Porsche North America racing driver Fred Makowiecki has proclaimed something everyone already knew: the crash that robbed the No. 4 Corvette C7.R of the win at last weekend’s Long Beach Grand Prix was his fault.
The No. 4 Corvette C7.R of Tommy Milner was leading Sunday’s IMSA BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach with two minutes remaining when Makowiecki, driving the No. 912 Porsche 911 RSR, dove down the inside of Milner and spun him. Milner was able to get the car turned around in a timely manner and recovered to finish second, but the crash easily handed the win to Makowiecki’s teammates in the No. 911 Porsche.
“The collision in the penultimate lap was my fault,” Makowiecki said in a prepared statement post-race. “I was a touch too optimistic heading into the corner.”
Makowiecki did not approach Milner to discuss the incident or apologize post-race. His statement was made through a Porsche North America press release in which his teammate Earl Bamber also ironically said their win was “well earned,” but when you crash out your opponent in order to win, we’re not sure you can say you’ve earned much at all.
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Both Porshe and the driver should have the award removed from them and given to the Chevy driver. If I had my way I would fine Porsche the equivalent of the winning money, and suspend Porsche from any more races in North America!
Porsche driver wrecks the leading corvette his teammate wins the race. All this with 2 minutes to go in the race . I have been a long time supporter of IMSA racing. NO more! This is the kind of BS that keeps the Indy Car stands empty. I am sad to see sports car racing going in the same direction. Well you can count one more empty seat at the Laguna Race. I have tickets and campsite at the track and I am canceling the weekend. This is not racing. The Stewarts did nothing but penalize a car that was disabled and in the pits. If IMSA ever brings back real racing I may or may not return. OH did I mention the Porsche headquarters for North America are right up the street in Long Beach.
Good bye
IMSA is owned by the same idiots who own Nascar
when will imsa step up. poesche did the same thing to the 3 corvette at the 12hrs of sebring. watch the replay. 911 came across track and hit the 3 vette. 911 wasnt even close to running the corect line. where is imsa, sleeping, paid off by porsche. corvette has been penalized consistantly with more weight and less oxygen to their engine. corvette still wins and porsche figures the only way to beat corvette is to beat them up on the track.. porsche should be expelled from imsa forever.