"It always rains at Le Mans."A sudden downpour just after the darkness fell led to a rash of collisions, all involving L.M.P.2 cars. The № 26 G-Drive (Oreca) spun into the № 1 Richard Mille (Oreca), which was left perpendicular across the circuit. The № 1 was then T-boned by the № 74 Eurasia (Ligier), which had no chance to stop, being on slick tires on a wet track. Sophia Floersch, the driver of the № 1 tried to carry on, but the medical light on her car indicated G-forces requiring a medical examination; so, she was not permitted to race on. The № 32 United Autosports (Oreca) missed a carner & skipped across the gravel, comingback onto the track directly into the № 23 United Autosports (Oreca). Your eyes do not deceive you, team cars collided.
—Jason Statham, Truth in 24
The 24 Heures du Mans is typically run within a week or ten days of the summer solstice. Last year's face, which I did not watch, was run close to the autumnal equinox; this year's race is being run about two-thirds of the way from the solstice to the equinox, meaning there are going to be several more hours or darkness than usual.
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