Today marks the start of the new LMDh era of sportscar racing in IMSA. And PorscheRaces is sure the Daytona 24 will truly show the competitiveness of the new class. Story:
Speaking to Autosport ahead of the 61st running of the Florida sportscar classic, Laudenbach admitted that Porsche Penske Motorsports' debut with the LMDh 963 will require “a little bit of luck” in terms of reliability, given all the teething trouble encountered in pre-season testing with the new common electrical hybrid system.
"There were technical problems in some areas which have cost track time, and I would say – as with all new projects – you never say ‘we’re 100 percent’, ahead of the first race. "My impression is that the field is very close together, looking at the single lap time performance, but we don’t know about the stints in the race,” he said. “It’s difficult to judge.
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