WEC Spa H+5 – Ferrari abandons amid controversy

The question of tire heating in the WEC will come back to the table in the face of the dangerous nature of the regulations, the No. 50 Ferrari having retired by ending up in the wall.

Published on 29/04/2023 à 17:45

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WEC Spa H+5 – Ferrari abandons amid controversy

This is a spectacle that the Americans ofIMSA would be jealous: non-stop twists and turns for 5 hours already. But no one is smiling yet... The last hour promises to be a frantic sprint!

Hypercar

– Alors qu’elle briguait la 3e place du podium, en lice face à la Cadillac n°2 et la Porsche n°5, the Ferrari #50 lost everything leaving the pit lane. On cold tyres, Antonio Fuoco lost contact, crashing his Italian Hypercar into the concrete wall on the descent towards Raidillon…

New safety car at the 6 hours of Spa-Francorchamps!
Barely out of the pits, Antonio Fuoco lost grip with his #50 Ferrari and his cold tires.

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— la chaine L'Équipe (@lachainelequipe) April 29, 2023

– The new safety car deployed once again tightened the entire peloton and put everyone back in the fight for victory. But the closure of the pit lane during the intervention of the safety car somewhat ruined the strategy of the No. 2 Cadillac, to the benefit of the No. 5 Porsche.

- The Peugeot continue on their merry way, passing between dangers. This is also theEndurance...

LM P2

– The safety car reshuffled all the cards, and the most daring in this little game were the crew of the No. 63 Prema, who took power from the restart.

– The WRT no. 31 does not give up yet and remains in the tailpipes of its Italian rival: +0 »849 separates the two adversaries.