NLS
Lamborghini ace Jordan Pepper was pipped at the post in the Sunday leg of the NLS opener on the Nurburgring Nordschleife by 0.042 seconds in a bizarre finish.
The South African was running low on fuel in the Abt-run Huracan GT3 EVO2 he shared with compatriot Kelvin van der Linde, and knew that if he crossed the line before the four hours had elapsed he would not make it around another lap. He slowed in order to ‘waste’ a crucial few seconds, but could not prevent Laurens Vanthoor, in the Manthey EMA Porsche co-driven by Kevin Estre, surging past just as the chequered flag was unfurled.
The victory for the Manthey pair made up for Saturday, when they were narrowly beaten to honours by the Falken Motorsports Porsche of Joel Eriksson and Nico Menzel. Eriksson was third on Sunday with Tim Heinemann.
POURCHAIRE IN INDYCAR?
US media are reporting that reigning Formula 2 champion and Sauber F1 protege Theo Pourchaire is favourite to fill in at the Arrow McLaren IndyCar team for next week’s Long Beach round should David Malukas still not be recovered from his mountain-biking injuries. Callum Ilott, who has subbed so far, is on Jota Porsche duty in the clashing Imola round of the World Endurance Championship. Pourchaire is racing this season in Super Formula in Japan, but has a lengthy gap before his next race and set the rumour mill abuzz by posting ‘holiday snaps’ from Indianapolis on his social media feed.
THREE BRITS IN MISANO FP
Britons Jack Aitken, Taylor Barnard and Jordan King are among the 11-strong field who will take part in the Formula E rookie free practice session before this weekend’s
