Ferrari He has rewront his name with Gold letters -and red and yellow background- In the circuit of Sarthe. And it is that the Italian team has been imposed this Sunday with authority in the 24 hours of Le Mansachieving his Third consecutive victory in the most prestigious resistance motor racing in the world. In an exciting demonstration of Skill and determinationthe car 83 of AF Corn led by a spectacular Robert Kubica won the mythical (and exhausting) resistance test after 387 laps.
And it is that the Polish pilot was undoubtedly the MVP from the 93rd edition of Le Mans when he took first place after his teammate, Yifei Yemark the rhythm, leaving the two officers behind. And is that Kubicawhen there was hardly an hour left for the end of the race, and and the Ferrari private team driver approaching the four hours of stinthe decided to stay in the car until the end of the appointment to try to win the race.
In second position, just over 14 seconds from the leadership, it was very deservedly Porsche After giving a lot of war to end cars from Ferrari With its number 6 car they piloted Kevin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor y Matt Campbell. With a different stop strategy, this car of the German team came to be between the two Ferrari in some sections of the test. In fact, Porsche's car star spectacular comeback At the beginning of the competition after moving from the 21st position of the grill to the 4th in just an hour and 15 minutes of race.
With respect to the third place on the podium, another Ferrari, the number 51, took it after the Spanish car Miguel Molina (50), who won the last edition of LE MANS 24 hours, stayed without a podium in the last stretch of the race. And is that your partner Antonio Fuoco He left the track in the absence of 30 minutes to the end and lost six seconds compared to the three of disadvantage I already had.
Ferrari's almost absolute domain
Since the legend of tennis, Roger Federergive the Output flag This Saturday until the arrival at the finish Toyota, Porsche o Cadillac. A good strategy, a relentless rhythm and great mechanical solidity were the keys to this overwhelming Ferrari victory over the circuit of Sarthe.
A dozen cars remained behind the Ferrari in a margin of less than a minute after the first four hours, offering the more than 300,000 Aspects In the pan the great battle that this edition promised. Shortly before 6:00 p.m. yesterday, the tres ‘Hypercars’ Italians had already placed themselves in the first three positions, to gradually increase the advantage over their maximum persecutors.
Return after return, the two Ferrari of the factory, the number 51 of Antonio Giovinazzi, Alessandro Pier Guidi y James Calado (Winners in 2023) and the 50 of Spanish Miguel Molina, Antonio Fuoco and Nicklas Nielsen (victors last year) they fought for the first position next to the private team of the private team Cors, 83recognizable for its yellow color.
Changes and penalties at dawn
With the first rays of sun falling on the circuit of Sarthethere was a significant change in the leadership of the race. During the afternoon and night, it was Molina's car who marked the rhythm of the legendary resistance test, although at some times he briefly gave up the leadership at 83.
However, already on the morning of this Sunday, the prominence passed The other Ferrari, 51which was placed in the lead. And it is that the vehicle piloted by the Spanish lost some bellows during the night due to a drop in the rhythm, which moved him away from the front positions. Interestingly, before 02:00 in the morningthe current leaders suffered an important setback by being penalized with a 'stop and go'20 seconds per Overpass speed in it pit lane.
Despite this, the car number 51 From the Italians he knew how to rebuild and recover the lost time, standing back in front. But it was not the only morning storage: another mistake cost them a Drive Throughalthough car 83 also committed the same infraction, so The classification was not altered not at all. These errors were the only shadows in a performance of Impeccable Ferrari both technical and strategic.
Porsche planted Ferrari
The adversary that offered more resistance to Ferrari's solid performance has been the Porsche number 6, manned by Estre, Vanthoor Y Campbell. With a different stop strategy, this car came to be between the two Ferrari in some sections. As to Toyotahis best representative has been number 8, although he clearly lagged compared to those of Maranello.
For its part, Cadillac He lived a real Russian mountain. What began with domain in the classification ended in nightmare due to mechanical problems. The 311 car He was the most affected, first for a sensor failure during the early morning that kept him in boxes almost 20 minutesand then for an engine problem that ended up sentencing his career in the morning.
With these two positions of the Le Mans podium, the pilots of the 'Rampant horse'They demonstrated great strength and reliability in the longest layout in the world after Nürburgring with something more than 13 kilometers per return. And is that today, Le Mans It is Ferrari territory.
