The most frustrating part of the Toyota GR010s' dominance is the paucity of television coverage. The much closer fights in P.2 & G.T.E Pro. are quite understandably given more screen time. There was some drama that attracted the television director's attention, though: the № 7 failed to make a corner & had to slam on the brakes to avoid slamming into the crash barriers. As a result, the № 8 was able to close the gap to the № 7 & ever assume the lead when the № 7 made a pit stop. However, the № 7 was then able to pass the № 8 on track. I'm sorry for the drama, but at least the Toyotas were briefly seen. Huzzah!
This is a very tough race for the № 49 from High Class Racing (P.2, Oreca). They've had repeated problems with an antennae that transmits data to the race organizers & recently were rammed from behind by the villainous Russians of the № 26 G-Drive, the same car that crashed out Sophis Floersch's № 1 shortly after nightfall. The № 49 is of interest because it is driven by a father & son duo, longtime Corvete Racing driver Jan Magnussen & former F1 driver Kevin Magnussen. Kevin, the younger Magnussen, has been hired to drive the forthcoming Peugeot 9X8 Hypercar; so, this is probably the only time the Magnussens will be able to race at Le Mans together. I wish for them that things were going better.
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