Strakka Racing to miss 6 Hours of Silverstone and WEC 6 Hours of Spa

Strakka Racing has made the difficult decision to skip the opening two rounds of the World Endurance Championship, preferring to focus on racking up more testing miles ahead of a race debut for its new Strakka Dome S103 LMP2 chassis.

The announcement today follows limited running at last week’s three day session at Paul Ricard, leaving the team with little option but to continue to test. The team will now develop the car at a series of private tests ahead of the official Le Mans test day on the 1st of June.

“Everybody is hugely disappointed not to be out at Silverstone, particularly having seen a little of what the car is capable of,” says Strakka Racing’s Nick Leventis. “It’s also the home track for all the drivers and Strakka Racing’s workshop is literally just around the corner, so debuting the car there would have been perfect. However, the simple fact is that the car is not yet ready to race and we need to do more testing.”

A further aspect in the decision is to ensure the team can complete the season with the allocated engine allowance the team now has. FIA WEC Championship regulations mandate that teams not attending the official Prologue Test can only use two engines for the season. Having missed that event, Strakka Racing was mindful that its two engine allocation is best used with a fully sorted and competitive car. “This rule means we now only have two engines for the series and we have to make the most of those,” concludes Leventis. 

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Photo:  Strakka Racing's Nick Leventis