Ford Chip Ganassi Racing IMSA team principal Mike O’Gara believes Tony Kanaan was the “natural choice” to replace the injured Sebastien Bourdais, despite the Brazilian IndyCar star not having any prior experience at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Kanaan was confirmed as Bourdais’ sub on Wednesday, which will see the 42-year-old team with reigning GTE-Pro class winners Joey Hand and Dirk Mueller in the No. 68 Ford GT.
“It was a natural choice,” O’Gara told FOXSports.com. “When Seb got hurt [at Indianapolis], we all got huddled that night, CGR management and Ford management… Tony was the unanimous decision.