The car achieved the second
\nfastest time of the three day test (1:18.626), just 0.021 of a second from an
\nLMP1 competitor car, and well ahead on the timing sheets of the next fastest
\nLMP1. The potential pace of the car at the test was better still, the combined
\nbest sector times showing a potential time three tenths faster than the fastest
\ncar at the test.<\/p>\n
\u00a0The
\nGinetta was one of only two LMP1 cars present to lap in the 1:18s, a feat it
\nachieved numerous time during the test with Ginetta factory driver Charlie
\nRobertson bettering times set by ex Formula One and Le Mans winning talent
\nelsewhere:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s
\nbeen a really successful test,\u201d said Ginetta Chairman Lawrence Tomlinson. \u201cOf
\ncourse we have confidence in the car but it is fantastic to see that confirmed
\nnot only by its own performance on track, but also by our performance against
\nour peers.\u00a0 Not only has the car proved to have pace that would put it
\namongst the fastest in the class, it has proved too that the performance is repeatable,
\nour stints throughout the test, in the dry and in the wet, were consistent as
\nwell as quick.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00a0The test
\nsaw Robertson and fellow Ginetta Factory man Mike Simpson share driving duties
\nwith ex-IndyCar Driver James Jakes, plus a pair of guest drivers helping to
\nassess the Ginetta.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cEach of
\nthe drivers found the car easy to squeeze the performance out of,\u201d said
\nSimpson. \u201cThis was my first opportunity to sample the car since we switched to
\nthe AER engine and it has transformed the car.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cIt has
\nlost none of the inherent aero performance and stability of the car that we
\nalready saw at Le Mans last year with the previous powerplant – but now with an
\nenormous boost in performance right across the range.\u201d<\/p>\n
The
\nGinetta was remarkably reliable too across the three days, just one minor glitch,
\neasily solved by the Ginetta factory crew, interrupted the final session of the
\nday on a rather wet\/dry Wednesday, the car fastest of the four LMP1 cars
\npresent in wet conditions.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cThe
\ntest has been very positive indeed,\u201d said Ginetta Technical Director Pete
\nSmith. \u201cIt\u2019s good to have shown that the car is capable, despite our limited
\nrunning before these three days, of delivering fully on the promise of the
\ndesign, with all involved agreeing that there is much more still to come\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00a0Lawrence
\nTomlinson added:<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re
\ntalking to prospective customers for the car but would, of course, welcome
\nconversations with more – there is still time to engage with us and learn more
\nabout what we already know is set to be a car in top level international
\ncompetition for at least the next two seasons of the FIA WEC, capable of
\ncompeting with, and beating, the best of the competition in a world class
\nChampionship.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0“I’d
\nparticularly like to thank Michelin for such a well-organised and valuable test
\n– and in particular for allowing us to see what additional performance was
\nunlocked by their improved front tyres for LMP1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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