WEC – Bertrand Baguette: “Spa is a very special event”

He is the only Belgian to race the entire world championship.Endurance (WEC). For his home event, at Spa-Francorchamps, Bertrand Baguette will be keen to shine in front of his audience this weekend. The Oak Racing driver, entered in the No. 2 Morgan-Nissan LM P35 alongside Briton Martin Plowman and Mexican Ricardo Gonzalez, has always known the Ardennes track. And wants to climb one more position, after the fourth place recorded at the 6 Hours of Silverstone last month. “Spa is a very special and important event for me given that it takes place at home, with my supporters”, explains Bertrand Baguette. “We will be keen on the 35 to get on the podium, to forget the little mechanical mishaps at Silverstone. I know the track well and I will make sure to provide as much advice as possible to Ricardo and Martin so that the crew is as competitive as possible. »

Beyond his audience, the Belgian driver also has in mind that this is the last event before the most important moment of the year. “ Spa is also the last meeting before the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the last time we can stand out in the race before the ?justice of the peace? of the season. Suffice to say that we are extremely motivated by the idea of ​​going to the Ardennes slide and we will do everything to achieve the best possible result., he concludes. In the other car of the Sarthe team, the No. 24, the Frenchman Olivier Pla, the Briton Alex Brundle and the Dane David Heinemeier Hansson will try to do as well during the 6 Hours of Spa as their second place obtained during the first round. Jean-Marc Merlin and Jacques Nicolet, the owner of Oak Racing, will do their best among the Gentlemen Drivers aboard the No. 45.