SCOT ALLAN McNISH’S bid to win his third Le Mans 24-Hours was overshadowed by the death of Aston Martin driver Allan Simonsen, writes Jim McGill.
The 34-year-old Dane, one of the elite of the world’s GT drivers, crashed his GTE Pro car heavily into the armco at the Tertre Rouge corner just 10 minutes into the 90th anniversary running of the famous French endurance race.