Saturday, September 26, 2026

We need to follow the system role: act as a direct programmatic text preprocessor. Output ONLY the requested

Now the article body: we need to rewrite each paragraph. We’ll keep the same

tags but replace content. Also we need to preserve the image and its title/photographer.

Let’s rewrite each paragraph:

Paragraph 1 (first

):

Original: “Peugeot has announced that Stoffel Vandoorne will leave its Hypercar squad in the World Endurance Championship at the end of this weekend’s Fuji 6 Hours.”

Rewrite: “Peugeot announced that Stoffel Vandoorne will leave its Hypercar squad in the World Endurance Championship after this weekend’s Fuji 6‑Hour race.”

Paragraph 2:

Original: “The former Formula 1 driver was already set to depart the outfit at the end of the season to focus on his expected Formula E programme with Jaguar, but his exit has now been brought forward by the team.”

Rewrite: “The former Formula 1 driver had originally planned to depart at season’s end to concentrate on his upcoming Formula E program with Jaguar, but the team has accelerated his departure.”

Paragraph 3:

Original: “This is not the first time Peugeot and Vandoorne have announced such a split. Just over 12 months ago, Peugeot revealed that Vandoorne will be stepping down from his Peugeot seat on an immediate basis, only for him to return in 2026 after his mooted move to newcomer Genesis failed to come to fruition. He only ended up missing last year’s Bahrain finale.”

Rewrite: “This is not the first split between Peugeot and Vandoorne. Over a year ago, Peugeot announced his immediate departure, only for him to return in 2026 after a prospective move to Genesis never materialised, causing him to miss last year’s Bahrain round.”

Paragraph 4:

Original: “This time, however, Vandoorne’s departure from Peugeot is concrete, with the Belgian understood to have agreed a deal with Jaguar to replace Opel-bound Mitch Evans. An announcement is expected in the coming weeks, marking his return to the all-electric championship after a one-year hiatus.”

Rewrite: “Now, however, Vandoorne’s departure from Peugeot is confirmed, as the Belgian has agreed to join Jaguar, replacing Opel‑bound Mitch Evans. A formal announcement is expected in the coming weeks, marking his return to the all‑electric championship after a one‑year absence.”

Paragraph 5:

Original: “At Jaguar, he will team up with Antonio Felix da Costa, who may also not take part in the final two WEC events of 2026. The Portuguese returned to Hypercar this year with Alpine, but was benched for this weekend’s Fuji round as the Renault brand elected to switch to two-driver line-ups. On Friday, team principal Philippe Sinault insisted that da Costa could still return at Barcelona and Monza, but he did not rule out fielding two-driver crews again. ”

Rewrite: “At Jaguar, Vandoorne will partner with Antonio Félix da Costa, who may also miss the final two WEC races of 2026. Da Costa rejoined Hypercar this season with Alpine but was sidelined for this weekend’s Fuji round when Renault switched to a two‑driver configuration. Team principal Philippe Sinault said on Friday that da Costa could still compete at Barcelona and Monza, though he did not rule out using two‑driver line‑ups again.”

Paragraph 6:

Original: “Vandoorne’s departure comes at a time when Formula E drivers are preparing for the start of the new Gen4 era, with the pre-season Jarama test scheduled on 16-20 November, just a week after the WEC finale in Italy.”

Rewrite: “Vandoorne’s exit coincides with Formula E drivers gearing up for the new Gen4 era, with the pre‑season Jarama test set for 16‑20 November — just a week after the WEC finale in Italy.”

Paragraph 7:

Original: “Vandoorne first joined Peugeot in 2023, incidentally at Fuji, as a substitute for Nico Mueller, who was ruled out of the race due to a collarbone injury.”

Rewrite: “Vandoorne first joined Peugeot in 2023, notably at Fuji as a substitute for Nico Mueller, who was sidelined by a collarbone injury.”

Paragraph 8:

Original: “He moved into a full-time role the following year and has since completed 18 races for the Paris-based squad. A third-place result at Austin last year marks his best result in Hypercar.”

Rewrite: “He then became a full‑time driver the next year and has contested 18 races for the Paris‑based team, with a third‑place finish at Austin in 2023 representing his best Hypercar result.”

Paragraph 9:

Original: “While Vandoorne has previously combined a Formula E programme with WEC, he is not expected to remain in Hypercar with a different brand next year.”

Rewrite: “Although he has previously combined a Formula E program with WEC competition, Vandoorne is not expected to stay in Hypercar with another team next season.”

Paragraph 10:

Original: “Peugeot is yet to name a replacement for Vandoorne for the final two rounds of the season, but it is expected to provide race mileage to either new-for-2027 signing Robert Shwartzman or reserve driver Alex Quinn. Like Shwartzman, Quinn is set to step up to a race seat next year as part of a wider shake‑up of the team’s line‑up.”

Rewrite: “Peugeot has not yet named a replacement for Vandoorne for the final two races, but it is expected to allocate mileage to either newcomer Robert Shwartzman, signed for 2027, or reserve driver Alex Quinn, both of whom are slated for race seats next year as part of a broader team reshuffle.”

Now we need to keep the image and title/photographer paragraphs exactly as they are (maybe we need to adjust class names? The instruction says keep all media elements exactly as they are, leave them inline in original relative positions. So we should keep:

– tag exactly as is.
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#93 Peugeot Totalenergies Peugeot 9X8: Paul Di Resta, Stoffel Vandoorne, Nick Cassidy

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Photo by: JEP

These are part of media content, keep them unchanged.

Now we must ensure we remove promotional lines and footer junk: the block after paragraph 10 includes:

– Read Also: (maybe considered junk)
– then a bunch of

etc. That’s definitely promotional; we should remove that entire block.

Also we need to remove any “Read Also:” text. The Read Also: is part of that block. Also the rest (the h2, paragraphs about survey)

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