With a slightly redesigned LMP1 race car, Porsche has set a new lap record for the legendary Nordschleife track. So the circle looked out of the racer’s cab. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQmSUHhP3ug
Porsche celebrated its 18th victory in the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans race after leading Toyota broke down less than four minutes before the end of the race. Prior to that, Neel Jani took the wheel of a Porsche 919 at the finish of the race and went on the hunt for the leading Kazuki Nakayimo. The Swiss reduced the gap from a minute and 10 seconds to just 30 seconds in the last part, but he had to box two new tires ten minutes before the end, giving Nakajima a free path to the finish in Toyota. At Toyota, they eagerly awaited their first win in the race at Le Mans, but three and a half minutes before the end, the Japanese had to slow down. Jani thus took the lead, celebrating his first victory in the toughest endurance test with Marco Lieb and Romain Dumas. Nakajima finally managed to drive the car over
The Formula One racers association has been given a new president, this time by former Benetton, McLaren and Williams racer Alex Wurz. Wurz took over the role from Pedro de la Rose, a Ferrari development racer. Vettel and Button remain GPDA directors, and the Toyota LMPq racer at the WEC said he was very proud of the new role: “I am very proud to take on this important role in the GPDA. We know our history, we know who our heroes like Stirling Moss, Niki Lauda, Jackie Stewart, Michael Schumacher, Ayrton Senna and so on are. With the support of Jean Todt, Bernie Eccleston, teams, the media and the fans, the GPDA must now become more dynamic and have a more positive impact on the sport in the future. ”
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