at Woodcote, through the gravel trap and hit the barriers hard, causing front end damage. The ex-F1 driver was then lifted out of the gravel, before limping back to the pits, with the team getting to work on the repairs.
The car was then officially retired due to major damage to the main tub, which meant that safety for Lucas, Tom and Loic would have been severely compromised if they ventured out again. Then Benoit Treluyer also suffered in the melee, as the #2 car would touch the left kerb coming into the approach for Copse, which resulted in a hard hit against the inner barrier, bringing out the Safety Car for the first and only time of the race.
The Frenchman’s herculean efforts to get his car going again was reminiscent of Le Mans back in 2012, as the Deltawing Garage 56 project was badly damaged