Former Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica believes his opening stint was crucial in WRT recovering from an early setback and securing an emphatic LMP2 victory in the Fuji World Endurance Championship race.
While the incident put the #41 crew on the back foot, Kubica, Deletraz and Andrade were able to claw back the lost ground and return to the front by the end of the fourth hour, eventually taking a comfortable 16s win in their class.
Joining the track in a net fourth position, Kubica gradually propelled the team to the front of the pack, getting within 10 seconds of the race-leading #22 United car. “Before managing to get the lead I think the crucial hours were after Rui [drove], when I took over,” he explained. “We managed to bring the car within eight seconds of the lead from 52 behind, so it was a crucial 90 minutes behind the wheel.
“Louis did a good job saving fuel more than United so we knew we have a bit of an advantage. Even when we were behind them, we knew that we could make it work our way in the pitstop area, so there was no big panic. It was a lot of management.”Kubica returned to the wheel for the final 90 minutes of the race, when the #23 United car cycled to the front of the field by stopping early.for the lead, reinstating WRT into the lead of the race.
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