🗣 'Technically speaking, there is no drivers I have met that are as strong as him.' LouisDeletraz has credited his partnership with 'amazing teacher' Robert Kubica in the WEC for helping him to flourish as a sportscar driver ⬇️
Acura GTP racer Louis Deletraz has credited his partnership with"amazing teacher" Robert Kubica in the World Endurance Championship for helping him to flourish as a sportscar driver.Deletraz has been team-mates with ex-Formula 1 driver Kubica since 2021, when he moved full-time into endurance racing after making select GT World Challenge Europe outings and finishing fourth in a Le Mans one-off with Rebellion in 2020.
They continued with Prema for the 2022 WEC, finishing second at Le Mans, and upon reverting back to WRT repeated the result earlier this month after losing out to Polish squadSpeaking to Autosport, two-time European Le Mans Series champion Deletraz said his partnership with Kubica had been instrumental in helping him reach the point of earning a first manufacturer deal as an endurance extra for Acura squad Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.
"Being by his side, seeing how he works, understanding a car and how to make it fast - in the last two and a half years I went from probably knowing 20 per cent to maybe 90 per cent of the game.#41 Team WRT Oreca 07 - Gibson: Rui Andrade, Robert Kubica, Louis DeletrazDeletraz believes a key element to their successful partnership is a shared deep-running passion for motorsport, with Kubica having competed in several disciplines of motorsport including rallying.
"I met Robert in ’21 the first seat-fit, we straight away got along. He has a passion for motorsport which is incredible, he is the most passionate person ever about motorsport in general, every single category.
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