United Autosport will 'need to do something clever' to recover from its disappointing qualifying at LeMans24, says Tom Blomqvist Full story ⬇️
United Autosport will"need to do something clever" to recover from its disappointing qualifying that meant both cars missed Hyperpole for the Le Mans 24 Hours, according to Tom Blomqvist.Filipe Albuquerque
The reigning IMSA SportsCar champion is confident that the #23 United ORECA-Gibson 07 can still contend for a podium in the World Endurance Championship blue ribband, but believes as a result of being"out of position relative to our speed" that his team will have to dip into its strategic toolbox. "To utilise the speed when you’re stuck in the train is not going to be possible, so we need to get ourselves somehow out of that."It will take time for the race to unfold and I’m sure we’ll slowly be creeping our way towards the front of the field, just how long it’s going to take I don’t know.
He gained two positions when Blomqvist and Dries Vanthoor's TF Sport-run Racing Team Turkey ORECA both lost their best times, a fate that also hit the Graff entry ofBlomqvist was critical of the"ridiculous" decision to penalise him by removing his best lap and called the expectation to immediately slow to 80km/h, required by article 14.2.1 in the Le Mans supplementary regulations,"just unrealistic".
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