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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe three drivers of the #18 all praised today\u2019s performance:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jamie Chadwick<\/strong> Dani Juncadella<\/strong> Mathys Jaubert<\/strong> Patrice Lafargue, President of IDEC SPORT<\/strong> Nicolas Minassian, Team Principal of IDEC SPORT<\/strong> But the positive is that the car was competitive. The drivers gave it their all. Just a bit more luck and the #28 will get strong results. As for the #18, they ran a perfect race. Zero incidents. Jamie nailed her first two stints. She handled the tough conditions well. Dani did the same \u2014 two strong stints, moved the car up the field, and Mathys finished the job cleanly. He managed traffic well. Winning overall is even better than what we did in Barcelona, so I\u2019m very happy for the whole team, for the drivers, and for our partner. First year together and we\u2019re showing we can run two cars. We know how to grow, how to execute properly. The next step is a perfect weekend with both cars up front, and I\u2019m sure it\u2019ll come sooner or later. So we\u2019re leading the championship, 23 points ahead. We\u2019ll keep this momentum going, stay focused, and prepare well for Le Mans. Sebastian Alvarez is joining us for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, as is Andr\u00e9 Lotterer, so we\u2019re starting testing in two days. We\u2019ll prepare the drivers, the team, the cars, and arrive at Le Mans as strong as possible.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" IDEC SPORT was racing at home during the second round of the European Le Mans Series for the 4 Hours of Le Castellet. Throughout the week, the team had to work hard to find the right setup. Paul-Loup Chatin secured 7th place in qualifying for the #28. In the #18, Mathys Jaubert achieved fourth position. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":10919741,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10920175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-racing","category-diffusion-groupe-idec-en"],"yoast_head":"\n
“I think the main thing today was just staying on the track \u2014 which was actually quite difficult for me. The start was tricky with slicks in damp conditions. We had to fall back through the field to switch to wet tires and then try to come back. From then on, the strategy was flawless and my teammates were incredible. First, we\u2019ll enjoy this well-earned victory, but right after that we\u2019ll start preparing for Le Mans. There\u2019s a lot to look at.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Incredible race at Paul Ricard! That\u2019s two in a row. I\u2019d say we benefited from good strategy in Barcelona, but here we were really competitive and went out to get it. Jamie was solid at the start. She handled the tricky conditions well. Then I took my stint, and it was my first time in the rain in an LMP2. The car handled very well. Mathys was perfect after that. It\u2019s great to have a race without any mistakes or issues. We\u2019re obviously leading the championship now. Things are looking good for the rest of the season. We\u2019ll try to get more wins.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“This is just crazy. We win our home race, on IDEC SPORT\u2019s turf, and in the team\u2019s 10th anniversary year. It\u2019s our first victory here. The whole team was incredible \u2014 from the mechanics and engineers who gave us a competitive car, to my teammates who put me in a comfortable position for my stint. Conditions were quite favorable for me. I just had to finish the job and bring the car home. What\u2019s awesome is that after this win, the next race is Le Mans.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We had tough race conditions due to the weather. We had to make decisions, and that spiced up the race. Of course, we\u2019re very happy to have won with the #18. We don\u2019t forget that we have two cars and that the #28 had a rough race. The race incidents weren\u2019t in our favor \u2014 quite the opposite. Problems dictated our race. That\u2019s how it goes. We\u2019ll take away the beautiful win of the #18 and the overall performance of both cars. Now I want to focus on Le Mans. That\u2019s the race of the year, we know it, and we\u2019ll start preparing on Tuesday.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We\u2019ve just had a great week, though tough at times. We had a lot of work to do on the #28 with a few issues, but I saw a united team. A team that worked quickly, efficiently, and a car that was very fast in qualifying. We didn\u2019t fully get to see the #28\u2019s potential, but during the race, we saw it had top-end speed among the best. Paul, Paul-Loup, and Job did a great job. It\u2019s just unfortunate to be hit by race incidents that put you in difficult situations. Paul got hit by Maldonado in the United car and was immediately dropped to the back in tough track conditions, and that dictated the race scenario. After that, we were always trying to climb back and had to take more risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n