noting the bizarre first lap LMP2 crash.<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cSurprisingly, a lot of crashes early on,\u201d said Habul.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst lap, I don\u2019t know what that\u2019s about. Very aggressive out there.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs usual, the prototypes\u2026 mate, you\u2019ve never seen a bigger bunch of pelicans in your life than those guys. They have no concept of being professionals, no concept of 24 hours.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe way they attack, the risks they take, they chop everyone, they hit the GTDs. I got door-tapped three times, I got pushed into the marbles twice.<\/p>\n
\u201cSooner or later, IMSA just has to man up and just say to these guys, look, it\u2019s your race and it\u2019s our race. This is not NASCAR where you just sideswipe someone and get a medal for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Habul\u2019s first stint was punctuated by a spin. Fortunately, he escaped any serious damage and continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe car is good. Strong. No issues,\u201d said Habul.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had a little spin there trying to pass somebody. I got the door closed on me, but kept going and the lap times were good.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey told me the lap times were right up the front. Happy, everything good so far.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although Engel took the #75 car to the lead briefly having started third, it was a troubled first four hours for the 75 Express Mercedes-AMG.<\/p>\n
The team copped a drive-through penalty for speeding in the pit lane and then a 100-second stop-and-go penalty for failure to adhere to stint energy requirements.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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