2023-08-28 12:07:55
Change in the Peugeot Sport workforce at the 6 Hours of Fuji, the scene of the sixth and penultimate round of the 2023 season of the World Endurance Championship, on September 10. Indeed, if Jean-Eric Vergne, Paul di Resta and Mikkel Jensen will indeed share the wheel of the 9X8 n°93, the n°94 will be entrusted to a new trio.
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Loïc Duval and Gustavo Menezes will be there, but not Nico Müller, injured in the left collarbone. And according to our information, the Swiss will be replaced by Stoffel Vandoorne, the team’s reserve and who defends the interests of Stellantis Motorsport in Formula E, where he wears the colors of DS Penske.
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On a Fuji Speedway circuit far from obvious, the 2021-2022 Formula E champion will not have it easy, even if he drove there in 2016, when he was in Super Formula. But he can count on the perfect knowledge of the terrain of his team-mate Loïc Duval and on a Peugeot Sport team which is on an upward slope after a good performance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and a first podium at the beginning of July, at the 6 Hours. from Monza.
Reserve Aston Martin Racing’s last WEC appearance in F1 was on 6 November 2021 and the ninth FIA WEC season finale in Bahrain. He then finished third in LMP2 in the Oreca 07 n°28 of Jota, which allowed him to win the honorary title of vice-champion in the category.
At the same time, we wish Nico Müller a speedy recovery.
➡️ At 2:00 p.m., Peugeot confirmed the information, formalizing the presence of Stoffel Vandoorne on the Peugeot 9 X8 n ° 94 in place of Nico Müller, convalescent. ” Unfortunately Nico will not be able to be present with us during this round and we wish him a speedy recovery, said technical director Olivier Jansonnie. We have every confidence in Stoffel who is prepared and very motivated to participate in his first WEC race with the team. »
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