FIA GT – Loeb gets his bearings on the McLaren

According to our information revealed in issue 1900 of AUTOhebdo currently available, the Alsatian team would ignore the 24 Hours of Le Mans and l'ELMS, préférant se concentrer sur son programme déjà chargé avec la discipline de Stéphane Ratel, le Gt Tour FFSA et la Porsche Matmut Carrera Cup. Le Sébastien Loeb Racing is in any case continuing the tests of the McLaren MP4-12C before starting the FIA ​​GT Series season with two cars entrusted to the Loeb-Parente and Parisy-Zuber crews. After taking part in tests at Lédenon, Jerez and Magny-Cours, the team of the nine-time world champion WRC carried out tests at Paul Ricard with the Alsatian at the wheel who was able to cover 64 laps.

“For the first time today, I felt like I was in “my” car”, commented Sébastien Loeb yesterday. “During the previous sessions, I still had to get my bearings. Obviously, I don't yet know it as well as my Citroën DS3 WRC, but it's progressing. I feel more about the car, whose balance we have improved over the course of our tests. From this session, we cannot draw any lessons in terms of pure performance. On the other hand, regarding the work carried out, it is positive. We have corrected small teething problems and made progress on the settings. It was our priority. »

Sébastien Loeb Racing carries out a second day of testing on the Castellet circuit.