WEC
Isotta Fraschini: ellipsis… or full stop?
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The timing of Isotta Fraschini's announcement is surprising, just one week before the Texan event on the FIA calendar WEC even though the car is already there. Gilles Duqueine, founder of the eponymous team in charge of operating the Italian prototype, responded to us before going to Spa-Francorchamps for the European round Le Mans Series where his team is also entered in the LM P2 category.
« Since Duqueine manages the entire operation, we sent the car and equipment to Austin from Sãor Paulo (previous round, mid-July. Editor’s note) by air, our interlocutor explained to us. So it all happened shortly after. Everything was ready. » However, the announcement from the Milanese firm did not surprise Gilles Duqueine. “ I expected that », warning signs having accumulated…
To better understand why the project arrived in such a
Valentin GLO
Journalist. Endurance reporter (WEC, IMSA, ELMS, ALMS) and sometimes F1 or IndyCar.
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