The eight-time World Rally Championship title winner admitted he struggled in the team’s Signatech-run ORECA-Gibson 07 LMP2 at the Sebring 1000 Miles, which yielded 12th in class together with team-mates Charles Milesi and Lilou Wadoux.
“It has been a challenging one to be honest,” he told Autosport. “I struggled a bit in the first stint; I wasn’t really comfortable in the car. It was a messy run unfortunately; the second one was a lot cleaner.”
Ogier’s first stint behind the wheel of the ORECA included an early stop for fresh tyres after he flat-spotted the right front at the Turn 7 hairpin, as well as a brief brake fire.
“At Turn 7 with the bumps, I had a tendency to push a little bit too much on the brakes; I was a bit too aggressive,” he explained.
“It was kind of learning for me; at least it is some good experience and I have to learn from this mistake.”
Ogier said the team was disappointed with its speed at Sebring.
“We were a bit off the pace where we…
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