The General Motors marque has revealed that it will not nominate a full-season partner for Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn in the solo Ganassi-run Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh .
Laura Wontrop Klauser, GM’s sportscar racing boss, told Autosport that it will instead announce the driver for the seat filled last season by Richard Westbrook ahead of each race.
She gave a clear hint that Cadillac would utilise different drivers alongside Bamber and Lynn in the car entered under Cadillac Racing banner over the course of the season.
Using just two drivers for the shorter six-hour races also wasn’t ruled out by Klauser.
Klauser outlined a plan for what she called “a flexible approach” to the third seat in the WEC car, which will involve dipping into GM’s roster of factory drivers.
“We have a great driver pool within GM sportscar racing,” she said.
“We have some really cool people that we can tap on the shoulder if we need their help.
“We are not going to be announcing a full season driver for that seat; as it makes sense we will announce it race by race.”
Klauser did not elaborate on her comments, but it appears likely that Cadillac will pull in a driver from its two-car IMSA SportsCar Championship assault for non-clashing rounds of the WEC.
Source: Autosport