The Le Mans race is heating up with just 6 hours left before the finish line. AF Corse’s Ferrari number 83, driven by Yifei Ye, Robert Shwartzman, and Robert Kubica, had been leading the race up until the eighth hour. The team’s other Ferrari, car number 50 with Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina, and Nicklas Nielsen, was also performing well and holding second place for a significant amount of time.
However, things took a turn for the AF Corse team when car number 83, driven by Kubica, collided with a BMW at 10:40 p.m. This incident resulted in a 30-second penalty for the Ferrari during its 14th pit stop, causing them to lose the lead.
The race saw some challenges due to intermittent rain, which affected the teams’ strategies and led to a few off-track incidents. Fortunately, all drivers involved in these incidents came out unharmed. The rain intensified, leading to a prolonged Safety Car period from 3:44 to 9 a.m. This was necessary due to poor visibility and aquaplaning, especially for the Hypercars that had completed 169 laps by that time.
When the race finally resumed, Porsche number 6 was in the lead, with Ferrari number 83 (piloted by Kubica) in fifth place. Car number 50, driven by Nielsen, was in sixth place, while the number 51 Hypercar with Giovinazzi was in eleventh place.
As the race enters its final hours, teams will need to adjust their strategies to account for the changing weather conditions and track dynamics. The competition is fierce, and anything can happen in these remaining hours. Stay tuned for more updates as the Le Mans race reaches its thrilling conclusion.
