USC – Pagenaud as reinforcement at Corvette for Daytona and Sebring

simon pagenaud join Corvette Racing squad at the 24 Hours of Daytona (January 24 and 25) as well as the 12 Hours of Sebring (March 21) by racing on thea C7R n°4 alongside Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner. “Corvette is an icon in America and it’s fantastic to join them”, commented the new recruit of Team Penske in IndyCar. “It will be a very different experience from those experienced in prototypes but I still have a lot of practice behind the wheel of GTs. The Corvette C7R is a superb machine with very advanced high-tech development. I really want to win at Daytona. »

The Poitevin will not be the only one to join Corvette Racing in these two prestigious American events since Ryan Briscoe will reunite with Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia on the C7R n°3. The 33-year-old Australian has already defended the colors of the US brand last year at Daytona, Sebring and Petit Le Mans (Road Atlanta, Georgia). “It’s an honor to be called up by Corvette again. We hope we have everything it takes to make one of these Corvettes a winner. We were really competitive last season but we were a bit unlucky. »