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Téha Courbon

A clash of eras: Jacky Ickx gets behind the wheel of the Genesis Hypercar

Have you ever wondered what the drivers of the past would think of today's racing cars? Imagine Jackie Stewart or Bruce McLaren discovering the aerodynamic downforce and complexity of modern Formula 1 machinery. Or picture Olivier Gendebien or Henri Pescarolo climbing into the cockpit of a modern Hypercar prototype, having come from an era when endurance racing rewarded mechanical sympathy just as much as human endurance.

Usually, this kind of journey through time exists only in the imagination of motorsport fans. But Genesis Magma Racing decided to make it real.

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