Kazuki Watanabe went fastest in the green (reserve rider) qualifyingGregg Black enjoys a post-race burn out18Gregg Black; “I’ve been chasing a win at Le Mans for years. Here it is at last. I am really happy and I thank the whole team for their excellent work during the week. The competition in the EWC is very strong. At the beginning of the season we were wondering where we would be. But right from the start of the test, the team proved that it was up to the task. The work done by everyone during the winter is paying off immediately. In addition, the understanding with my team mates is perfect. In endurance racing, this is a major asset.”Xavier Siméon; “My father was a SERT rider a few years ago. So this victory has a very special taste for me because it is the only race that was missing from his prize list. I am very happy with this victory and this race without any problem. But the championship has only just begun. There are other races on the schedule. Gregg Black won the Bol d’Or last year, I hope we can repeat that this year.”Sylvain Guintoli; “The collaboration between SERT and Yoshimura is already bearing fruit. They are entities I have worked with in the past and we got along very well. These forces are now combined and the association is working perfectly well. With Gregg and Xavier, we are committed to winning. And, here in Le Mans, we had an almost perfect race. It’s like a dream come true.”Contesting FIM Endurance World Championship EWC is all about teamwork and this year Yoshimura SERT Motul has a fourth rider in the form of Kazuki Watanabe. He was there throughout the whole 24-H event, on standby should he be needed. As such, he was required to qualify and, like the rest of the guys, he didn’t disappoint. Watanabe headed his green qualifying with a combined time of 1:36.933, a time that would have placed him well within the top ten rankings across the blue/yellow/red groups. “The collaboration between SERT and Yoshimura is already bearing fruit” – Sylvain GuintoliEWC 2021
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