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Inside The Sports Car Paddock, April 16, with Jeff Braun
It's the lucky 13th installment of the Inside The Sports Car Paddock interview show and we open with CORE autosport race engineer Jeff Braun exploring how a team deals with the technical and personnel ramifications of leaving the 100-minute IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at Long Beach without completing a lap.
Next up is FIA World Endurance Championship CEO Gerard Neveu from the paddock of the ELMS season-opener, and he's followed by DragonSpeed team owner Elton Julian, who gives us his take on racing in the WEC, ELMS, and IndyCar. New Risi Competizione Le Mans drivers Pipo Derani joins in to share his thoughts on joining the American squad, and we close with 16-year-old Lithuanian LMP3 driver Gustas Grinbergas who has used The Week In Sports Cars podcast to educate himself about the sport.
Interviews:
- Jeff Braun (starts at 2m59s)
- Gerard Neveu (28m16s)
- Elton Julian (39m59s)
- Pipo Derani (46m28s)
- Gustas Grinbergas (1H00m02s)
Marshall Pruett
The 2026 season marks Marshall Pruett's 40th year working in the sport. In his role today for RACER, Pruett covers open-wheel and sports car racing as a writer, reporter, photographer, and filmmaker. In his previous career, he served as a mechanic, engineer, and team manager in a variety of series, including IndyCar, IMSA, and World Challenge.
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