Frederic Sausset isn’t really your normal endurance racing motorist. He’s only been associated with competing for about a year. And also he’s unlike any other motorist who has actually ever before competed at the 1 Day of Le Mans. He will certainly be the initial quadruple-amputee to ever before contend at the Circuit de la Sarthe when he takes the grid at this year’s running of the well-known popular race.
After Sausset got a deadly bacterial infection in 2012, physicians had to sever his forearms and his legs above the knees in order to save his life. The complying with months as well as weeks were a painful battle against mental and physical pain.
Yet he never ever shed his spirit.
Less than four months after the surgical treatment, Sausset and his buddy, professional driver Christophe Tinseau, had the suggestion for Sausset to drive at Le Mans in an LMP2 prototype, with Tinseau working as his driving trainer.
Their team, SRT41, will certainly compete at Le Mans from Garage 56, an experimental entry designed to consist of all kinds of unique suggestions as well as vehicles. Past Garage 56 invitees have consisted of a hydrogen-powered cars and truck and also hybrids.
Sausset’s SRT41 task Morgan-Nissan LMP2 race cars and truck has been particularly tailored for Sausset to drive: He will steer with one arm, utilizing a prosthetic accessory bolted to a custom steering wheel, and accelerating and stopping with controls under each upper leg. Here he is, testing the car at Magny-Cours in France.
This period, Sausset will ideally participate in 2 European Le Mans Series races in preparation for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The initial will certainly take place in April at the Silverstone ELMS event. It has been also reported that Sausset and also this group would likewise like to race at Imola in May, but they could not have the budget plan to make it there.
