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First podium for the evolved Peugeot 9X8: the Lion finally roared in the Bahrain night
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The disappointment of Qatar (fuel failure followed by a disqualification while the n°93 was second in the penultimate lap) can never be forgotten, but it is finally replaced by a trophy in the Satory clan. Fourth at the finish, the Peugeot 9X8 n°93 recovered on the green carpet the third step of the podium, following the penalty imposed on the Ferrari No. 51. A result just as unexpected as the fourth place obtained at Fuji, when you see where the two machines from the Lion brand were starting from.
The #94 started fifteenth, while the #93 was at the back of the Hypercar pack, its best laps
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ALBERT Claude
05/11/2024 at 03:57 a.m.
Very good, especially if Peugeot persists in 2025, because the brand's board could have said "stop" Now, we (the public) do not (yet?) have a diagnosis on the real causes of the general lack of performance of Peugeot in 2024, with this new car In the article, there is talk of winter work on the suspensions and ground connections: Is this the only cause of the car's uncompetitiveness?