Isotta had hoped to race the Tipo 6 LMH Competizione at the Bahrain WEC finale in November on a non-points, invitational basis ahead of its full entry into the series with Vector Sport next year, though it had already backed away from a firm commitment to do so when it demonstrated the car the Monza round last month.
Now, it has confirmed that the debut for the Tipo 6 hybrid with Vector will be delayed until 10-hour race at Qatar early next March at the start of the British team’s planned one-car assault on the 2024 series.
Isotta motorsport boss Claudio Berro explained that contesting the Bahrain 8 Hours on 4 November would prove problematical because it falls just before the dates it has been given for the Tipo 6 to undergo final homologation in the Sauber wind tunnel and then the FIA logistic and technical centre in France.
“It is now 100% we will not do Bahrain,” Berro told Autosport.
“The homologation of the car is now fixed for mid-November, so it is not possible.
“We will continue testing until the end of October and then concentrate on preparing the car for homologation.”
Source: Autosport