Racing as a duo with Norman Nato on Components E responsibility in Berlin, British drivers Will Stevens and Callum Ilott triumphed within the third spherical of the 2024 WEC that was interrupted by a prolonged crimson flag and belatedly restarted following the completion of barrier repairs.
Pitting shortly earlier than the stoppage vaulted their Porsche 963 LMDh right into a lead they saved to the tip as soon as the race resumed and the main Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercars had been compelled to return in, finally securing Jota its first outright win within the WEC and the primary buyer workforce victory of the Hypercar period that started in 2022.
Ferrari’s protest into the choice to renew the race, which continued lengthy after the unique six hour length was set to conclude, was finally deemed inadmissible and dismissed.
Gary Watkins and James Newbold had been in Belgium to look at all of the motion unfold, and be part of Kevin Turner on the podcast to clarify what occurred within the Hypercar battle, how the frenetic LMGT3 race unfolded and predict what all of it means for subsequent month’s Le Mans 24 Hours.