Sebastian Vettel has tested for Porsche in Spain, ahead of the team making a choice on drivers for the Le Mans 24 Hours...
Sebastian Vettel has completed his first test at the wheel of a Le Mans car, driving the Porsche 963 in Spain.
For now, Vettel insists he has no plans, but Penske will need to make a decision on their final two drivers over the coming weeks. Speaking after his drive, Vettel explained how he’d had great fun, and had a curiosity about the discipline that led him to try out the test.“I know many drivers who are active in the WEC and Le Mans. At some point, my curiosity was so great that I had the idea of trying it out myself. Porsche gave me the opportunity to test a current hypercar with the 963.
“The driving experience is different simply because of the roof over your head, as well as dealing with the higher weight and the tyres,” he said. “Aragon is one of the few places in Europe where we can run around the clock and gives us an opportunity to run 36 hours straight in preparation for Le Mans,” said Jonathan Diuguid, managing director of Porsche Penske Motorsport.
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