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Round 4 ruined for a contact with a prototype

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A round 4 ruined for a contact with a prototype in the 6 hours of Fuji. The start was not easy because the rain and the wet condition on the track, so we lost positions from P5 to P10. The track was so wet that it was difficult to see the other cars, after few…

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6 hours of Fuji qualifying report

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Free practice and qualifying not too bad for #71 here in Fuji. During the free practice we were in P2 – P3, we did pretty good, even if the start was slow, at the end we found our way. On the qualifying we stopped the clock in P5, in front of our teammates #51. The…

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Back on track with Blancpain Championship

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I’m back on track with the Blancpain Championship, finally a good race for us, even if we were starting from P8. Got few problems at the beginning, so from P8 we were in P10. During my stint we decided to be a bit more aggressive, we did the pit stop before every other team. Then…

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#6hoursofsilverstone

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#6hoursofsilverstone started very well for #71, P6 at the end, but the car was good enough to be fighting for the third position. We were very positive thinking about the race. Sam was at the start of the race, we were having a great pace, from the P6 to P3 and P2, almost fighting for…

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#71 Le Mans week

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#71 Le Mans week started with good free practices, the car was quite good with a not bad pace. On the qualifying day it’s been harder, comparing with the other cars we were too slow on the straight, so we decided to change the aerodynamics, losing the pace on the curves. Unfortunately the yellow flags…

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Everything could happen!

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When it says that everything could happen.. and it happens! Nothing could be more real here in Spa for #71, since the start after the long straight, I was bumbep from the BMW, luckily any issue for our car, the aerodynamic was still good so I kept going. What a tough race, we were very…

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New season has started here in Spa-Francorchamps

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A new season has officially started here in Spa-Francorchamps! Already a difficult start for AF Corse, since the free practice we saw the other teams going very fast. During the qualifying I did a good lap, however our #71 had few difficulties to catch the first positions so we got the P7 time, meanwhile our…

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The Day of Daytona

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Here we go! The day of Daytona is arrived, after the qualifying finished in P7, We were ready to do our best in the race, but it’s been tough. We went up to the 3th position, very happy about our pace. Unfortunately we had few issues during the night and we had to stop around…

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Rolex 24 of Daytona

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Here I am, at the Rolex 24 of Daytona with Risi Competizione. I’ve been not so long on the track for the free practices, we didn’t have so much time and we had a small issue during the free practice 1. From there we were going pretty well, all focused on the qualifying, especially with…

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Four Wins In a Row For Rigon at the Gulf 12 Hours

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The 2017 Gulf 12 Hours marks the fourth consecutive victory at the beautiful track in Abu Dhabi. It was a beautiful race in which I took not only the victory but also the fastest lap for the GT category. Everything went really well, despite several safety car situations that continually took away the advantage we…

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