Black snatches a quick chat as he hands over to Guintoli during the night at the Bol d’OrNight-time rain at the Bol d’Or caused a few problems for Xavier Siméon, but the team was quickly back on trackThere’s nothing like winning a 24-Hour to keep the adrenalin flowing – [left to right]Siméon, Black, Guintoli, Saulnier, KatoXavier Siméon:“I did a very good first stint and then everything worked well during the night, despite the rain which scared us a bit. From the beginning, we had set some target lap times for the race. We stuck to this schedule. We knew that this would allow us to fight for victory. That’s what happened.”Sylvain Guintoli:“Races are long. This one was perhaps even longer because we had to manage our lead and not make any mistakes. When you are behind, there are fewer questions to ask yourself; you have to attack. So this Bol d’Or victory was not as easy as it seems. There is always a certain amount of chance in competition, but this year we really had all the 24assets in our hands. The riders are fast and consistent, the bike has a fantastic potential and Yoshimura and SERT are one of the best teams I have worked with in my career. For me, as a newcomer to endurance racing, it’s a bit of a dream to win the Bol d’Or and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in my first year!”Yoshimura SERT Motul third on Most gridto the 4,212km Most circuit, near Prague The Endurance World Championship headed in the Czech Republic, for the first time in October. Yoshimura SERT Motul was in a position of strength, but the whole team were aware that nothing could be taken for granted.Guintoli, Black, Siméon, and the crew, made good use of the qualifying sessions to work on various bike settings and were able to increase their pace. A third-best qualifying time earned the team an extra three bonus points, increasing its championship advantage to 36 points.“In Most, we could make a careful race which allowed us to win this title which rewards all the team’s work.” Xavier Siméon EWC 2021
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