PETIT LE MANS (IMSA) - LOU, THE HERO OF TWO WORLDS

We usually say that our Italian National Hero, Giuseppe Garibaldi, was “the Hero of Two Worlds” because he was active both in Italy and Latin America. Well, since now we can say the same about our Lou: after the Petit Le Mans in Road Atlanta, he’s IMSA Champion! Not bad, for a rookie 😉 

Tower Motorsport won the race in the LMP2 Class as well as the two titles for Drivers and Constructors: when the end of the race was getting closer and closer, Lou managed to overtake Juan Pablo Montoya and this made him a Champion.

Congratulations to Lou and his teammates in this American adventure, John and Rui, as well as to Tower Motorsport, who made this dream come true. 

6 HOURS OF WATKINS GLEN - IMSA LEADERS!

Good evening! I’m updating the blog a bit late than usual, you know, when it comes to American races the time zone is different eheheh 😜 

This time Lou was in Watkins Glen, a circuit in the State of New York which is well-known by vintage Formula One fans as it hosted a F1 Grand Prix back in the 70s. Plus, it’s close to Seneca Lake, a natural paradise I would love to visit!

However, let’s focus on the race. After 6 hours of epic racing, Lou and his teammates Rui Andrade and John Farano took the Tower Motorsport team to P2, and above all they reached the leadership of the IMSA championship!

The next races will be in Monza, and probably I will attend one of them! If you know my university commitments, you will easily understand which one 😉

IMSA, LAGUNA SECA - HEATING UP THE CALIFORNIAN HEAT

Laguna Seca is for sure one of the hottest places I’ve ever visited around the world; I was there back in August 2015 and I was feeling like I was burning. And if that wasn’t hot enough, Lou gave his contribution to further heat it up.

But let’s start from the beginning. For this IMSA race, his teammate in Tower Motorsport was John Farano. They had a very good race, even considering that they had never raced together before, and ended with a fantastic victory in LMP2 class! Congratulations guys!

Lou also had the opportunity to visit San Francisco and loved it so much, just like I did during my 2015 USA trip. 

2022 SUPER SEBRING WEEKEND - UPS&DOWNS

If Charles Leclerc had a wonderful weekend, bringing back Ferrari to the win after more than two years, unfortunately we cannot say the same about Lou in his IMSA 12h of Sebring weekend. According to what he wrote on his Instagram account, Prema Team had to retire his car.

But… wait, there wasn’t only IMSA this weekend. He also raced in the FIA WEC Super Sebring weekend, where he ended P4; the crew leaded the race too, but unfortunately they had to surrender to the bad weather conditions and to the subsequent red flags. 

As you can see, this has been an up&down weekend for our hero.

2022 24 HOURS OF DAYTONA - FROM THE TRACK TO… THE OUTER SPACE!

I admit that I’m not so much more used to races outside Europe, as due to the pandemic F1 had to cut off many Asian and American rounds. However, this was Lou’s American debut, his first appearance on a track outside Europe and Middle East, and I can say it was a very good one. But let’s start from the beginning.

His teammates in Remus Racing, as I told you, were John Farano, Ferdinand Habsburg and Rui Andrade: they qualified 15th, and during the race they managed to lead it for a while, even almost winning it, but unfortunately they had to save fuel due to a pit stop trouble, giving the victory to Colton Herta and ending at least P3. Congratulations to everybody, all the drivers were fantastic! There also were some old acquaintances of us such as Andrea Caldarelli, Kamui Kobayashi, Felipe Nasr, Tom Blomqvist, Filipe Albuquerque, Mirko Bortolotti and Jimmie Johnson.

Lou got hooked by the unique atmosphere of America racing, which reflects perfectly the spirit of the US, and his teammates and him were able to visit the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral too! Racing drivers are so lucky, they can visit many of the beauties of this world 😊