Eduardo ‘Dudu’ Barrichello voiced frustration following Sunday’s Michelin GT Challenge, calling a crucial late-race drive-through penalty against co-driver Tom Gamble "a bit too harsh" after contact while battling for the GTD class victory.
With just six minutes remaining in the GT-only feature at Virginia International Raceway, Heart of Racing’s #27 Team Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo was locked in an intense duel for the lead with Philip Ellis in the #57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo. Ellis made a deep dive into Turn 3 to briefly claim the lead, but found himself on the outside of Gamble through the next complex of corners, where the two GTD contenders collided.
