25 years after its last participation at Le Mans, the return of BMW (with WRT) in 2024 quickly turned into an ordeal. From the second hour of the race, the No. 20 made a first pass through the gravel trap, with a spin from Marco Wittmann. A simple setback before hitting the wall in the next hour, at the Ford bend. Slowly returning to the pits, she returned to the garage. She was quickly three laps behind, just as night was setting in.
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“A hard abandonment to swallow”
Even more difficult scenario for the other Hypercar. When she was in 8e position, the No. 15 of Dries Vanthoor was violently hit by the No. 83 AF Corse Ferrari of Robert Kubica at 10:35 p.m. It hit the wall and its race stopped abruptly. Shocked and wide-eyed, the Belgian driver limped out. The damage to the rail was such that the collision caused the first safety car of the edition.
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“We know how hard Le Mans is, but this retirement is difficult to swallowreacted Andreas Ross, boss of BMW M Motorsport. We will have to have a better race next year. Now we are focusing on our cars racing in GT3. » The only glimmer of hope, the No. 46 of the WRT team is on the podium at dawn in this category.
