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For those interested in why the Jota #38 LMP2 driven ny Gonzalez, Da Costa & Davidson was Excluded from the race after they finished 2nd in Fuji.
In post race scrutineering it was found that a badly soldered wire had detached itself from it's circuit board rendering the Marshalls Neutral Button inoperative! This was a standard Oreca part and not the fault of the drivers or the team for that matter and would have had no idea the wire had detached itself, not that it was even needed during the race (when it may well have functioned if required) The team didn't appeal the decision as it meant that their car would have missed the freighting to China for the next round! This should have been just a fine, Not Total Exclusion, far too harsh a penalty for what is just a car produced for amateur drivers to go racing in!
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