WEC: Bradley critical of 'questionable' G-Drive clashes
R✨ichard Bradleꦡy has accused the G-Drive squad of 'questionable' driving and felt he was lucky to leave the Fuji 6 Hours without injury, as KCMG eagerly await the results of an ongoing FIA investigation.
The WEC LMP2 championship leaders were locked in a fierce battle for the category lead at Fuji but were victims in three separate clashes with its competitors during an ill-𝓡tem꧑pered race and were ultimately forced to retire from the race due to a damaged car.
The opening inﷺcident saw G-Drive's #26 driven by Roman Rusinov clip the back of Bradley in the KCMG but after a brief fuel stop was able to continue, albeit in th🤡ird place behind Rusinov and #36 Signatech Alpine.
As Bradley rejoined he was again involved in a clash bౠut this time by the sister G-Drive machine൲ driven by Gustavo Yacaman which was a lap down at the time. Bradley suffered a puncture and was forced to pit again but was able to return to the action still in third place with 30 minutes remaining.
But the flashpoints weren't over as Yacaman 𓆉once again hit Bradley on track ꧑which ultimately eliminated the KCMG team with just four minutes left on the clock.
The incidents have been reported to the FIA ꧂and are currently under investigation.
After the dust settled Bradley quest𓃲ioned the racing by both G-Drive cars which caused the accidents.
"It's disappointing to end a great race where the whole team performed wel𒊎l with some questionable moves from our opposition," Bradley said. "Luckily Oreca have built a very strong car and so I have no injuries. However with the performance we showed I feel confident that we can regain our championship lead in the upcoming ra♋ces."
KCMG WEC team manager Erich Ko🌳lb says he was proud with hജow his team performed under the circumstances and will help the FIA with its investigation.
"ꦉIt was a fantastic show for the spectators for almost six hours, thanks to the rain which makes it really thrilling with different strategies and change of the class leader a couple of times," Kolb said. "What happened at the end when Richard had a big shunt is still under investigation and we will support FIA as much as we can to prevent further incidents like this. I'm so happy that he escaped without serious injuries, also a big thank to ORECA for building a strong chassis."