Shanghai, China, November 6, 2017 - As Andy Priaulx and Harry Tincknell win the Shanghai 6-Hour Endurance Championship, the suspense of the GTE-Pro Championship driver for the 2017 season at the FIA World Endurance Championship will be left out after 2 weeks Bahrain announced the successful defending of the British driver's team allowed them to return to the drivers championship contention.
'The victory of the Shanghai 6-Hour Endurance Championship takes us one step further,' said Dave Pericak, director of Ford Performance Vehicles. 'The Champion of the Year is at our fingertips and we look forward to taking the lead in Bahrain.' GTE- The Pro Group is fiercely competitive and we regret losing the Manufacturer Cup, but we still have to congratulate Ferrari and we look forward to continuing to challenge them next year.
Ford Gran Turismo 67 and Ford Gran Turismo 66 drew fourth and fifth respectively, and on Saturday qualifying, they chose to save and use a miscarriage tactic to leave more tires to second place Day after the race, Andy Priaulx was stopped by the car in front of him and slipped to sixth place in the GTE-Pro category. On the other hand, Olivier Pla, driving the 66, started well, starting lightning ahead of the first lap The speed of the fifth from the group rose to third.
Priaulx undressed, steady and struggling to catch the car before the game was stalemate, the team up and down the atmosphere tension, facing the enemy in less than two hours left in the race when Priaulx finally completed the 91 Ferrari Beyond, the dawn of victory is nowadays.
'This may be the hardest victories we have achieved so far, but at the same time the fruit of victory is fruitful,' said Priaulx. 'Every moment is crucial. Every lap, every stop must be perfect.' Victory for us is like a long drought, we return to compete for the championship of the year, which is our fourth time to win the championship, our victory is inseparable from the strong team behind the car is great, pit stop strategy perfect What we need to do next is to actively prepare for another stop in Bahrain.
In the final stages of the race, the 67 Ford GT was driven by Harry Tincknell, who expanded his lead and won the final victory.
'At the last lap, I was very excited because of the long-awaited victory we have seen,' Tincknell said. 'Although we qualify for fourth only in qualifying, we never give up. I know I will face unprecedented pressure from Porsche in the final stages of the race, but in order to seal the victory, I have to do my best and in the final stage, the technician replaced us with a better-looking tire, which greatly eased me in the end Half an hour of pressure, today our victory can not be separated from the joint efforts of all members of the team.
The No. 66 Ford GT car did a great job today, but the glitches encountered during the early pit stops made them lose the chance to board the podium.
'We started well,' Mücke said. 'Olivier did a great job of catching up to second place and got a grip on the leader of the GTE-Pro group. We were also in the First Army when we switched to me, We had to waste some time because we did not close the door on the second pit stop, and we could stop without penalties under the new Full Track yellow flag rule, but the mistake made us slip down We did not give up and after a fight with one of the Porsche Motorsports we managed to go beyond it and continue to narrow the gap with the GTE Pro Pro 67. The last 1.5 hours of the 66 was at Olivier's helm, But since then our tires have been badly weaned and we feel a little disappointed because we had the chance to take the top two at a time. The team was very understanding and the pit strategy was very efficient and well prepared, but today we are not that lucky. At Bahrain, we will continue our efforts. '
2017 Fina World Endurance Championship finals two weeks later in Bahrain.
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