The Swiss driver was on location at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Friday to get preparations for Sunday’s Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix under way.
Marcel Fassler usually only drives the No. 4 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C7.R in the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto Parts, and Motul Petit Le Mans as a third driver alongside full-time WeatherTech Championship racers Tommy Milner and Oliver Gavin.
But Fassler was pressed into emergency service this week as a stand-in for Milner, who injured his hand in an opening-lap crash in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen. The Swiss driver was on location at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Friday to get preparations for Sunday’s Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix under way.
“I had an opportunity to look at the data from Free Practice 1,” Fassler said. “This was a big help, and I also studied a video we had in our files. The second practice was a big improvement for me. Reed (Sullivan, No. 4 Corvette Race Engineer) gave me the chance to go immediately out in Free Practice 2 on new tires.
“That extra grip gave me a lot of confidence in the Corvette; I could start to push a bit more than before. I’m pretty happy for this, and thanks to the team for giving me that opportunity. I have to say this is a very challenging track. It’s one of the circuits where I have to say it’s challenging in a much different way from all these new tracks with the big runoffs. It’s a big pleasure to drive and to race here.”
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