“I'm sorry guys, I was next to him, I was really next to him p…. ". In contact with his team by radio, Thomas Laurent is annoyed. The Frenchman from the Signatech Alpine team, who was participating in the Six Hours of Spa with a good chance of winning, was the victim of a violent off-track when he seemed to have gained the upper hand over a much less competitor. faster than him.
But when it was time to pass, the car in the hands of the great hope of the French Endurance bit the damp vibrator and the Vendée lost control at very high speed. The Alpine crossed the track before going into the security wall opposite. The prototype's hull literally shattered but luckily the pilot was unharmed.
Drama, massive crash happened to # 36 @ SignatechAlpine's @ ThomasLaurent85 but fortunately he has walked away from it. He will be taken to the medical center for check. # 6hSpa # WEC # WECRacesForYoupic.twitter.com / lshZkZVwOr
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