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Great come back at 1000km ///

 25.07.2017

A bitter sweet race for Fumanelli at 1000 km of Paul Ricard, third meeting of the Blanpain GT Endurance Series.
A difficult qualifying for all the McLarens, compromised by a strict BOP, saw car #43 start from the 33rd place and second best McLaren.

During the race, a tyre puncture at the beginning dropped car #43 at the back of the grid, with only 4 hours to go.
But a smart strategy from the box and two great night stints let the trio Fumanelli-Kane-Tordoff finished 16th, close to the points.

A great comeback which showed that without the problem they could have reached the top-5.

Next race will be the famous 24 hours of Spa-Francorchamps, 29th-30th of July.
I'm happy with the result, after the puncture we had at the beginning of the race. Recovering from the bottom to the 16th position in this championship is never easy. Our race pace is really good, we still need to improve our qualifying, but I'm confident for the 24 hours of Spa!