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In an effort to let Scherer have some recovery time, he spent the first six hours of the race on the sidelines.<\/p>\n
Scherer said it took him upwards of 15 minutes to get his race boot on due to the pain and inflammation.<\/p>\n
READ MORE:<\/strong> Mass Roosters cleanout could see 11 stars leave\ufeff<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Chappell whacks 'ridiculous' Ashes 'nightmare\ufeff'<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Dragons land on new coach after Griffin sacking<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n However, adrenaline and his sheer determination to win the race meant he could fight through the pain.<\/p>\n "I knew already the whole week that we could have a chance for a solid result but then in the result when I thought 'probably it can be our race', I forgot about the foot," said Scherer, who celebrated his 24th birthday on Tuesday.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/nickcatsburg\/status\/1668281046394077185<\/a><\/p>\n "I tried to just go for it because winning Le Mans is the biggest thing for me to achieve in motorsport.<\/p>\n "I prefer to have some pains and the win from Le Mans than the opposite way around.<\/p>\n "I was a bit like, I just go through, doesn't matter what it costs because I'm living for that and that's my dream and you don't give up for a foot that gives you some pain."<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/IE_Competition\/status\/1668617693577240576<\/a><\/p>\n Scherer's teammate Costa was worried the injury would rule them out of the race.<\/p>\n "All the physios went there and I were like, 'Wow, Kuba and myself, that's it, it's the end of the race because we're going to kill ourselves'," Costa told Motorsport.com.<\/p>\n "(Completing the full race) two drivers with this car, it's difficult to drive.<\/p>\n "At the end Fabio was the hero! He survived, he was driving almost better than he usually does!"<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/IwonaIwo2\/status\/1667775229676986369<\/a><\/p>\n Scherer is expected to be fully fit for the next round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, the 6 Hours of Monza, on July 9.<\/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":"