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Peugeot’s WEC tempo nonetheless “not sensible” regardless of greatest results of the yr
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Peugeot’s WEC tempo nonetheless “not sensible” regardless of greatest results of the yr

By Miles Cooper October 31, 2024
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Peugeot says a double factors end within the Fuji World Endurance Championship spherical doesn’t suggest it has made a breakthrough, because the 9X8 2024 remains to be “not sensible” on pure tempo.

A powerful closing stint on recent tyres propelled the #93 Peugeot 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar of Mikkel Jensen, Nico Muller and Jean-Eric Vergne to fourth place in Sunday’s Japan occasion, simply three seconds off the ultimate spot on the rostrum.

It marked the primary top-five end for the upgraded 9X8 that debuted at Imola in April in addition to the French marque’s greatest lead to WEC because it completed on the podium with the earlier model of the automotive in Monza final yr.

However Peugeot’s technical director Olivier Jansonnie warned that the group should not get carried away with its exhibiting at Fuji Speedway, because the end result wasn’t consultant of the automotive’s true pace.

“Have a look at the lap instances, it is nonetheless not wanting sensible when it comes to tempo, to be sincere,” he stated. “However we managed to compensate [for] that and get this P4.

“There’s a little bit of luck concerned in that [as well], to be sincere. We’ve got been very unfortunate in some races, [but] sooner or later it is also altering [our way].

He added: “[The result] is a lift. We’ve got been by way of some very laborious instances with no outcomes, plenty of stress since Sao Paulo and Austin – particularly Austin was a really unhealthy race for us.

Peugeot’s WEC tempo nonetheless “not sensible” regardless of greatest results of the yr

#93 Peugeot Totalenergies Peugeot 9X8: Mikkel Jensen, Nico Muller, Jean-Eric Vergne

Photograph by: JEP / Motorsport Photos

“We all the time function [on] the identical [level]. This time we managed to align it with issues and our rivals made some errors and that actually helps.”

Each Peugeot entries have been operating exterior of the highest 10 on the halfway level of the six-hour enduro, because the group targeted on saving tyres for a late assault.

The technique paid dividends when a stoppage for the Lamborghini SC63 within the penultimate hour reset the order, wiping out Peugeot’s deficit to the frontrunners and giving it a large tyre benefit over its direct rivals.

Jensen was operating tenth in the beginning of the ultimate hour, having already accomplished his final pitstop by then, and was capable of cost by way of the sector to climb to fourth, passing the #12 Jota Porsche 963 of Norman Nato within the closing levels of the race.

Loic Duval, Paul di Resta and Stoffel Vandoorne claimed eighth place within the sister Peugeot, securing their first factors end of the yr.

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A collision between the #7 Toyota and the #5 Porsche Penske 963, in addition to penalties for the #8 Toyota and the #35 Alpine, additionally contributed to their rise close to the entrance.

Jansonnie stated that it wasn’t straightforward for Peugeot drivers to make sacrifices within the early levels of the race within the hope of creating a comeback later.

“[We are] proud of the technique, we made a few gambles in the course of the race,” he stated.

“We knew we had saved extra tyres than others within the [final] pitstops, so we simply had a bit extra tempo on the finish of the race. Nevertheless it required some drivers in the beginning of the race to attempt to hold the tyres for the top.

“We nonetheless stored pushing on monitor even when the lap instances weren’t coming as a result of we knew that in the long run, we might have more energizing tyres.

“It was an enormous group effort and the efficiency of the drivers within the final stint was wonderful as nicely. So in all, very proud of that.”

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