Valentino Rossi’s debut in endurance racing was not entirely successful: the crew of the Audi R8 at number 46 took only 17th place at Imola, partly due to a mistake by the famous Italian.
In the 3 hour race he was ordered for the second stint, and he drove well and showed decent lap times. During the pits, however, Valentino missed his WRT team’s pits in a fit of excitement, after which he had to return to the track and make a pit stop on the next lap. In fact, he himself punished both himself and his crew. This, of course, cost him the loss of many positions.
“Still, I enjoyed the race,” said Rossi after the finish. – Wrong in the boxes? There was too much fuss and confusion. A lot has happened, I have learned a lot and this experience will help me in the next race.”
And victory in the first leg of the GT World Challenge Europe series went to another WRT crew consisting of Dreis Vantour, Kelvin van der Linde and Charles Werts. Their car started from pole position, the drivers had excellent handling and moreover they used the right tactics, which allowed them to win the race.
Source: F1 News
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