Wednesday March 15th, 2023

Nielsen: We have covered a lot of milage in a short amount of time

Wednesday March 15th, 2023Thursday March 16th, 2023 Jens Jensen

The new season of the FIA World Endurance Championship starts this week at Sebring. Ferrari AF Corse is not a new marque in ACO racing, but they are brand new to the Hypercar category in 2023, with their brand new Ferrari 499P in LMH spec. We had a chat with Ferrari works driver Nicklas Nielsen, regarding the introduction and testing over the last few months. You have been testing a lot over the last few months – half a year or so – since the car first came on track.…

New, old layout in Barcelona

Wednesday March 15th, 2023Thursday March 16th, 2023 Jens Jensen

When the opening race of the European Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup 2023 will be held at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, it will be on a new-old layout. The Spanish track has chosen to revert to the original configuration, so the final two turns will be two very fast right-handers, instead of the ultra-slow chicane, which has been utilized for the last 15 years. The chicane was made due to safety concerns regarding the speed of the Formula 1 cars, in case of an accident. But the track…