( Motorsport-Total. com)– On Sunday, one day after completion of the 2022 World Endurance Cup (WEC) season, a conventional test day will occur at the Bahrain International Circuit. To name a few things, Peugeot had actually reported Stoffel Vandoorne for this, however this strategy now needs to be reversed due to the fact that the Belgian is missing due to disease.
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Stoffel Vandoorne needs to withdraw from the WEC test in Bahrain
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” Due to appendicitis, Stoffel Vandoorne will not participate in the FIA WEC test on November 13 in Bahrain,” Peugeot stated in a declaration, taking this chance to want the existing Formula E champ “a rapid healing”.
It is presently unidentified the length of time Vandoorne will be out. Peugeot wishes to reveal an alternative driver “in the future”. This presently unidentified reserve driver will share the beginning number 93 Peugeot 9X8 with routine driver Mikkel Jensen rather of Vandoorne in Sunday’s test.
This Peugeot 9X8 with beginning number 93 is trying to find a brand-new Sunday tester zoom
Vandoorne is not in Bahrain at the minute, as he had actually not registered for the Thursday-Saturday 8 Hours of Bahrain weekend. The Belgian’s arrival for the test was set up for the weekend however has actually now needed to be cancelled.
Vandoorne was initially provided a Bahrain test agreement by Peugeot due to the fact that he had actually signed with DS-Penske for the 2023 Formula E season. DS is Peugeot’s sis brand name. Both brand names are now owned by the Stellantis Group. Vandoorne had actually won the 2022 Formula E title for Mercedes.
Although Vandoorne is not able to participate in the Bahrain test nevertheless, absolutely nothing stands in the method of Formula E colleague Maximilian Günther. The German, who is driving for another Stellantis brand name– particularly Maserati– in the 2023 season of the electrical racing series, is anticipated on Sunday as one of the 3 chauffeurs in the 2nd Peugeot 9X8.
For Günther, the Bahrain test will be precisely what it is called, specifically a novice test in a WEC automobile. Throughout his racing profession up until now, Günther has actually just driven formula cars and is now being in a cars and truck with a roofing system for the very first time. On the other hand, it would not be the very first time Vandoorne left the cars and truck on the planet Endurance Championship. The Belgian drove the whole 2021 WEC season for Jota in the LMP2 class.
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