Alonso Shines Through The Night On His Le Mans Debut

Le Mans, France, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Jun, 2018 ) :Fernando Alonso strung together a series of fast laps through the night to set up his Toyota to retake the lead on his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut just after dawn on Sunday.

The Spaniard put the Toyota No. 8 in position for Japanese co-driver Kazuki Nakajima to overtake stablemates Toyota No. 7, driven by Kamui Kobayashi, at 0620 local time (0420 GMT).

When Alonso took his second turn at the wheel at 0130, the car was 2min 15sec behind No.7 after the car's third driver, Swiss Sebastien Buemi, had picked up a one-minute "stop and go" penalty for speeding in a temporary slow zone.

When Alonso handed over to Nakajima two and a half hours later, the two-time Formula One world champion had closed the gap to 45 seconds, after once again demonstrating his extraordinary ability to adapt, following two brilliant overtaking manoeuvres to claim the lead during his first stint late on Saturday afternoon.

Alonso, who is bidding to complete the second part of motor racing's Triple Crown, climbed out of his car smiling and scarcely showing signs of fatigue.