The past week end was Luca's first ever Le Mans Series appearance and the expectation from the Italian fast boy where very high due to the speed
Proved during the practice sessions in March.
Luca was very fast to get used to the car and the different driving style compared to the GT due to the Carbon brakes and the very high down force of the car but the luck had other plans as apart from a non competitive package of tires ( Pirelli) and engine, the race where Marco Cioci and Perazzini tried to gain the best of what they had gaining a solid 4th position half way through the event when Luca was finally due to make his part to this important result the car literally died in the main straight giving no signs of life and power, is yet to be discovered what caused the electrical failure that coasted heavy points in the championship to the Racing Box trio and a sleepless month to Luca until he will get his revenge with Luck in Spa.
During this month a session of testing is planned in order to find a better compromise of set up with the tires we have, is important to note that the Paul Ricard winner Honda Acura ( with whom Luca was in talks) proved a performance and speed that is hard to beat and that is also a treat to the faster P1s.
Don't forget that this Saturday the 18th of April is our driver Bday!!
Paul Ricard
domenica 11 aprile 2010 · Le Mans Series
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