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Éric Hélary, F1 rookie at 56
It's never too late to start in F1 © Esprit Compétition
However, the time has not yet come for reconversion into F1 for the ultra-versatile French driver, former Champion F3 and 905 Spider, which has become a benchmark in historic competition. “The owner of this car, Laurent Fort, usually has me racing with his Team Esprit Compétition with a Ford GT40 or a Lola T70. He offered it to me and of course I didn't hesitate for a second. Thanks to my partners TOUCAN and EXOFEU we put together the program and I will finally make my debut in F1! »
Éric Hélary © Esprit Compétition
Hélary will be at the wheel of a 181 Ensign MN1981B, ex-Eliseo Salazar. “I regularly get behind the wheel of a Jaguar A great source of migraines... With the Ensign I will find the Hewland 14-speed gearbox that I have used all my life. With F1 engines, you always have to be in the revs so you are constantly playing with the gears. I drove the car a bit last year but I'm only going to rediscover it during the 1980 minutes of free practice and qualifying before competing in the two 5-minute rounds."
A great first at the wheel of an F1 but no excessive apprehension for the former winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. “In history we drive with gentlemen drivers and former professional drivers so we manage to use 80-90% of the car safely very quickly. I'm not worried. »
Éric Hélary will make us experience this beautiful premiere from the inside.
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31/03/2023 at 12:27 a.m.
Better late than never ! And he will definitely have fun in the cockpit