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27-01-2025
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Corvette Driver Throws Up Middle Finger Amid Heated Clash During Rolex 24 At Daytona
There are very few events in motorsport that are more contentious and grueling than a 24-hour race. The GTD Pro class at last weekend's Rolex 24 at Daytona perfectly exemplifies how endurance races can devolve into a delightfully gritty free-for-all cage fight. Daytona's on-track slugfest featured Corvette driver Tommy Milner sticking his entire arm out of his window to flip off BMW's Augusto Farfus. During the race's closing stages, Milner's No. 4 Corvette was in the lead and fending off the No. 1 BMW with Connor De Phillippi behind the wheel. Farfus' No. 48 BMW was running several laps down after getting collected in an earlier crash. Aiming to help his teammate by hindering the Corvette driver, Farfus deliberately blocked and held up Milner. And he did it more than once, despite receiving a reprimand from IMSA for his actions. Tommy Milner is NOT HAPPY. 🐦 📺: Peacock | #Rolex24 — NBC Sports (@NBCSports) January 26, 2025 Tempers flared when De Phillipi made a move for the lead while the Corvette was stuck behind Farfus. Milner opened his steering wheel in the International Horseshoe and bashed the No. 4 into De Phillipi's BMW. The Corvette took the brunt of the damage, with left-rear taillights dangling off the car. — Mattzel89Videos (@Mattzel89Videos) January 26, 2025 Milner showed his displeasure when Farfus came into pit, and he finally blasted past him. It was an evocative image on the TV feed, Milner's arm stretched out of the damaged Corvette's small sliding window. Regarding the tussle, Farfus told Racer: 'The situation with the Corvette and our sister car was very difficult. My intention was to support my teammate in the sister car in the fight for victory. I was aware that it was hard racing. The situation that led to the collision between the Corvette and Connor De Phillippi behind me was very unfortunate, but I had nothing to do with it directly. I stayed on my inside line.' Fair to say tensions are high after nearly 24 hours. The No. 4 Corvette deserved the drive-through penalty, but I'd want to fight anyone if spent a day locked in a closet with each other.#Rolex24 | #IMSA — Ryan Erik King (@RyanErikKing) January 26, 2025 Yes, there was another collision with less than 12 minutes to go. The BMW-Corvette feud continued to boil even after driver changes. Nicolás Varrone used the No. 4 Corvette to punt the No. 1 BMW, Kelvin van der Linde now driving, in Turn 1. Milner blamed BMW team orders for provoking everything that happened in a social media post: 'I want to say something for Augusto since it's impossible to do so himself right now. I've raced with and against Augusto for 15 years. He has always been fair with me on track. I'm certain that was him following orders.' Amid this chaos, neither BMW nor Corvette took home the class victory. Ford won the prize watches for GTD Pro, the Mustang's first race win since its ignominious introduction last year. For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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26-01-2025
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Rolex 24, Hour 22: AF Corse LMP2 stoppage brings out the yellows
It's all kicking off at the 63rd Rolex 24 at Daytona. With two hours to go, we're under a Full Course Yellow after the leading No. 88 AF Corse ORECA LMP2 07 ground to a halt at the International Horseshoe, leaving Matthieu Vaxiviere utterly dismayed as he climbed from the car. We've also had a major flashpoint in the GTD PRO class here at Daytona between the No.1 Paul Miller Racing BMW and the No. 4 Corvette Racing Z06 GT3.R. Connor De Phillippi and Tommy Milner were battling for the lead, though De Phillippi was also getting an assist in the form of the lapped No. 48 BMW – the team's other car – of Augusto Farfus. Farfus' interference resulted in a drive-through penalty for blocking, but before he could serve the penalty, it was too late to prevent the match paper from catching fire. Farfus went inside at the International Horseshoe to cover Milner, allowing De Phillippi to try a pass around the outside. Milner went wide at the apex and the two made lateral contact, damaging the rear panel of the No. 4 Corvette, which later had to serve a mechanical black flag when duct tape wouldn't keep the bodywork together. After angrily gesturing to Farfus, Milner didn't hold back on the tactics of the No. 48 BMW M4 GT3 EVO when speaking to IMSA Radio: 'There's not a number (from 1 to 10) for how annoyed I am right now. That kind of racing is not what IMSA or sportscar racing is about. 'The driver should be embarrassed, the team should be embarrassed, BMW should be embarrassed. Lap after lap, blocking, blocking, waiting for me. It's not how it should be. 'I don't have an issue with the No. 1 car, they're running their race, it's just the sister car that's out there. It's not sporting. Their only goal is to race dirty. It's just disappointing. I was content for a while to sit behind him. If karma was going to work it would be a good time today.' At the time of the Full Course Yellow, and before pit stops, the No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 of Kevin Estre was leading the race. Estre reeled in the No. 7 Penske Porsche of Nick Tandy, and passed him on track. Philipp Eng was second in the No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8, with the No. 7 now in the hands of Felipe Nasr in third, and Tom Blomqvist aboard the No. 60 MSR Acura. AO Racing has assumed the lead in LMP2 with Jonny Edgar in front from Rasmus Lindh in the No. 22 United Autosports USA ORECA. Job van Uitert is third in the No. 8 Tower Motorsports car. The No. 1 Paul Miller BMW was leading GTD PRO from the No. 65 and No. 64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Mustang GT3s – De Phillippi from Christopher Mies and Sebastian Priaulx – with Fabian Schiller fourth in the No. 69 GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3. Matt Bell has taken over the GTD-leading No. 13 AWA Corvette, ahead of Philip Ellis who's now second in the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3, followed by Elliott Skeer in the No. 120 Wright Motorsports Porsche. HOUR 22 STANDINGS Story originally appeared on Racer
