Roberto Merhi with Manor

Roberto Merhi thus completes the list of Manor drivers by WEC who will field two Oreca 05s after having already played with this team in 2015 when he played in F1. The Spaniard will notably reunite with his former teammate Will Stevens after being replaced by Pascal Wehrlein and Rio Haryanto.

“I’m delighted to be able to work again with Graeme (Lowdon), John (Booth) and the team,” commented Roberto Merhi. “This will be my debut in Endurance. The LMP2 category is very tough, but I can't wait to get behind the wheel of the Oreca 05 and see what I can do. »

“Roberto is a talented driver who has great potential and extensive experience”, added John Booth. “He will be immediately comfortable with the team after working with most of them last year as well as teammate Will Stevens. »

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