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Extreme weather stops the Hankook FFF Racing Team at its first 24h race

After the Hankook FFF Racing Team had made a perfect start to the 49th edition of the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring by securing first place in the second qualifying session on Friday, the weather prevented the team from mounting an attack on the lead as the race progressed. Strong winds that threatened to reach hurricane strength and heavy rainfall contributed to a not-at-fault collision involving the #63 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO in the opening phase, and the car had to pit for some lengthy repairs. After remaining at a standstill for more than two hours, the team decided to use the remaining time for some intensive testing under racing conditions.
Extreme weather stops the Hankook FFF Racing Team at its first 24h race

Nürburg, Germany, 06.06.2021 – The Hankook FFF Racing Team could hardly have made a better start to the legendary 24-hour race at the Nürburgring. Under cloudy skies, Marco Mapelli took his seat in the cockpit of the #63 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO in low temperatures. The Italian driver began the 24-hour marathon at exactly 15:30 on the high-end slick Hankook Ventus Race tyres. Mapelli made a very good start, using the optimum potential of the tyres and moving up from 19th on the grid to fifth position inside just 20 minutes, despite the difficult track conditions.

However, the advent of heavy rain on many sections of the 25.378-kilometre circuit in the Eifel put a stop to this fantastic chasing performance. Mapelli had to head for the pits to switch to the wet-weather variant of the Hankook Ventus Race. The increasingly heavy downpour and standing water on the track caused some chaotic scenes throughout the field. Cars were sliding off the circuit, spinning out and colliding. The Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO from the Hankook FFF Racing Team did not emerge unscathed from these events and the pit stop required to repair the damage lasted more than two hours. As so much time had been lost, the team decided not to mount a risky charge during the remainder of the race. Instead, they chose to use the time left to concentrate on intensive set-up testing with the four drivers, Marco Mapelli, Franck Perera, Mirko Bortolotti and Giacomo Altoè.

Manfred Sandbichler, Hankook Motorsport Director Europe: “That is racing. Everyone on the grid at this classic event knows that plenty can happen during a 24-hour race – especially in the Eifel. Starting the race with Marco Mapelli moving up to fifth after that unbelievable chasing performance was just superb. The car and tyres worked perfectly. Unfortunately, the weather scotched all that. It was absolutely the right decision to use the remainder of the race for testing after spending such a long time in the pits. We were able to make the best out of the situation.”

Mirko Bortolotti had already made his mark during Friday’s night-time qualifying session with the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO. The Lamborghini works driver completed a lap of the combination of Nordschleife and Grand Prix circuit in 8:18.575 minutes to secure the best time of the day.

Compania Hankook produce pe plan global anvelope radiale de înaltă performanță în segmentul „Premium” pentru automobile de pasageri, autovehicule de tip SUV, autovehicule de teren, camioane utilitare ușoare, rulote, camioane, autobuze, precum și pentru vehiculele din domeniul sporturilor cu motor (curse pe circuit și de stradă/raliuri).

Compania investește în mod continuu în cercetare și dezvoltare pentru a oferi clienților mereu o calitate superioară la nivel de excelență tehnologică. Hankook Tire dezvoltă și produce soluții de anvelope în cinci centre de dezvoltare și opt fabrici importante din întreaga lume. În Europa, dezvoltarea soluțiilor pentru anvelope și a echipamentelor originale pentru piețele locale se efectuează în centrul tehnologic Hankook din Hanovra, Germania, în conformitate cu specificațiile producătorilor europeni de vârf din domeniul construcțiilor de autovehicule. Pentru piața europeană anvelopele sunt produse în fabrica ultra-modernă a companiei din Rácalmás, Ungaria, care a fost inaugurată în 2007 și este în continuă extindere.

Sediul central european și german al producătorului de anvelope se află în Neu-Isenburg, lângă Frankfurt am Main. Producătorul operează alte filiale în mai multe țări europene și își vinde produsele prin distribuitori regionali pe alte piețe locale. Compania are 20.000 de angajați în întreaga lume și livrează produsele sale în peste 160 de țări. Compania a fost selectată ca partener tehnic și furnizor exclusiv de anvelope al generației 3 pentru Campionatul Mondial de Formula E ABB FIA, începând cu 2023. Liderii printre producătorii de automobile au încredere în anvelopele Hankook ca echipamente originale din dotare. Un procentaj de aproximativ 38 la sută din vânzările globale ale companiei este obținut din regiunea europeană.

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