After an outstanding performance at Spa-Francorchamps, his premiere with the prema racing team on the European Le Mans Seriesthe Ecuadorian pilot Juan Manuel Correa prepares this weekend its second day in the endurance races and in which you can secure the title of the category with your team.
In Belgium, the team welcomed Correa to endurance racinghis arrival was due to take place at the beginning of the season, but he was ruled out after suffering a foot injury.
Correa had a outstanding performance and did not clash with the performance of his peers Louis Delétraz and Ferdinand Habsburg, aboard the car #9 Oreca LMP2, with which they were located in third position.
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The tricolor took the second turn to drive the vehicle“came out of the pits in fourth place, battled with much more experienced drivers and handed over the car in the same position to Delétraz,” highlighted Prema.
“Long duration running in Spa it was very interesting and fun, different, a career that leave a lot of learning. I actually enjoyed it,” Correa said.
This weekend Correa runs with Prema in Portimão (Portugal), a track very different from the one in Spa, smaller, with more complications, which means less speed in the race and more difficulty in overtaking. The race lasts four hours, in the same car and with the three drivers interspersing driving times.
“The preparation for the race has to do with physical training, track recognition, we watch videos, we have meetings with the team and a day of tests before the weekend where the preparation will be put into practice,” said the pilot.
Prema faces the sixth and final round of the year of the European Le Mans Series. In previous races the team obtained a total of four podiums, of these three were winsin the Paul Ricard circuit (France), Imola (Italy) and Barcelona (Spain), which has the Italian team only two points from the title.
“We have the final. we fight for the title as a teambut individually I want to do a good job and continue learning from my teammates,” said Correa.
In Portugal it will be the last race of 2022 for the tricolor pilotafter his performance also this year in the Formula 3 with the ART Grand Prix teamchampionship in which he placed in thirteenth position.
“After this my season ends, it will be the last competition of the year, The next thing will be to continue with the negotiations for the next season in the categories and teams with which you are speaking. It is expected to have a signed contract as soon as possible by 2023”, said the national pilot. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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