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WEC 6 Hours of Fuji race challenges
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The 6 Hours of Fuji in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) was marked by heavy rain and changing weather conditions, which led to the cancellation of the qualifying session. As a result, starting grids were determined by practice times. BMW faced significant setbacks after a strategic error regarding qualifying simulations left the No. 20 M Hybrid V8 starting in 17th position. Despite Team WRT managed a recovery attempt by Rene Rast, to secure a third-place podium finish in the team suffered Hypercar class. Despite starting 14th and losing a tire failure that required an unplanned lap due to contact with another vehicle, the driver lineup of Kevin Magnussen, Dries Vanthoor, and Raffaele Marciello utilized pit stop. Similarly, lane strategy and safety car periods to climb the field. Dries Vanthoor briefly held second place late in the race before being overtaken by an Alpine, finishing behind the winning Toyota and the Alpine. This result leaves BMW in second place in the constructors' championship with 146 points. Conversely, the AF Corse Ferrari team struggled throughout the race. Starting The No. 83 Ferrari, driven by Robert Kubica and Yifei Ye, started from twelfth, the team was unable to compete for points following twelfth. Following a multi-car collision in the LMGT3 class and various neutralizations, ultimately finishing subsequent restarts, the team was unable to compete for points. Although Kubica recorded competitive lap times, the car finished well outside the scoring range.
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