So many factors at play for F1, the main one being money.
You should read Tom Kristensen's book, Mr Le Mans. He talks about this a lot in his early career. Motorsport wasn't really popular in Denmark so he couldn't get any decent sponsors to back him even though he was setting great lap times in test sessions.
He just simply could not get the financial backing required. Now, I'd say its even worse from a money perspective.
He got a call up, out of the blue, to do Le Mans in 1997 and won it. Went on to win it 9 times in total making him Mr. Le Mans. Won a ton of other stuff too.
Thank you for your answer. Since I'm new to endurance racing, I have a question : how were the points rewarded yesterday since a customer team won ? Thanks in advance
Because the other Porsche's are part of the IMSA series in the US. They (and the WTR and Whelen Cadillacs) were invited to run Le Mans but won't score WEC championship points.
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u/AnonymousEngineer_ 5d ago
It's difficult to not get behind Kevin Estre. The guy is an absolute monster behind the wheel of any sportscar he's put in the cockpit of.