Collins working on Ascari.

Ben Collins' sterling run in the Ascari has come to a halt on the far side of the Circuit de La Sarthe where the A410 sits motionless.

Collins had just ventured into a fourth successive stint with the Judd-powered machine (the sister to that pictured), but coasted to a stop i the Mulsanne area with no ignition. Attempts to restart the car proved fruitless but, with limited radio communication to the pit garage, Collins is currently undertaking rudimentary reparis in the hope that he can rejoin the race.

Ben Collins' sterling run in the Ascari has come to a halt on the far side of the Circuit de La Sarthe where the A410 sits motionless.

Collins had just ventured into a fourth successive stint with the Judd-powered machine (the sister to that pictured), but coasted to a stop i the Mulsanne area with no ignition. Attempts to restart the car proved fruitless but, with limited radio communication to the pit garage, Collins is currently undertaking rudimentary reparis in the hope that he can rejoin the race.

The Ascari had been lying in fifth place at the end of the eleventh hour, and had run run more reliably than many had anticipated.

Read More