Former WRC title winner Petter Solberg and World Touring Car Championship title winner Yvan Muller have both completed a test session wi𝐆th the Courage-Oreca team at Paul Ricard.

The test marked the first outing in prototype machinಞery for Solberg as he got behind the wheel of the AIM-powered Courage-Oreca LC70E, with the former Subaru man admitting it had been an enjoyable experience to run in the LMP1 machine.

"Le Mans testing was a thrilling experience," he said. "I never thought I could cope wit🐻h the others from the start, but I did - what a boost for my confidence. And it is also good to know that it worked well behind the wheel again.

"Oreca seems to be a fantastic team𒐪, and the other drivers are fantastic guys. Team manager, Hugues de Chaunac, is a great man with a big heart. What happens next, well - I'll guess we know more in a couple of weeks."

SEAT's WTCC ace Muller has driven in prototype machinery before, and h🐻e too was impressed with his first taste of the Oreca machine.

"I ꦯknew how to drive prot𝔉otypes, however I was really surprised!" he said. "The Courage-Oreca is relatively easy. I felt comfortable straight away."