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Rossi stars in WEC’s Bahrain rookie take a look at aboard BMW Hypercar
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Rossi stars in WEC’s Bahrain rookie take a look at aboard BMW Hypercar

By Miles Cooper November 3, 2024
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Bike legend Valentino Rossi was a tenth from the quickest time by a Hypercar newcomer on his participation with BMW within the World Endurance Championship rookie take a look at in Bahrain. 

The seven-time MotoGP champion posted a 1m50.577s aboard the #20 WRT BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh late within the afternoon session of the take a look at on Sunday, the day after the WEC championship finale in Bahrain. 

That in contrast with Arthur Leclerc’s 1m50.460s on the wheel of the #50 AF Corse Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar additionally set within the remaining hour of the afternoon interval. 

BMW manufacturing unit driver Rossi, who raced a WRT-run M4 GT3 within the WEC this 12 months, revealed that he ought to have gone faster on his first expertise of a Hypercar class contender. 

He had two runs on recent units of the medium compound Michelin tyre on the finish of the day. 

The primary was curtailed by a pink flag after which he spun on his second earlier than restarting and getting right down to his 1m50.5s.

Rossi stars in WEC’s Bahrain rookie take a look at aboard BMW Hypercar

#20 BMW M Workforce WRT BMW M Hybrid V8: Valentino Rossi

Picture by: JEP / Motorsport Photographs

“I used to be a bit of bit unfortunate as a result of on the second set you may enhance,” mentioned Rossi. “On the primary set I had a pink flag and on the second set once I pushed I had site visitors with GT3s, and I spun. 

“Usually while you spin you destroy the tyres, however fortunately it was good – I may restart and make the 50.5.”

Leclerc, brother of Charles and a Ferrari Formulation 1 improvement driver, additionally had what he described as a pair of “efficiency runs” however he did use recent rubber. 

The third quickest rookie was Alpine academy driver Victor Martins. The Formulation 2 race winner was quickest of the drivers having a primary run in a Hypercar class entry within the morning, setting a 1m50.934s after which bettering to a 1m50.717s within the afternoon. 

His afternoon mark stood because the quickest time by a rookie when he accomplished his take a look at earlier than the faster situations of the late afternoon. 

Max Hesse was fourth quickest within the #15 BMW with a 1m50.819s. Thomas Neubauer was fifth within the #51 Ferrari whereas Dan Harper, who shared the #15 BMW with Hesse, took sixth.

The quickest set over the course of the 5 hours of observe time on Sunday was set by Cadillac common Earl Bamber within the solo Ganassi V-Sequence.R LMDh. 

He posted a 1m49.566s in the midst of a brief run early within the morning session.

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