He began racing a Ferrari in 2017 before going full-time with Porsche in the European Le Mans Series, racing at iconic F1 tracks including Spa, Monza, and Imola to name a few.<\/p>\n
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On the eve of this year's race, Fassbender spoke of life as an actor and fulfilling his childhood dream to go racing.<\/p>\n
"Acting is something that is my job. I'm more used to it and at home with it \u2013 it's like my natural office, but racing was always my first dream as a young boy," Fassbender explained.<\/p>\n
READ MORE:<\/strong> Blows keep coming for NSW as Walker injury confirmed<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Freddy rips Maroons star's call after Koroisau hit<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Smith's ridiculous record at English Test venue<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n "It's kind of tricky. I feel like acting is definitely my home work. I feel most comfortable in it, but this is the original dream.<\/p>\n "A victory in Le Mans, I would take over an Oscar."<\/p>\n Fassbender, now 46 years old, said he doesn't know how long he'll race for.\u00a0<\/p>\n Already, he has three seasons of European Le Mans Series competition under his belt with Proton Competition.<\/p>\n Fassbender said the challenge of racing at Le Mans is not lost on him.<\/p>\n "Mentally, the straights are so long there's a lot of time for your mind to wander," he said.<\/p>\n "Finding a correct mental attitude is something that I took away from last year.<\/p>\n "I'm trying to enter now, like I say, in a position where it could be my last Le Mans, so I want to enjoy it and take the experience from last year and try and learn from that."<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/PorscheRaces\/status\/1665383544032460801<\/a><\/p>\n While podiums in GT racing have been forthcoming, a maiden win has remained elusive.\u00a0<\/p>\n He'll join Estonian driver Martin Rump and Richard Lietz of Austria in this year's race.<\/p>\n The trio will start 16th in their class and 56th overall when racing gets underway at midnight on Saturday.<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"Michael](\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/5b6cc2e8-697c-4759-838e-653d6798d64b-scaled.jpg\")
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