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ITW Neel Jani 2/2: "An impressive performance by Proton Competition"

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21 Jul. 2023 ‧ 10:00
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Thibaut Villemant
After a 2022 season with little or no competition, the 39-year-old Swiss driver is now combining ELMS and 24 Hours of Le Mans with Duqueine Team, WEC in a Porsche 963 for Proton Competition and a role as a simulator driver for Audi, which is preparing its arrival in F1. This is the second part of our interview with the winner of the 2016 Le Mans 24 Hours.
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Let's move on to the WEC. How did you come into contact with Proton Competition?

I had never driven for Christian (Ried). In fact, in January, I was at the Lonato karting circuit (Italy), where he was with his son. It was freezing cold and we were watching the children running. For five days, we got together and started talking. It all happened very naturally...

 

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