Kévin Estre: “A very special feeling”

This Sunday, the World ChampionshipEndurance WEC will return to Silverstone for a year of transition before the long-awaited Hypercars regulations planned for 2020-2021.

If in LM P1, the hope of seeing a closer fight between Toyota Gazoo Racing and the private teams Rebellion Racing and Team LNT remain present, the GTE Pro category will inevitably put on a show.

Porsche, just like Kévin Estre and Michael Christensen will put their titles back on the line, after an almost perfect 2018-2019 campaign, including a victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2018.

3rd in 2018 on English soil, the world champion tandem intends to start this season in the best possible way, with a very special status that will have to be managed, just like tackling the new 911 RSR in the race. “Starting the new season as world champion is a very special feeling, admits Estre.

The wait is enormous. We face a major challenge because we are in action with a brand new car. Everything went perfectly with the tests and the Prologue results looked good too. However, we have to wait and see where we really stand compared to the competition. »

But in the Porsche clan, optimism is required, Weissach having maintained real stability with its two leading crews. “Despite all the changes, there are two important constants: our duos and the team for this mission, comments Alexander Stehlig, WEC Program Manager. We are therefore very confident that we can follow in the footsteps of our old RSR and perform well at Silverstone. »