Valentino Rossi celebrated his first podium within the World Endurance Championship (WEC) yesterday. The Group WRT driver completed the 6 Hours of Imola in second place within the LMGT3 class, simply behind the opposite automobile from the group.
Il Dottore, who has Ahmad Al Harthy and Maxime Martin as teammates, was behind the wheel for greater than half of the race. The trio even took the lead at one level however finally completed in second place.
In a press launch, Rossi expressed his happiness with this consequence: ‘I’m very glad in regards to the one-two for Group WRT, for BMW M Motorsport, and my first podium in FIA WEC. We already had a powerful automobile on Saturday in qualifying, and Ahmad achieved an excellent third beginning place’.
In analyzing the race, the previous MotoGP rider admitted that the opposite BMW was extra aggressive, however he nonetheless discovered satisfaction within the closing second-place end:
– Within the race, we then determined to remain out on slicks. Augusto [Farfus] was a bit sooner than Maxime originally and took the lead. Nonetheless, I’m very pleased with the consequence.
