Philippe Cimadomo replaced by Nyck de Vries 'for safety of himself and other competitors' at 24 Hours of Le Mans

Philippe Cimadomo has been replaced by Nyck de Vries at 24 hours of Le Mans due to multiple safety concerns. TDS Racing has taken the decision following the dangerous actions of Cimadomo by creating multiple crashes, including a heavy collision in free practice 3 on Thursday.

Ad/> Formula-E world champion De Vries will now make up TDS Racing’s line-up in the LMP2 class for the rest of the week as preparation for the race at the Circuit de la Sarthe continues. Le Mans 24 HoursWebber suffers debut heartbreak as Audi claim one-two15/06/2014 AT 13:07 The decision was made ultimately by the stewards of Le Mans after noting the accidents he had caused throughout the sessions so far.

They said that Cimadomo was a concern “for the safety of himself and other competitors”. TDS have also confirmed the change in their line-up after announcing that: “After the strong accident yesterday, Philippe Cimadomo will not take part in the coming race, nevertheless all the parties agreed to maintain their participation to the 24 Hours of Le Mans.” There was some doubt over whether the participation and performance of TDS Racing would be compromised following the removal of the 62-year-old Frenchman.

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The current Formula E champion was already at the Circuit de la Sarthe this week, as he was due to be the reserve driver for Toyota Gazoo Racing. De Vries will be used to the French squad from his time with Racing Team Nederland’s LMP2 effort, which