Leclerc Was Tempted To Participate In The Actual 24 Hours Of Le Mans Race

Charles Leclerc (Instagram @charles_leclerc)

JAKARTA - After completing the inaugural series of virtual racing 24 Hours of Le Mans, Ferrari racer Charles Leclerc was tempted to participate in a real endurance race.

Leclerc defended Ferrari with Alfa Romeo team racer Antonio Giovinazzi and two simracers Enzo Bonito and David Tonizza.

"Thank you for being with me for 24 hours straight, my friends !! The first 8/9 hours were very exciting fighting over the position," said Leclerc on Twitter, last Sunday.

Thanks for being with me during the whole 24 hours guys !! The first 8/9 hours were very fun battling for positions. After the server problem, it was more about finishing the race and that's it but still fun. Now I just want to do the real Le Mans though 😍

- Charles Leclerc (@Charles_Leclerc) June 14, 2020

Despite having experienced technical problems that caused their Ferrari 488 GTE to fall over the pit lane, Leclerc and his colleagues were able to finish P18 in the GTE class.

"After the server problem, it's just a matter of finishing the race and that's it but it's still fun. Now I just want to experience the real Le Mans."

Followed by 50 teams and 200 riders consisting of professional riders and simracers, the virtual series was held after the 24-hour endurance race at the Le Mans Circuit, France, was postponed from June 13-14 to September 19-20 due to the COVID-19 impact.

Each team has four riders, consisting of at least two professional riders and a maximum of two esports athletes, who will compete using the rFactor 2 simulator platform.

Each racer is not allowed to be behind the wheel for more than seven hours, and each must race for a minimum of four hours.

Apart from Leclerc, the virtual series was also enlivened by other F1 drivers such as Lando Norris and Max Verstappen who this time became teammates in Team Redline. Meanwhile Fernando Alonso and Rubens Barichello are partners in the FA / RB AllInSports team.