During the Le Mans live radio broadcasting this weekend, one of the sporting commentators made a very good point about the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It is a dinosaur in a modern society. Logic challenges the existence of such an immense event in modern society.
Why does it still exist when the Mille Miglia no longer does? Why should the 24 Hours of Le Mans continue for so long essentially unchanged when the Dakar Rally in its current form is such a departure from its original model? Answering the two questions, another commentator believes in the necessity for traditions to be upheld, for engineers to be constantly challenged, for mechanical innovation to be tested to its very limits, and for teams and drivers to inspire and showcase what the human endeavor is all about.
For those of you who were not able to witness the full extent of the 24 Hours of Le Mans like we have, Nissan Europe shares with us what the 24 Hours of Le Mans is all about in just a few minutes.
After Satoshi Motoyama of the #0 Nissan DeltaWing got bunted off the track and into a concrete barrier, Motoyami did everything in his power to resurrect the damaged vehicle. Two hours later, Motoyama was out of ideas and the damage proved to be too much for their experimental machine. The Nissan DeltaWing was forced to retire. Dismayed by the end of the team's weekend, Motoyama clutches the fencing and weeps by his team engineers.
A testament to Highcroft Racing's strong bond and morale fiber, the team did not give up until the very end.
Click to experience the incident below:
![DeltaWing Nissan [New Tech]](https://d.latintimes.com/en/full/235942/deltawing-nissan-new-tech.jpg?w=120&h=60&f=6fd46b29b3b23160ff6d669cc340c94e)
