Sometimes the big ones racing are lost for absurd problems, like the one who has ruined the options of the Ferrari #50which the Spanish Michael Molina share with Antonio Fuoco and Nicklas Nielsen.
The Dane was precisely in the car. just past midnightand in the middle of a period of Safety Car (the first of the race), when surprisingly he went into the pits, as soon as the race resumed. I didn’t play for fuel nor for tires.
Indeed, It was not a routine stop. The 499P went straight to the garage and the pilot came out like hell. The mechanics did not work on the engine or the suspensions, but on the interior.
Fire extinguisher failure… and eight lost laps
Just a few minutes later Ferrari explained the cause of the breakdown: the fire extinguisher. A piece that competition cars must carry and that, in addition, must be in perfect condition… and full.
The nature of the problem has not been revealed with this security element, but what is certain is that has ended the options of Molina, Fuoco and Nielsen in this edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans… and possibly also the World Cup of Resistance since the 8 laps lost with which he returned to the track, makes it impossible to aspire to a good result… and let’s remember that Le Mans scores double…
After one in the morning in Le Mans, Toyota #8 is the leader of the race with about 10 seconds on Cadillac #12 and #38 and twenty-five on the bmw #20which controlled the race until nightfall but is paying for its tire strategy, with the medium instead of the soft ones of the American cars.
