P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Earl Bamber leads the way an hour in at Fuji, for the FIA World Endurance Championship’s 6 Hours of Fuji. The Kiwi started from pole in the #2 Cadillac V-Series.R and retained it at the start over Sebastien Buemi in the #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid and Marco Wittmann in the #15 BMW M Hybrid V8. […]
The Kiwi driver started from pole position in the #2 Cadillac V-Series.R and maintained the lead at the start ahead of Sebastien Buemi in the #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid and Marco Wittmann in the #15 BMW M Hybrid V8. Buemi and Wittmann competed for second place, with Wittmann ultimately prevailing, while Mike Conway in the #7 Toyota and Laurens Vanthoor in the #6 Porsche 963 followed closely behind. Chaos erupted on the second lap at turn 1, triggered by Robert Kubica colliding with Fred Makowiecki, setting off a chain reaction involving multiple cars. The safety car was brought out as a result, leading to different strategies for some teams, including emergency pit stops. After the restart, drivers like Earl Bamber in the #2 Cadillac extended their leads, with changes in the top positions occurring rapidly due to various incidents on the track.