IMSA – Oliver Jarvis: Mazda Team Joest is progressing quickly

Established within the Mazda team joest for 2018 in IMSA, Oliver Jarvis will be part of the new adventure of the structure of Reinhold Joest, a team already alongside the native of Burwell during the Audi epic in WEC, before the withdrawal of the German brand at the end of 2016.

The Briton is one of the drivers who will be fielded by Mazda next year from the 24 Hours of Daytona (Florida), alongside Harry Tincknell and the “former” Jonathan Bomarito and Tristan Nunez, already present during the Speedsource era, who managed the Mazda program until the middle of the season.

Jarvis was able to test the RT24-P DPi for several weeks, the first at Sebring in Florida, and the second since yesterday at Daytona, where many of the competitors from the next American endurance season are gathered.

Des premiers contacts encourageants, qui font déjà apparaître une nette courbe de progression selon le pensionnaire de Bentley M-Sport in Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup this year. “The car is still very new, but we are still learning every time we drive, and so far everything is positive, admits Jarvis.

The car ran well and I'm very happy with the balance. This is the second test for me with the team. It's very difficult to compare because the tires are completely different between the two circuits, but I have to say that this run has already been a big step forward compared to Sebring. The team had time to prepare a little more. »

Mazda Team Joest will notably face Team Penske from January, Roger Penske's structure being involved with Acura.