Why Daytona pole is more significant to BMW than just starting at the front

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“A little cherry on a big cake.” That’s how Dries Vanthoor described his pole position for the Daytona 24 Hours this weekend. The BMW driver pointed out after he’d secured a first top spot in qualifying for BMW’s M Hybrid V8 LMDh that there’s “still a big thing to happen”. And he was talking about the race.
The true significance of Vanthoor’s pole lap wasn’t that it has put …Keep reading