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Phil Hanson told Motorsport Week how he wished success for JOTA ahead of his final FIA World Endurance Championship race for them in Bahrain.
The 25-year-old wished good fortune for his current team JOTA, ahead of their 2025 venture with Cadillac. He spoke ahead of his final race with AF Corse, who announced him as a 2025 driver prior to the 8 Hours of Bahrain season finale. Hanson praised JOTA as a really good team with a fantastic environment and impressive engineering personnel capabilities. Although now with AF Corse, he shared that he was open to driving for JOTA next year. The conversation with AF Corse and manager began in the latter half of 2024, knowing Robert Shwartzman was moving on. Hanson’s 2024 season saw him step up to the top WEC category with JOTA and will now co-drive the #38 for the final time on November 2nd with Jenson Button and Oliver Rasmussen. Despite facing challenges like penalties and reliability issues this year, Hanson remains hopeful for a clean season and better results next year. The youngest WEC LMP2 champion looks to improve on their sixth-place finish at Fuji as he transitions to driving for AF Corse Ferrari 499P at the Bahrain season finale.
