Just out of her LMP1 Lola Aston Martin, Vanina Ickx gives us her thoughts about her first laps on the Hungaroring layout. Amazed to see five categories gathered on this track, the Belgian lady driver has discovered "a tight sinuous circuit where vigilance shall be a must. The incident is behind each corner and the difference between the various speed averages is significant. LMGT1s and LMGT2s will have a hard job to rise in the classification, so the prototypes approaching their rear view mirrors will not be their major concern. P1s and P2s will have to be cautious to go through the traffic without taking any risk".
She is not afraid by this difficulty. The race will be demanding, a major challenge for her debuts in Hungary. Vanina is very confident and well backed up by a skilled team.
This support will definitely be helpful since the LM P1 Lola Aston Martin will have to face an unexpected challenger with the LMP2s. The category has found its place on the Hungarian layout. Light, fast and more autonomous than their elders, the P2s can make the difference. Vanina is sure: "we will have to count with them and they will have their place on the podium".
The powerful LMP1s will be very keen to save their "King of Endurance" title. Although the P2s performances can without any doubt mess up the overall classification, the Team Signature Plus keeps an eye on the podium for the fourth round of the season.
The first Le Mans Series on the Hungarian land looks to be very exciting with battles in all categories, but also between the categories.