The first privateer to announce a deal to run a programme in the WEC with the German manufacturer’s new LMDh prototype believes that with identical equipment to the Porsche Penske Motorsport squad and backing from hire car giant Hertz it can compete on equal terms.
“We are comfortable with the way the rules are written and what Porsche is going to do that we will have the right equipment to challenge for wins,” said Jota boss Sam Hignett, whose team is graduating to the Hypercar class after multiple successes LMP2 in the WEC.
