Nicky Catsburg says it is 'insane' that Corvette managed to win the LeMans24 in GTE Class after falling two laps off the lead at one stage of the race.
Corvette Racing driver Nicky Catsburg says it was"insane" his team was able to fight back from last to win the GTE Am class in the Le Mans 24 Hours.Catsburg had started the sole Chevrolet Corvette C8.R from pole and maintained the lead at the start before making an early stop under the safety car.
"To be honest, no - I thought this is it," said Catsburg, when asked by Motorsport.com if he thought any fightback was possible."I thought I was going to have to drive for so long for nothing but somehow we made it back [to the front]. Team-mate Keating had similar fears and at midnight - one third into the race - believed the best they could manage was seventh place.
"The emotional rollercoaster was crazy," he said, when asked by Motorsport.com about the turnaround in fortunes.
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