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Peugeot 9X8 - 1/12 : Behind the scenes of the tests in Magny-Cours

WEC
26 Apr. 2022 ‧ 9:30
by
tvillemant (Magny-Cours)
A few days ago, the Peugeot TotalEnergies team invited Endurance-Info to attend the testing of its hypercar, the 9X8, on the Nevers Magny-Cours circuit. Behind the scenes, technical explanations and interviews, this 17th week of the year will be placed under the sign of the Lion.
Photo : Peugeot Sport

It is 9.32 am on April 21th when we enter box 42 at the Nevers Magny-Cours circuit. Behind the door, ten or more engineers were here - concentrated on their screens - do not even pay attention to our arrival, while a group of mechanics tidy up the garage. "Watch out, there's a microclimate and the rain has just fallen on the track", one of them jokingly tells us. Across the pit lane, a tanker truck in Michelin colours starts to reverse after having littered the track with a thick film of water.

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