TF Sport has announced the driver line-up for the #33 Aston Martin, the main vehicle of its main program in the LMGTE-Am category of the WEC. Although the British structure supports D’Station Racing, the TF Sport project is built around a vehicle in which Ben Keating was already confirmed. The ‘Gentleman Driver’ is surrounded by a significant dose of talent with Marco Sorensen and Florian Latorre. The Dane is a multiple WEC champion, while Latorre has just achieved numerous successes in the Porsche Carrer Cup in France.
Marco Sorensen is a factory driver for Aston Martin, a role that has led him to be WEC champion twice along with Nicki Thiim, now a rival of TF Sport when competing with the Aston Martin borne by Paul Dalla Lana. For its part, Latorre, with ‘Silver’ categorization, has shown his talent in the Porsche Carrera Cup France. The Frenchman has achieved five pole positions, the same number of fastest laps, eight podiums and one victory in the 2021 season. The 24-year-old made his WEC and Le Mans 24 Hours debuts last year, disputing this test with Proton.
bean keating, ‘Bronze’ driver and patron of the team, has assured in relation to the Aston Marton #33 squad: «I am very excited to return to the TF Sport team and have a factory driver and a very talented ‘Silver’ driver by my side. racing in the #33 Aston Martin. I think we had a difficult season last year and that made us lose a little bit. We learned from our mistakes and we will do our best to achieve better results in 2022».
Mark Sorensen He will act as a reference for the team. After representing Aston Martin in the LMGTE-Pro class, the Dane has found his place in the amateur category as Ben Keating’s ‘mentor’: «It will be great to drive the Aston Martin again with Ben and race alongside the TF Sport team again.t. I am sure we will do a good job throughout the year. Now I know everyone very well, because I have already raced with them before. I am motivated and ready to start racing».
For its part, Florian Latorre, added: “I am very proud to be part of this adventure alongside Ben Keating and the TF Sport team. We have everything on our side to have a fantastic year, but there is still work to be done. I really want to share my work with the team and build the best possible results together.”