The Glickenhaus #708 presents a 100% French lineup, but different from the one you could see in Spa.
Glickenhaus and Vanwall hope to battle against the other prototypes at Monza. Both structures have a “Balance of Performance” that can be described as favorable and present novelties in their driver lineups.
Glickenhaus and Vanwall Racing are the “ugly duckling” of the WEC hypercar category, since their efforts usually go unnoticed. The resources that both projects have are light years away from those enjoyed by large manufacturers and that ends up overshadowing the work they do. Without going any further, Glickenhaus closed the 24 Hours of Le Mans with his two cars seeing the finish line with a creditable sixth and seventh place.
After the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the WEC returns to its ‘day to day ‘, to a scenario like the 6 Hours of Monza in which Glickenhaus and Vanwall want to leave the caboose, not so much in sports but also in the media. In the case of Glickenhaus it also means returning to normality, since the team returns to compete with a single prototype. Glickenhaus #708 will feature Romain Dumas, Olivier Pla and Nathanaël Berthon.
Glickenhaus had a solid 24 Hours of Le Mans, while Vanwall Racing is going through a difficult time
The American structure changes their driver line-up for the third time in a row, as Romain Dumas and Olivier Pla were joined by Franck Mailleux at Spa and Ryan Briscoe at Le Mans. Now, Nathanaël Berthon climbs into the Glickenhaus #708 to shape a 100% French high-flying lineup, all after competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the sister prototype, the SCG 007 LMH with number #709.
Glickenhaus’ performance has been fairly consistent in both Portimao and Spa. All in all, the performance at Le Mans has been quite a boost for the team, which now also sees the Glickenhaus #708 receive a favorable ‘BoP’ ahead of the 6 Hours of Monza. The American prototype maintains its minimum weight (1,030 kilos), maintains the maximum power level (520 kW) and gains 3 MJ of energy per stint.
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Complex situation for Vanwall
Vanwall Racing did not have nearly as positive a 24 Hours of Le Mans as Glickenhaus. In fact, the time in La Sarthe for Colin Kolles’ team was quite gray. The team’s effort was somewhat marred by the firing of Jacques Villeneuve in the weeks leading up to the event. In the race, problems in the Vanwall Vandervell 680 LMH were almost constant and the prototype ended up being retired due to an engine failure.
It has not helped to alleviate the possible tensions within the Vanwall, Tom Dillmann’s decision to leave the project after the disaster lived in La Sarthe. The most loyal driver to the team and who has carried the weight of the development of the Vanwall Vandervell 680 LMH has decided to end his contractual relationship with the structure with the aim of undertaking new challenges in his career.
Vanwall Racing has experienced difficult weeks , especially with the sudden departure of Tom Dillmann. Unpublished lineup
All these circumstances draw an unprecedented lineup and with limited preparation, everything is said. Esteban Guerrieri, Tristan Vautier and Joao Paulo de Oliveira make up the Vanwall trio at the 6 Hours of Monza. Guerrieri is the only one present in the team since the beginning of the season and although De Oliveira participated in the prototype tests, he has not yet made his debut with the Vanwall in competition. For his part, Vautier only has previous Le Mans experience
On a technical level, the ‘BoP’ is perhaps the only point on which Vanwall can hold on. The team’s prototype maintains its minimum weight of 1,030 kilograms, but gains up to 8 kW of maximum power, thus reaching 520 kW. For its part, it also increases energy by 12 MJ per relay and will enjoy up to 913 MJ per stint in Monza.
