Kubica, Deletraz targeting Le Mans “revenge” with Prema

Both Kubica and Deletraz were part of the team WRT crew that lost out on an LMP2 class victory at La Sarthe with an electrical issue that caused the car, then driven by Ye Yifei, to crawl to a halt on track.

Failure to complete the final lap of the race saw the trio unclassified at the finish, although WRT did at least secure the class win with its other entry crewed by Ferdinand Habsburg, Robin Frijns and Charles Milesi.

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return for another crack at Le Mans as part of the newly-formed Prema LMP2 outfit, joined by a new silver-rated driver in Formula 3 graduate Lorenzo Colombo.

So far the trio have finished fourth and seventh in the opening two rounds of the World Endurance Championship at Spa and Sebring, while Colombo and Deletraz have won both ELMS races so far this year alongside Ferdinand Habsburg. 

On their Le Mans return, both Kubica and Deletraz are eager to atone for last year’s agonising defeat and conquer the 27-car LMP2 field at Prema's first attempt.

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“It’s not a coincidence [that I’m driving again with Kubica],” Deletraz said.

It wasn’t 100 percent certain we’d be together again, but when the opportunity came, I took it with pleasure.

“Unfortunately we can’t do it with Ye because he is no longer a silver, but we have revenge to take. We’re coming back to win. 

#9 Prema Orlen Team Oreca 07 - Gibson LMP2 of Louis Deletraz

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“Now we also have a championship to think about, and the points at Le Mans are important, so a second or third would be fine too, but it won’t make me happy.”

Ex-Formula 1 racer Kubica admitted that he wouldn’t have been motivated to return