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Milner, Tandy seek to rebound from heartbreaking Le Mans in C8.R’s Italian 
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CORVETTE RACING AT MONZA: Visiting The Temple of Speed
Milner, Tandy seek to rebound from heartbreaking Le Mans in C8.R’s Italian 
debut

DETROIT (July 5, 2022) – With the heartbreaking memory of Le Mans in the 
rearview mirror, Corvette Racing is looking to regroup as it heads to Italy 
for the first time ahead of the Six Hours of Monza in the FIA World 
Endurance Championship.

As they have for the previous three WEC races, Tommy Milner and Nick Tandy 
will share the No. 64 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R, which is on 
its maiden globe-trotting tour in 2022. It’s the first  “new” event for the 
Corvette WEC program, having previously been to Sebring, Spa and – of 
course – Le Mans.

The 3.60-mile, 11-turn circuit is one of the fastest in the world with 
multiple long straights and huge braking zones for the four WEC categories. 
Even without having set foot inside Monza Park – where Autodromo Nazionale 
Monza sits – there already is data from the long straights and slow corners 
at Le Mans that Corvette Racing engineers can refer to when establishing a 
baseline for this weekend.

Input also will come from Tandy, one of the few Corvette Racing team members 
who has previous experience at the circuit. This will be the case for Fuji 
and Bahrain to close the WEC season, although Milner has accumulated several 
hours of simulator work ahead of his first race at the Italian circuit.

The No. 64 Corvette opened the WEC season with a strong second-place showing 
at the rain-shortened 1,000 Miles of Sebring. Things were trending the right 
way for the Tandy/Milner pairing at the Six Hours of Spa before a red flag 
just past the one-hour mark wiped out the team’s first planned pit stop and 
effectively put the Corvette a lap down before finishing fourth.

Le Mans was the cruelest blow with the No. 64 C8.R eliminated while 
effectively leading just shy of the 18-hour mark.

The Six Hours of Monza for the FIA World Endurance Championship is scheduled 
for noon CET/6 a.m. CET on Sunday, July 10 from Autodromo Nazionale Monza in 
Italy. Qualifying is set for 5:30 p.m. CET/11:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, July 
9. The race will air live on MotorTrend with live streaming coverage of the 
race and qualifying on the MotorTrend Plus app. Radio Le Mans will broadcast 
qualifying and the race.

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 64 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R: “It’s another 
classic track that we’ve never had a chance to compete at before and it’s 
one I’m looking forward to. Based on what Nick has said about the area and 
especially the history of the track makes it something special to compete 
there. So I’m excited for that opportunity. I’ve had a chance to do some 
laps in the simulator. Looking at the track layout, it seems fairly simple 
in some ways but driving it has its own unique challenges. It’s fun to 
drive, too. The corners are quite different where you have some very slow 
chicanes and some pretty quick third- and fourth-gear corners. There is a 
wide variety of track sections. The slowest part of the track is preceded by 
a very long straightaway, which will be great for racing. It’s exciting. I 
enjoy the historic part of the sport so the chance to see the old Monza 
banking is something I can’t wait to see.”

NICK TANDY, NO. 64 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R: “Monza is 
another classic place. When anyone speaks of Monza, it’s one of those iconic 
names and venues. The word just strikes passion into motorsport. Any series 
that races there is a top event, and it’s a privilege to race at the circuit 
and in Monza Park. It’s not a normal setting for a racetrack near a city but 
in an actual park. Even from driving into the circuit, it’s a different 
experience. When you get to the track, it’s unlike any other circuit. It’s 
short but it’s so defined by the fast straightaways. It’s a bit like Daytona 
in that sense. It’s fun.”

More Monza: “It’s a normal lap time but there are effectively six corners – 
three corners and three chicanes. From that point of view, it’s not the most 
technical circuit for a driver. On the other hand, for the car and 
engineering crew, trying to get a window where your car operates is 
critical. Of course you have to be fast in a straight line but the car has 
to be really good under braking. This is a huge thing about Monza. ... It’s 
a real tricky one to kind of figure out for what is best for ultimately 
making laptime out of your car. Of course, we are new as it will be the 
first time that Corvette Racing has been to Monza. I’ll be relaying my 
experience from previous years to the team and try to help out. Past that, 
we’ve already started our prep and started running on the sim before Le 
Mans. We’ve figured out a few options we can take with us to find what’s 
best. But I’m also looking forward to seeing everyone’s faces and the people 
who have never been and have a chance to go to Italy and have a look around 
this amazing facility and amazing town.”

Ryan Smith
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