🗣️ 'I thought I was going to have to drive for so long for nothing' Corvette's Nicky Catsburg says it was 'insane' his team fought back from last to win the LeMans24 GTE Am class ⬇️
Corvette Racing driver Nicky Catsburg says it was"insane" his team was able to fight back from last to win the GTE Am class in the Le Mans 24 Hours.Catsburg had started the sole Chevrolet Corvette C8.R from pole and maintained the lead at the start before making an early stop under the safety car.
It marked Corvette's first win at Le Mans since 2015 and brought the curtain down on the GTE Am era at the 24 Hours. "We had great pace and with the safety car the way it is now, thank god, we got a lap back and the other lap we won back by just being faster than the others. It was insane we managed to get back."Photo by: Rainier Ehrhardt
He explained the changeable conditions during the night meant the team's plans"went out the window" and resulted in him driving both at night and in the rain, neither of which was originally intended for the bronze driver.
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