In the highly competitive world of the FIA WEC, Jean-Eric Vergne and the Peugeot Sport team delivered a valiant effort to secure 15th position in the opening qualifying session at Imola, narrowly missing the Hyperpole final. Vergne emphasized that his team had extracted the maximum potential from their car, but the BoP for the revised 9X8 still requires fine-tuning. Moving forward, Vergne stressed the importance of executing a flawless race in Sunday’s Imola 6 Hours, as Peugeot Sport works to refine their car’s performance for the upcoming 2024 WEC calendar.
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Peugeot has taken the wraps off its revamped 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar, featuring a striking rear wing design, as the French manufacturer gears up for its highly-anticipated return to the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2023. The updated car is set to make its debut at the Imola round next month, where Peugeot will look to challenge the likes of Toyota and Ferrari for hypercar supremacy.
Ferrari’s Antonio Fuoco secures his first pole position since last year’s Le Mans 24 Hours, expertly managing his tyres to set two blistering laps in the WEC 2023 Hyperpole session. The Italian’s clever strategy, which involved completing two warmup laps, paid off as he clocked a 1m29.466s lap time, 0.419s clear of the field.