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Alpine Elf Endurance Team used the four sessions to accelerateits preparations. The target for Nicolas Lapierre, André Negrão and MatthieuVaxiviere was to gather as much information as possible in the first running ofthe A-arrowed brand Hypercar at the North America's oldest permanent roadracing facility.
Matthieu Vaxiviere was the first to take on thismission on Saturday morning before being relayed by André Negrão and NicolasLapierre, who took the crew to second place in the Hypercar category before aviolent storm brought the session to a premature end. However, the three menwere back in the car in the afternoon in dry conditions, where MatthieuVaxiviere set the second-fastest time of the day.
After a final round of preparations involving acomplete reservice of the A480, Alpine Elf Endurance Team will return to thetrack on Wednesday for its first challenge of the year: the 1000 Miles ofSebring, the opening round of the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship.
Nicolas Lapierre
"It's always a pleasure to be back on such anatypical track. Sebring is a real challenge for both cars and drivers. It's notan easy place to start the season as it's one of the most challenging tracks onthe calendar, but we've had two productive days, with no major problems andheading in the right direction despite mixed weather conditions. The team did agreat job, but we'll have to wait for the first few stints of the race to seewhere we stand."
André Negrão
"The team, Nicolas andMatthieu did a great job during these two days to be ready for the first race.Our long stints on Sunday afternoon were very promising, but we won't know thereal pecking order until the race as I think some of our competitors didn’tshow their full potential during the Prologue. Now it's time to get down tobusiness and take on the challenge of the 1000 Miles of Sebring, a long racewhere overtaking and traffic management should be more complicated thanever."
Matthieu Vaxiviere
"The overall assessment of the Prologue ispositive. We completed almost all of our programme. The car felt good, thereliability was good, and we were able to work in-depth on different setupoptions. The gaps between the Hypercars and the LMP2s were quite small, whichpromises an even tougher race than usual at Sebring. There is still one unknownabout the balance of performance that will be adjusted this week, but we willbe up for the challenge!"
Philippe Sinault, Alpine Elf Endurance Team Principal
"Beyond the first fewlaps of the Alpine A480 at Sebring, we had a very busy programme with a lot ofthings to try following our winter tests which were hampered by logisticalissues. We did well as we ticked almost all the boxes despite the fickleweather in the first half day. The car immediately proved to be performant andwell balanced. We now trust the sporting authorities to readjust the variousperformance parameters of the Hypercars to make things easier as the LMP2s at presentare very fast on the straights, which makes them particularly difficult toovertake at Sebring. The Prologue was also the first time this year that we hada full field of cars on track, and the traffic will be as complicated as everto manage in the race. After two days of testing on a circuit that took itstoll on the car, the team is now doing a complete overhaul of the A480. Thefoundations have been laid, and we will continue to work on the track fromWednesday to take on the race in the best possible conditions."
2022 OfficialPrologue Officiel – Sebring
1. Realteam by WRT n°41 1:48.089s
2. WRT n°31 1:48.372s
3. United Autosports n°22 1:48.439s
4. Alpine Elf Endurance Team n°36 1:48.497s
5. Team Penske n°5 1:48.751s
About Alpine
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ALPINE ELF ENDURANCE TEAM FINE-TUNES ITS PREPARATIONS AT SEBRING
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