Vautier, Loic Duval and Sebastien Bourdais (still racing a Cadillac but now for Chip Ganassi Racing) drove the JDC Miller car to a remarkable triumph on the 3.741-mile Sebring course last year, despite the car sustaining damage when Vautier was sent off the track into a tire barrier just as he left the pits.
While that was a triumph against the odds, Vautier believes the #5 Mustang Sampling-backed car – which he now shares full-time with Richard Westbrook and in enduros with Duval, too – could now be on a level playing field. He puts this confidence down to progress in the last two rounds of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and an encouraging test at Sebring.
