R may not have the ultimate one-lap pace of the Aston DBR9, but it remains confident.

Aston may have led most of the way last year, but the runner-up Corvette driven by Jan Magnussen, Johnny O'Connell and Ron Fellows was never out of contention entirely. Many believe that the car of Oliver ...

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