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Michael Fassbender: "Le Mans, for an amateur, is like playing Nadal at Wimbledon"

24 Heures du Mans
18 Jun. 2022 ‧ 18:20
by
Thibaut Villemant (Le Mans)
The German-Irish actor competed last weekend in his first 24 Hours of Le Mans. Sixteenth in the GTE Am at the finish line, he already wants to come back.
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Michael, can we talk about a daydream for you? Yes... turned into a nightmare on Wednesday (he refers ironically to his exit from the track in qualifying). But shit happens...

 

Where does this passion for motorsport come from? My first memory was in Germany. I was sitting behind the wheel of a DeLorean, on my father's lap. I have always had a fascination for things with four wheels. Much more than for two wheels. Why ? I don't know.

 

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