Laurens Vanthoor has confirmed via Twitter meanwhile that he is definitely NOT going to feature on the grid for the FIA GT World Cup in Macau later this month reporting that “The doctors of Audi said a crash would further damage my hip. I was prepared to take that risk but I’m not allowed and I respect that”
Kevin Estre meanwhile has been confirmed as the third man in the FFF Racing McLaren effort in Macau joining Alvaro Parente (who will be making his third start at Macau), but his first in a GT car, and local hero Andre Couto, the only Macanese driver to have ever claimed victory in the hotly contested Formula 3 Grand Prix, the 38-year old the veteran of more than a dozen starts in Formula 3 and Touring Cars around his home circuit.
“We are very honoured to have been given the opportunity to represent McLaren GT in Macau, and I think from the pace of the MP4-12C at Macau in past years, and our pace in GT Asia this year, we will have three cars capable of competing for the win,” FFF team-principal Andrea Caldarelli acknowledged.
“Andre and Alvaro have past experience at Macau, and both have already competed with our team this year, whilst Kevin is McLaren’s most successful driver this year, and that will be a big advantage with such limited practice available during the event.
One man not happy with the FIA’s calendar this year is Danny Watts, he’ll be racing in Bahrain with Strakka’s Gibson Nissan in the FIA WEC, that means he’ll be breaking a 14 year starting streak at Macau!
