24 Hours of Daytona: one-two Acura-Honda. Difficult race for the Ferrari 296 GT3s

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The 61st edition of the 24 Hours of Daytona, the inaugural round of IMSA, was held. closed with a historic one-two Acura-Honda. The debut of the LMDh category was resolved with a challenge at home between Tom Blonqvist in front of Felipe Albuquerque in the final part of the match. With Blomqvist of the Meyer Shank team, his teammates Colin Braun, Simon Pagenaud and Helio Castroneves also triumphed.

In the second Japanese car, on the other hand, with Albuquerque, there were Louis Deletraz, Brendon Hartley and Ricky Taylor. Third step of the podiumfor the first of three Cadillac-Dallara driven by Renger van der Zande, Sebastien Bourdais and Scott Dixon. A race that in the top class & egrave; was also influenced by the problems of youth; new generation prototypes which, therefore, ran into a few too many headaches.


For a long time, the Cadillac-Dallara of Renger van der Zande, Sebastien Bourdais and Scott Dixon, was; been in contention for the final victory but, then, nothing could against the "return" of the two Acura-Honda. On the positive side there is; that the other two Cadillac-Dallaras are in fourth and fifth position, demonstrating the potential of the car. of this car. The BMWs and the Posches did not do well, having suffered too many problems. Both German brands will have to work hard to recover speed. and reliability.

FERRARI UNDER EXPECTATIONS

24 Hours of Daytona overall below expectations for Ferrari which was bringing the 296 GT3 to its debut. The Triarsi Competizione car crossed the finish line tenth in the GTD class. The consequences of three contacts, on the other hand, caused the Ferraris of Risi Competizione, Cetilar Racing and AF Corse to retire.

However, having faced a race like this; long and difficult process allowed the technicians to acquire important information for the development of the car, to improve reliability and durability. and speed. On the performance front, however, the 296 GT3s were unable to demonstrate their potential due to the Balance of Performance which penalized the new generation cars entered in the event.

The American series will return ; under the spotlights on the weekend of March 18 on the Sebring track, in Florida, which will host the; the 12-hour race. The event, which represents the second round of the Endurance Cup, will go to staged on the same weekend that will see; the Ferrari 499P makes its debut in the Hypercar class of the FIA ​​World Endurance Championship. Therefore, for Ferrari, an even more difficult race. important.

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