WEC | Cadillac at Spa to strike a blow and prepare for Le Mans

Cadillac has a great desire to climb the rankings after the first two dull exits in the 2024 season of the FIA ​​World Endurance Championship.

The V-Series.R at the 6h of Spa-Francorchamps will have the advantage of once again being the lightest car on the starting grid, which will have to be exploited to the fullest by the Chip Ganassi Racing team to finally obtain a significant result.

The disqualification of Qatar (where he had achieved a comeback of fourth place) and the Top10 achieved not without difficulty in Imola are reasons for the search for redemption for Alex Lynn and Earl Bamber, once again paired on the American LMDh #2 over the 7.004km of the Ardennes, trying to exploit a potential that Cadillac has never hidden, but almost never realized in this start to the championship.

Among other things, in Belgium the team has already carried out tests during the winter and the very precious data collected will be useful not only to present themselves competitive at the start of the race, but also to refine the final things in view of the 24h of Le Mans, as they explain the same bearers of the General Motors brand.

“Spa is an incredible and truly historic circuit, and the WEC races are always very exciting – underlines Lynn – After Le Mans, it is probably my favorite event of the year, because it is the dress rehearsal for the big round of the 24th, you can really feel the tension.”

“The circuit itself is beautiful. There are lots of changes in height, fast and flowing corners. I’ve had a lot of success in my career at this track, so I’m looking forward to going there.”

“We did a test a few weeks ago, which was productive and every day of testing at Spa is precious. I can’t wait to tackle this great race together with Earl and the next two races will certainly be exciting.”

Bamber adds: “I’m looking forward to going to Spa. It’s one of my favorite circuits in Europe and I’ve spent a lot of time there. I won one of my first big races in Europe there in the Porsche Super Cup, so I’m looking forward to it. It’s time to go back, especially with this Cadillac.”

“I think we’re making progress as a team. We’ll have the real test at Spa this weekend. They say it’s the closest we get to the level of downforce ahead of Le Mans.”