Ford says it might wait till the tip of the yr earlier than finalising the rest of the driving force roster for its 2027 Hypercar programme within the World Endurance Championship.
The American producer has up to now signed simply three names for its return to the highest echelon of sportscar racing, with , and main growth of its as-yet-unnamed LMDh challenger. Nevertheless, Ford will in the end require as many as six drivers for the longer WEC occasions, together with the Le Mans 24 Hours, along with any reserve drivers.
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Discussions are underway with potential candidates, and whereas just a few bulletins stay potential in the summertime, Ford indicated that the total line-up might not be settled till a lot later within the yr.
“We hope to have some extra bulletins within the subsequent few months, however the closing [line-up] may not be in place until in the direction of the tip of this yr,” Ford LMDh chief Dan Sayers informed reporters together with Motorsport.com.
“We’re very proud of how issues are progressing. Because it stands, the three we have in the meanwhile, we have introduced them already. With Logan, Seb and Mike, we have an excellent mixture of expertise, youth and pace, so if we feature on that method, we’ll have a extremely good driver line-up, however will probably be in the direction of the tip of the yr for all six.”
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Dan Sayers, Ford Hypercar Program Supervisor
Dan Sayers, Ford Hypercar Program Supervisor
Ford’s present driver line-up is led by 2010 Le Mans winner Rockenfeller, who additionally has expertise of LMDh equipment because of his time with Porsche prospects JDC-Miller and in IMSA’s GTP division.
Nevertheless, a number of GTD Professional race winner Priaulx comes from a background in GT vehicles, whereas former F1 driver Sargeant continues to be new to sportscar racing.
Sayers admitted Ford is in discussions with drivers with present LMDh and LMH expertise, opening the potential of recruiting from rival producers.
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“We’re speaking to numerous drivers in the meanwhile for the remaining seats, a few of whom do have LMDh and hypercar expertise,” he stated.
“I believe we’ll attempt to proceed to have a steadiness of expertise and youth. So, I believe you will notice hopefully we’ll make future bulletins in order that’s continued.
“However once more, as a lot as expertise helps with engineers, it helps to have drivers and expertise as properly, so we shall be speaking to them.”
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