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giugno 07, 2021 - Hankook Motorsport
Extreme weather stops the Hankook FFF Racing Team at its first 24h race
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After the #hankookfffracingteam had made a perfect start to the 49th edition of the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring by securing first place in the second qualifying session on Friday, the weather prevented the team from mounting an attack on the lead as the race progressed. Strong winds that threatened to reach hurricane strength and heavy rainfall contributed to a not-at-fault collision involving the #63 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO in the opening phase, and the car had to pit for some lengthy repairs. After remaining at a standstill for more than two hours, the team decided to use the remaining time for some intensive testing under #racing conditions.
Nürburg, Germany, 06.06.2021 – The #hankookfffracingteam could hardly have made a better start to the legendary 24-hour race at the Nürburgring. Under cloudy skies, #marcomapelli took his seat in the cockpit of the #63 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO in low temperatures. The Italian driver began the 24-hour marathon at exactly 15:30 on the high-end slick Hankook Ventus Race tyres. Mapelli made a very good start, using the optimum potential of the tyres and moving up from 19th on the grid to fifth position inside just 20 minutes, despite the difficult track conditions.
However, the advent of heavy rain on many sections of the 25.378-kilometre circuit in the Eifel put a stop to this fantastic chasing performance. Mapelli had to head for the pits to switch to the wet-weather variant of the Hankook Ventus Race. The increasingly heavy downpour and standing water on the track caused some chaotic scenes throughout the field. Cars were sliding off the circuit, spinning out and colliding. The Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO from the #hankookfffracingteam did not emerge unscathed from these events and the pit stop required to repair the damage lasted more than two hours. As so much time had been lost, the team decided not to mount a risky charge during the remainder of the race. Instead, they chose to use the time left to concentrate on intensive set-up testing with the four drivers, #marcomapelli, Franck Perera, #mirkobortolotti and Giacomo Altoè.
Manfred Sandbichler, Hankook Motorsport Director Europe: “That is #racing. Everyone on the grid at this classic #event knows that plenty can happen during a 24-hour race – especially in the Eifel. Starting the race with #marcomapelli moving up to fifth after that unbelievable chasing performance was just superb. The car and tyres worked perfectly. Unfortunately, the weather scotched all that. It was absolutely the right decision to use the remainder of the race for testing after spending such a long time in the pits. We were able to make the best out of the situation.”
Mirko Bortolotti had already made his mark during Friday’s night-time qualifying session with the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO. The Lamborghini works driver completed a lap of the combination of Nordschleife and Grand Prix circuit in 8:18.575 minutes to secure the best time of the day.
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