Michelle Gatting withdraws, Sarah Bovy replaces her at Le Mans 24 Hours
It's a second blow in less than 48 hours for Iron Dames. After the team's withdrawal from the Road to Le Mans, Michelle Gatting is forced to give up her place for the 24 Hours of Le Mans due to injury.
Difficult start to the week. Sunday, June 8, Iron Dames announced the withdrawal of the Ickx/Garcia duo for the Road to Le Mans event, one of the support races for the 24 Hours. The Belgian is affected by a health issue and could not participate.
This Monday, June 9, we learned that Michelle Gatting, the most experienced driver of the trio engaged in WEC, also had to withdraw. The Dane was injured during driver change training on the test day. According to journalist Olivier de Wilde, who revealed the information, the #85 Porsche fell on her foot.
Deborah Mayer’s team then called on Sarah Bovy to replace Michelle Gatting. She will therefore team up with Bovy and Célia Martin.
