WEC: Strakka pulls out of final two rounds

The Strakka LMP2 squad will miss the final two rounds of this year's World Endurance Championship.

The engine problems that blighted the performance of the Strakka Racing Gibson-Nissan 015S in the final stages of this month's Fuji WEC round have been analyzed and found to be terminal.

Customs regulations have precluded the Silverstone-based team from getting another engine into China for the Shanghai round on November 6.

The team has also opted not to take part in the Bahrain series finale later in the month because the Gibson would have to take a three-minute stop-go penalty at the start of the race for exceeding its engine allocation for the season.

Strakka team principal Dan Walmsley said: "It's very sad that we have not been able to complete the championship due to issues beyond our control.

"It just wasn't feasible to get an engine to China and taking the penalty in Bahrain would have seen us nowhere near the rest of the P2 runners."

The Strakka Gibson was due to have been driven in China and Bahrain by Jonny Kane, Lewis Williamson and Nick Leventis, who misse the Fuji round through illness.

Strakka has yet to announce its plans for 2017.

Originally on Autosport.com