Jean-Eric Vergne calls 2024 Le Mans “the most competitive, the most difficult”

Jean-Eric Verg🌄ne: “It was an incredible race this year. It was the most competitive and the most difficult Le Mans I have experienced.”

Jean-Eric Vergne
Jean-Eric Vergne

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jean-Eric Vergne closed out the 2024 Le Mans rꦿace in 12thಌ place, two laps down on the top nine.

Driving the #93 car, Vergne Mikkel Jensen and Nico Muller had good pace throughout although it wasn🌼’t enough to battle the likes of Ferrari, Porsche, Toyota and Cadillac.

Peugeot were also trailing fellow French 🤪manufacturer Alpine before they retired both cars with engine issues.

Vergne, who drove the car during some of the most difficult conditions at the Circuit de las Sarthe, said: “It was an incredible race this year. It was the most competitive and the most difficult Le Mans I have experience🐻d.

“I think it’s worth emphasizin꧃g that we complete🤡d a 24-hour race without any mechanical issues.

“We finished one lap behind ♓the winner, which is an improvement on last year. Ultimately, we lacked pace, but we’ll come back s𒆙tronger next time.”

A former F1 driver with Toro Rosso, Vergne was not the only driver behind the wheel of a Peugeot𒐪 that has F1 experience.

Paul Di Resta and Stoffel ꧋Vandoorne made up two-thirds of the #94 car line-up, with Le Mans specialist Loic Duval making up the full line-up.

After claiming brag🃏ging rights as the top Peugeot in 11th, Di Resta wants ꦛmuch more with the French brand.

Di Resta began by saying: “Races like this are always difficult. I want to stress the good team spirit💃 and 💖the huge amount of work done on preparation of the 9X8.

“We lost a lap in the first two hours but we were close to🅰 the top ten. It wasn’t easy up with a new car here, up against the likes of Porsche, Toyota and Ferrari.

“2025 start�🎶�s now. I love this team and I would really like to see it celebrate a win here at Le Mans.”

Vandoorne uttered similar words to that𝔍 of Di Resta, but was๊ left ‘frustrated’ by missing out on points.

Vandoorne said: “We hung in there, right to the end of th♛e race. It was very intense with the rain and the safety car p🦩eriods.

“I’m a bit frustrated not to finish in the points, but we weren’t far off the top ten. It’s perhaps not the result we were a🌄ll hoping f🍌or and we clearly still have work to do.

“But I’m looking forwaℱrd to being able to fight at the front soon.”

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