FE clash means Peugeot hatches duo plan for Spa

GARY WATKINS

WEC Peugeot is set to run just two drivers in at least one of its 9X8 Le Mans Hypercars at the Spa World Endurance Championship round in May, when Jean-Eric Vergne and Stoffel Vandoorne (both pictured) will be on Formula E duty for sister marque DS in Berlin. New test and reserve driver Malthe Jakobsen is a candidate to fill the vacant seat in one car, but otherwise the French manufacturer is not looking beyond its existing squad of pilots. Jean-Marc Finot, who is motorsport boss for all the brands within the Stellantis group, has stressed that no decisions have been made on how Peugeot will shuffle its drivers for the Spa 6 Hours on 11 May. But he has insisted that bringing in someone from outside is not in the plan. “We…

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