Michael Fassbender crashed at the Le Mans 24-hour race in France at the weekend.
The player’s team announced the news of the Proton Contest. twitter On Sunday, “We are down! Car number 911 is no longer racing at Le Mans 24.”
German racing team,[A] With just a few minutes left on his mission, #MichaelFassbender lost control of the car and crashed into the barrier before he had a chance to repair the damage.”
“Le Mans [not] be kind to us this year!” added the team.
The 46-year-old German-Irish actor had fifteen minutes left in his six-hour turn before the rear of his car crashed into a barricade in the section of the racetrack known as the “Porsche Bends”.
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This weekend was Fassbender’s second time competing in the iconic French endurance race. He made his debut in the Proton Competition’s event in 2019, where he was ranked 51st out of 62 teams.
A two-time Oscar nominee, he crashed his car twice during that race. He was also involved in another collision during one of the qualifying rounds.
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According to a 2022 interview with Eurosport, Fassbender trained for four years before finally getting behind the wheel in an official race.
“Acting is something that’s my thing,” she told The Outlet. “I’m more used to it and living with it at home – it’s like my natural office but racing was always my first dream as a little kid.”
However X Men The star said, “It’s kind of hard. I feel like acting is definitely my homework. I feel most comfortable but that’s the real dream.”
“A victory at Le Mans, I’d get the Oscar,” he added.