Cadillac and Jota have taken the wraps off the livery during which the 2 manufacturing facility V-Sequence.R LMDhs will race within the World Endurance Championship this season.
The Cadillac Hertz Workforce Jota entries will hit the monitor in the identical ‘Hertz Racing Gold’ colors because the British group’s buyer Porsche 963s of 2023-24.
The livery was launched in Paris on Tuesday at Cadillac’s flagship electrical car dealership in Europe adjoining to the Opera Garnier.
The stage for the disclosing mirrored “Cadillac’s unwavering dedication to innovation and efficiency on the worldwide stage”, in keeping with Common Motors Europe managing director and president Pere Brugal.
“As we increase our footprint in Europe, this partnership represents a strong alternative to showcase Cadillac’s pioneering spirit in one of the crucial prestigious racing championships on this planet,” he stated.
Cadillac and Jota didn’t use the event of the Paris livery launch to disclose the motive force mixtures for the #12 and #38 Hypercar class entries.
They are going to be introduced at a later date, which ought to come earlier than the tip of the month.
Cadillac revealed in mid-November that Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn would transfer over from the Chip Ganassi Racing squad that ran the solo Cadillac LMDh within the WEC in 2023-24, whereas Sebastien Bourdais would swap throughout from the North American programme within the IMSA SportsCar Championship.
Cadillac Jota livery
Picture by: Cadillac Communications
Jenson Button, Will Stevens and Norman Nato, who beforehand raced its privateer Porsches, are remaining with Jota for its ascent to manufacturing facility standing with Cadillac.
Jota has to this point examined twice with the V-Sequence.R.
It undertook a shakedown with the primary of its chassis on the Anneau du Rhin circuit within the Alsace area of France late in November earlier than transferring to Paul Ricard for 2 days of testing with a improvement automobile in December.
All six Jota Cadillac drivers had been current on the Ricard check.
Jota will check in Abu Dhabi on the finish of this month previous to the beginning of the WEC season, which begins with the official Prologue check the weekend previous to the season-opener on 28 February on the Losail Worldwide Circuit in Qatar.
“We’re studying rather a lot, however there’s nonetheless extra to be taught,” stated Jota group founder Sam Hignett.
“We bumped into the night time at Ricard and racked up round a few thousand kilometres.”
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Gary Watkins
WEC
Jota Sport
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