Michael Molina warned to World of sportsthat both he and his crewmates at Ferrari number 50 They had been thinking about this race for revenge for a whole year. And things could not start better for the Catalan car at the beginning of 24 Hours of Le Mans 2024where the Italian car was placed in first position after gaining two places in the first lap with the Nicklas Nielsen on the steering wheel.
In 2023, upon the return of Ferrari in the highest category of Le Mans (Hypercar), 54 years after his last victory in the premier class, was able to win with the car 50 in a historic and surprising way with its 499P prototype. In that event, the car of Miguel Molina 51 started from pole and was very fast, but a rock damaged the radiator and deprived them of the win. As Molina said, “it took weeks and months” to get out of that negative loop created by the idea of knowing they had the car to win but a rock got in their way. “And since then, we’ve been thinking about the next 24 Hours.” And that appointment has arrived.
The beginning of Nicklas Nielsen it is perfect. He started from fourth position, behind the Porsche #6 that took pole, a great favorite for its speed and racing speed. And behind the Cadillac #3, which started in 2nd, with the Ferrari 51 winner of the last edition in third place. Nicklas He quickly kept up with the other Ferraris and in the first corners he overtook the cadillac. And on the long La Sarthe straight, he slipped behind the German car and managed to overtake it for first place.
For his part, the Cadillac #2 of the debutante Alex Palou He dropped from 7th place to 9th in the first laps.
Peugeot, to develop
The place of Peugeot, who need to start gaining muscle at home and continue to take steps forward in their project, will have to wait for the arrival of the rain to try to surprise like they did last year. In such a long race with so many conditions and elements that can change what happens on the track, the French have to try to fish in turbulent waters to improve from the start. 15th position held by number 93 on the first turn.
Source: La Verdad
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