Justice For the Mustang GT3 - WEC-Mandated LMGT3 Silencer Responsible For Proton's Dual Fire At Qatar

You figured that when a racecar catches fire twice within a week and three times total in the span of just a few months, something had to be up, right? We'll remember that the No. 77 Proton Competition Ford lit up in flames twice in the opening week of the 2025 WEC season just two weeks ago - first in the Prologue towards the end of the opening practice session and then again in the race itself in the 1812km of Qatar after 148 laps completed and Bernardo Sousa behind the wheel. As the inside of the car began to fill up with smoke, it marked the third time that a Ford has caught fire and burned out on the side of the track in the last couple of months; the sister car No. 88 burst into flames in last season's finale at Bahrain, and the question coming out of the opening round of the 2025 season was - what in the hell is going on with the Mustangs catching on fire while racing in the desert? Or, was there something else going on? Or was it all just a load of bad luck? Well as it t...