On June 12 and 13, 24 Hours of Le Mans, Nicolas lapierre will pilot, in the company of Nicolas Lapierre and Olivier Panis, the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP from the Oreca Matmut team. But last weekend at the 8 Hours of Le Castellet, the French driver sat in the seat of the Oreca 01 AIM, with a fifth place to boot.
“I was not only worried about the competitiveness of the ORECA 01, says the reigning Formula Nippon champion. It remained balanced throughout the race: it was really healthy and pleasant to drive. Proof that the car behaved well, I passed Signes at full speed and I had overtaken the car?Aston Martin. Without our tire “exhaust”, we probably would have made the podium. The team will learn many lessons from this first event. This allowed the team to see the behavior of its new tires. This is why these races before Le Mans are interesting. »
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