Eastwood, from Belfast, had hoped to end his relationship with the iconic British carmaker on good terms, but he and team-mates Ahmad Al Hersi and Michael Dinan were dealing with cooling issues. Early signs didn’t look promising as he struggled.
With less than 30 minutes left in the eight-hour race and Eastwood named for the final stint, the No. 24 Vantage AMR run by TF Sport suffered a final failure on the start/finish straight at Bahrain International. , it crawled to a halt. circuit.
“The last GTE Am race was a really disappointing result, but so was my time with Aston Martin Racing,” Eastwood said. belfast telegraph sport. “I was hoping to start off with a bang, but the race gave those words a completely different context.
“Everything has been going well for us, but as we have seen throughout this season, we have some very strong line-ups in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
“When I got in the car, I had 45 seconds to go in third, so for me it was just to keep my head down, stay in and try to make as few mistakes as possible.
“With 30 minutes to go, we had made good progress and were within 17 seconds of the podium, with a top three finish in sight.
“But everything went wrong on the pit straight. I had trouble with overheating the whole race and finally my engine broke, which was very frustrating.
“If I had finished the race third, I would have been third in the championship standings. It would have been a great result after such a difficult season. I’m disappointed to have left in this way. “But I know it’s still exciting,” Eastwood added, adding that new initiatives for 2024 will be announced later this month.
While the Oman Racing Team trio of Eastwood, Al Hersi and Dinan faltered, the all-female Iron Dames team clinched their first win in the final LMGTE Am race by five seconds, making history in the FIA World Endurance Championship. engraved his name on it.
Thanks to a great defensive drive, the all-pink Porsche 911 RSR crew of Sarah Bobby, Michelle Gatting and Rahel Frey took the lead ahead of Aston Martin Racing’s satellite teams D’Station Racing and North West AMR respectively. The meeting ended. The previous best record in the women’s Truck Series was two runner-up finishes.