The 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps are now over, here are some reactions of drivers that took part to the second round of the 2020 European Le Mans Series.
Will Stevens – n°31 Panis Racing Oreca 07 – 3rd overall
“Obviously, this podium last Sunday is a good result for the team, considering that we were disappointed by the qualifying.
Everybody did a good job to prepare everything for the race. Nevertheless, I have to admit that the last stints were a little bit frustrating for me. We had a good pace, but we could not pass the Graff car considering it has a low aero. In general, we were competitive in all our stints. That is well deserved for the team, for all their hard work. We are only in the first part of the season and I’m sure that we will score more podiums this season!”
Antonin Borga – n°37 Cool Racing Oreca 07 – 10th overall
“Although we struggled to find the right set-up in practice, I realised early in the race the car was much better and moved up to fifth quickly. It felt similar to last year, so it was a pleasure to drive. Unfortunately, I locked up while trying to overtake a couple of cars and I had flat spots during my second stint. We also lost the gap I created when the safety car came out. It’s a shame we had the fuel issue with Nico because we lost a good position, especially when it was so late in the race. But we are preparing well for the World Endurance Championship race next weekend.”
Matevos Isaakyan – n°34 Inter Europol Competition Ligier JS P217 – 11th
"I was quite happy in the car. We made some good progress between the two races. And I am happy with that too. I did make a mistake when I came behind the Cool racing car. He was besides the Algarvo Pro and I tried to go inside and then pull out and he just wned on full brakes very early and I had no choice and made contact. And god a driver through penalty for it. For the next race in Paul Ricard, I think we will feel more confident with loxer temperatures as it will be an evening race."
Colin Noble – n°7 Nielsen Racing Duqueine D08-M30 – 2nd LMP3
“That was a really good race! Kind of unexpected in ELMS. The car was really good, especially in the hot conditions at the start it was very nice. Once it cooled off a bit it went away a bit, but we created a nice gap. Tony gave it his all, had a nice stint and handed it over.”
Malthe Jakobsen – n°15 RLR MSport Ligier JS P320 – 7th LMP3
“We all would have liked to have finished on the podium today, but I’m only 16 and a rookie so I can be satisfied with what we achieved. The first lap was fantastic because I went from fifth to second, and while there were a couple of Safety Cars during my stint, I’m pleased with the job I did. We now go back to Le Castellet, where we had a really good setup and achieved a podium last time around, so things are looking very good for us.”
