It’s almost like a national holiday. It breathes fuel, tradition and, above all, love of racing. The 24 Hours of Le Mans (4:00 pm/Eurosport) They reached their 91st edition, special for being their centenary. More than 300,000 people are expected in the myth layout of La Sarthe, of 13,626 km, where anything can happen, both during the day, and especially in its magical night. A unique track where the top categories of cars, the new Hypercars, have to face the brutality of the route and the enormous challenge of reaching the finish line while relentlessly beating many cars from other lower categories: LMP2 and GT. A test for physicists and mechanics. The hardest on the planet.
The mythical track consists of 38 curves, with one area on the open road. A square with a special charm and magic that makes it unique. The mother of all races. And in it, there are many incentives. The first, to see a Catalan driver, Miguel Molina, fighting his Ferrari from pole position to try to make things difficult for the current dominants of fighting the worldBoth Toyotas. He Miguel’s Ferrari #50 and his companions fire and Nielsen He will attempt the seemingly impossible: beat a Toyota team that has won Le Mans without interruption since the 2018 edition (the first of two victories achieved by Alonso with the Japanese).
This time, it’s different. It marks the beginning of a new era for Le Mans and the World Endurance Championship (WEC), because Toyota is no longer alone as the main manufacturer in the leading category. Big brands like Peugeot are back, after 12 years, to date their home. THOUGH Ferrari, who on Thursday marked his comeback after a 50-year absence from the premier class by taking pole position and double the lead on the starting grid. With them, he returned Porsche (has 19 wins in its history) and Cadillacin a new category of Hypercars with unified regulations that allow cars from fighting the world and of American IMSAsomething that will attract more brands in the coming courses.
The future of the World Cup and Le Mans is very bright. Although for now, in this year of change, Toyota continues to crush. Molina and his teammates will try to make things difficult for the Japanese in their new Ferrari 499P after two podiums in three appointments on this course. The Japanese had the higher race speed and the victory should be between their two crews, but in a race where rain was expected, a difficult night under heavy rain, it was more than ever an endurance event. Any mistake can leave you and can change everything.
the return of the ‘lion’
The locals do the same Peugeot. After the victories achieved in 1992, 1993 and the mythical victory achieved by marc gene In 2009, the lions roared again in their impressive and innovative 9X8 with the aim of finishing in front of their people in a beautiful square. They will have to come back from outside the Top-10 with the French public pushing them and with 24 hours ahead where nothing can be taken for granted.
In addition to Molina, we have to be very aware Albert Costa, whose car (Inter Europol team) He comes out 13th in LMP2 (2nd category) with the pace to come back and aim for everything. also of Alex Riberascrew member of Aston Martin number 58 in the category LMGTE AM. The emotion is guaranteed.
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
