The magic of Le Mans. This Saturday at 4:00 p.m. starts in the circuit of Sarthe the 93rd edition of the 24 hoursthe most historical resistance career on the planet, and does so with a totally unexpected script. And is that Cadillac y Porsche They have given a blow to the table to deal with Ferrariwhich seeks to revalidate the title with the Spanish Miguel Molina as one of its pillars.
After two years full of glory for the team of the 'Rampant horse', with consecutive victories in 2023 and 2024, the panorama has seemed to change. To begin with, not even the Ferrari number 50, with Miguel Molina, Antonio Fuoco and Nicklas Nielsen “Vignts champions,” not even 51, with Antonio Giovinazzi, Alessandro Lat Guidi and James Drain, ” The 50 will be seventh and 51 will do so from the eleventh position, far from the first line.
The cause of these unexpected places for the Italian brand could be in the bop (Balance of Performance), The system that adjusts the performance of vehicles to maintain equality between brands. A measure that, this time, has been able to harm Ferrari y Toyotaanother great power that also lags with its cars in the 10th and 16th position respectively.
The opposite that Cadillacwhich signed a practically historical day. The 12th car, piloted by the British Alex Lynn, Will Stevens and the French Norman Natohe achieved the pole position con A time of 3: 23,166just 167 thousandths ahead of the other Cadillac, number 38.
For the first time since 1967, an American team will leave from the first position in Le Mans. In addition, Cadillac occupies the entire front row, an unprecedented milestone in the modern era, especially considering that its better results This season had been a fifth and sixth place in the WEC.
Another of the title aspiring giants, Porsche, also showed his cards: number 5 ended Only 309 thousandths of the best timewhile BMW surprised with the 15 car collapse among the best. The differences were minimal, confirming that this edition will be a melee battle Where every detail, every stop in boxes and every overtaking can make a difference.
There is beyond the Hypercars
In Le Mans You can't talk solely about Hypercars. And it is also necessary to highlight the second category of the championship, in LMP2, where the Swiss Mathias Beche achieved the pole 'in extremis' for the team TDSin a duel of Cronos that was decided in the last minutes. As for LMGT3, the emotion is guaranteed: Aston Martin will come from the first position, while Ferrari and BMW They come stepping hard.
Among the foci of this third category, the presence of the legendary stands out Valentino Rossithat returns to the circuit of Sarthe with a sed of revenge after last year's abandonment caused by an accident of his teammate. “I want to enjoy Le Mans, last year I couldn't”confessed the nine -time MotoGP world champion, now focused on his car career.
The only thing that is clear is that The mythical resistance test This Saturday promises strong emotions during 24 hours uninterrupted. Ferrari will seek to star in an epic comeback to continue making history, but the challenge is capitalized before the Great threat of several shields that crave to win. And is that Le Mans SAnd prepares for a giant duel where only one can be victorious.
