Former Formula 1 driver Will Stevens has won two different categories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, this year he is going for a third.
Will Stevens is aiming for his third victory at Le Mans when he drives the Jota Porsche 963 in the hypercar category this yearThree o'clock in the morning. No sleep. Couldn't sleep. Should have slept. But it's too late because it's time to race again. Out into the pitch dark, driving at up to 200mph. You have to adjust immediately.
Ex-Formula 1 driver Stevens, 32, has won Le Mans in two of the main categories and this year he is aiming to add a third title in the fastest and most prestigious, the hypercar. He will drive the Jota Porsche 963, along with fellow Brit Callum Ilott and Frenchman Norman Nato, with former Formula 1 world champion
He and Da Costa drove back-to-back overnight from just before 11pm to 5.40am, getting no sleep between them, with Da Costa taking the first and third stints and Stevens slotting in in the middle that night. "Everyone brings money at the start into Formula 1, unless you're with the Ferrari or Mercedes driver programmes, and even then with young driver programmes now, people are paying to be on them.
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