Stevens Fastest in Red Flag-Filled FP1 at COTA for WEC

Stevens fastest in red flag-filled FP1 at COTA for WEC

Will Stevens went top in an eventful first practice session for the FIA World Endurance Championship Lone Star Le Mans round at the Circuit of the Americas. The Cadillac driver, in the #12 JOTA Cadillac V-Series.R set a 1:53.584 to go quickest, just 0.129 faster than Harry Tincknell in the #007 Aston Martin Valkyrie. Third was Robert Kubica in the #83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P. The session began on time, at 11:30am local time. However, it was quite …

Track Software Issues Delay FP1, #12 Cadillac Quickest

Free Practice 1 at Circuit of the Americas was halted by over 50 minutes due to a trackside technical issue. It started just after the scheduled start of the 90-minute session. The #15 Team WRT BMW M Hybrid V8 stopped in between turns 13 and 14 with an MGU failure, just as Raffaele Marciello was bringing the car up to speed. The car was lifted away with no issues, but then a software issue at the track led to teams saying that they were receivin…

Cadillac Leads Aston Martin in Delayed COTA FP1

Photo: MPS Agency Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA set the pace ahead of Aston Martin in a delayed and red flag-impacted opening practice session for this weekend’s Lone Star Le Mans round of the FIA World Endurance Championship on Friday. Fresh from its victory in July’s 6 Hours of Sao Paulo, Will Stevens set the fastest time of 1:53.584 aboard the No. 12 Cadillac V-Series.R in a 90-minute session that was effectively pushed back by nearly a full hour …

Cadillac leads glitch-plagued first WEC practice at COTA

After a long technical delay and multiple red flags, Will Stevens and Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA came out ahead.