. BourdaisOnTrack, RengerVDZ + CGRTeams director of operations explain some of the complexities of running IMSA's new GTP cars. Roar24
Next week’s Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona will feature 61 starters, including nine cars in IMSA’s new premier GTP class. With the first day of 2023 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship action now in the books in the Roar Before the 24, Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac’s Sebastien Bourdais suggested the GTP participants are treading especially carefully when lapping the four lower classes, since no manufacturers have had a chance to stockpiled spares.
Sebastien Bourdais, Renger van der Zande and endurance race extra Scott Dixon will race the #01 Cadillac V-LMDh, while for this IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season opener, Ganassi’s full-time WEC entry will also be participating, driven by Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn and Richard Westbrook. Van der Zande said that “going testing as a driver is a lot of waiting, doing a few laps, and waiting a long time because you want to make sure everything is correct and doesn’t blow up. If you blow up something, then it takes even longer.
“As a driver being a part of that, giving feedback of what’s wrong, basically, they’re trying to put the best car on the track and the first thing they ask you is, ‘What’s wrong?!’… You want to give compliments but you have to tell them what’s wrong. That’s how you move forward, with the critiques on how to get better. As a driver, it’s really cool to be a part of that.”
“Although we have less tires, the number of stints that you’re going to have to double-stint are going to be probably fairly similar.
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