Things looked promising for the No. 2 Cadillac Racing V-Series.R of Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn heading into the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Six Hours of Fuji on September 15th, 2024. After snagging the pole position in the Hypercar division, they went on to lead for quite a while, but a costly crash with 30 minutes left on the clock took the duo out of contention.
Before the race-ending crash, Bamber led the first hour and nine minutes of the six-hour race before pitting and swapping the controls to Lynn. The Cadillac Racing team elected to take on just two tires during their initial stop and headed back out with the arduous task of holding off the race cars that had four fresh tires. Lynn managed to hold onto second place during his stint before returning to Pit Road to hand the No. 2 V-Series.R off to Bamber.
Disaster struck just 20 minutes after Bamber assumed control. While racing with the No. 15 BMW, Bamber made contact, causing the right front tire to blow out. Bamber wrestled the ailing race car back to the pits to take on new tires, surrendering valuable track position. The team worked quickly and kept the No. 2 V-Series.R on the lead lap.
However, their success didn’t last for long. Bamber got loose and lost the back end of the No. 2 Cadillac Racing machine after getting into the marbles with just a half hour left. Unfortunately, he couldn’t correct it as the race car spun out and headed straight for the tire barrier, sustaining critical damage to the nose. Bamber pitted and the crash damage was assessed, but the No. 2 V-Series.R was deemed too wounded to continue.
The duo was credited with a 32nd-place finish overall, and 15th in the Hypercar division, an abysmal end to a weekend that started on a high note for the luxury marque’s racing arm.
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