16 June 2018 Archives

Warm-up without significant problems

Saturday June 16th, 2018Saturday June 16th, 2018 Jens Jensen

It was a simple warm-up for the 24-hour race of Le Mans, without big problems for some of the 60 teams. Cetilar Villorba Corse #47 was out to test their rebuilt car. We had a brief talk with the driver Roberto Lacorte, who said that the right rear-suspension broke on the straight with 326 kph, hitting the armco without braking. It was with Giorgio Sernagiotto behind the wheel, luckily he was unscathed from the accident. But all the suspensions and bodywork on the car were replaced on Friday. The car…

Rockenfeller: DTM is more like LMP

Saturday June 16th, 2018 Jens Jensen

Corvette Racing and Audi Sport factory driver Mike Rockenfeller is back at Le Mans for the first time since 2012, where he finished third on the podium. The former overall and class winner at the 24 Hours of Le Mans gave Racing24-7.net a bit of time to talk about the upcoming race and how the last few years has been. Does it feel good to be back at Le Mans? “Yes yes yes! Haha. Yes, it feels good to be back, it’s great to be in a Corvette. In a…