It was on the Red Bull Ring circuit during private trials that we met up with Aur\u00e9lien PANIS driving the Ligier #27. He will be at the wheel of the LMP2 #27 for the first ELMS race at Silverstone. After his final trial session, we asked him a few questions:<\/p>\n
How did you meet Patrice LAFARGUE?<\/strong> We have been in the same championship for two years, but I only really met him early this season at Le Castellet. He\u2019s a nice chap and I\u2019d like to thank him once again and indeed the whole of the IDEC Sport team for giving me this opportunity.<\/p>\n You had your first session this morning. How does it feel in the LMP2? <\/strong>I\u2019m impressed by this car, as this was my first time in an<\/strong> LMP2. I know some fast cars, but being shut in this bubble is quite impressive to begin with. After my first few laps and getting to know the various systems, I settled in and I feel more and more at ease with the car. I enjoyed myself and am starting to understand the car.<\/p>\n Why an LMP2?<\/strong> After knowing all about one seaters and top class racing with the 3.5, I missed driving such powerful, aerodynamic cars. Thanks to Patrice LAFARGUE I had this opportunity and I had no hesitation in accepting the invitation. I have been at the side of the track in the ELMS for some time, as my Dad also had a team and I really wanted to try an LMP2.<\/p>\n Did your father give you any advice? <\/strong>He lets me experience things for myself, so I can enjoy it and pick things up. I do as I feel!<\/p>\n What about Silverstone?<\/strong> After a debriefing after this session today with the engineers, I\u2019m leaving with some positive points and some things I need to work on. Silverstone is a circuit I know well and love, so I can\u2019t wait. It\u2019s been two years since I was there. I\u2019ll be working on a simulator, which is a good way to get to know the circuit. I\u2019m pleased to be racing in LMP2 for the first time at Silverstone.<\/p>\n A couple of words about the Ligier JSP217<\/strong>: Aggressive and impressive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It was on the Red Bull Ring circuit during private trials that we met up with Aur\u00e9lien PANIS driving the Ligier #27. He will be at the wheel of the LMP2 #27 for the first ELMS race at Silverstone. After his final trial session, we asked him a few questions: How did you meet Patrice …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":410,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-racing"],"yoast_head":"\n