WEC – Nicolas Lapierre wants to forget Silverstone

It’s a somewhat nightmarish race that has been experienced Nicolas lapierre et Alexander Wurz aux 6 Heures de Silverstone. Le Français et son acolyte autrichien peinant avec les pneus, ils n’avaient pu défendre leurs chances comme ils l’auraient souhaité. Mais quoiqu’il arrive, la Toyota TS030 Hybrid 2012 semblait moins rapide que l’Audi R18 e-tron quattro who she was in her 2013 version. Logical on paper. Finally, it was at the foot of the podium that the Japanese LM P1 with number 7, just behind the sister car of Buemi-Davidson-Sarrazin.

This weekend in Spa, the two men will have at their disposal a TS030 benefiting from all the 2013 developments. Accompanied by Kazuki Nakajima, they will be thirsty for revenge, and will have every intention of giving their car a victory on its first outing in competition. “The testing went well, and I am very excited to see what the car can do in racing conditions. admits Alexander Wurz, who already triumphed in Belgium in 2011 with Peugeot . The objective will be to do better than at Silverstone, while refining the new car. » “It will be important for us to know where we stand in relation to Audi, continues Nicolas Lapierre. After a disappointing race at Silverstone, we want to take advantage of the fact that we have the 2013 specification. This will be the first time this season that we will have a three-man crew, and this will be very useful in training for Le Mans. It’s nice to work with Kazuki again. We spent time together during testing, but our last race with him was at Fuji last year (in October. Editor’s note)."

A Kazuki Nakajima who, with his strong first victory in Super GT acquired yesterday at Fuji, will arrive in Belgium with high morale!