Heidfeld to miss WEC finale due to injury

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief

Rebellion Racing’s Nick Heidfeld will miss this weekend’s World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain due to an injury.

The former F1 driver took to social media, announcing on twitter that he will not be taking up his seat in the lead Rebellion R-One AER in the LMP1 privateer class as a result of damage to hand ligaments sustained in the second round of the Formula E Championship in Malaysia earlier this month.

Heidfeld was previously set to return to the Rebellion Racing line-up alongside Nicolas Prost and Mathias Beche after missing the last two events in Fuji and Shanghai due to family reasons.

Rebellion Racing did not replace the German in Japan or China, electing instead to go with a two driver strategy.

Heidfeld and Rebellion have enjoyed success together since the German joined the Swiss squad in 2012, including a win in the 2013 Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta and a class victory (fourth overall) in the 2014 running in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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Joey Barnes is the Founder of Motorsports Tribune, an outlet that began with the goal of helping aspiring journalists break into and grow the industry. A regular on the racing scene since 2013, the journey for Joey started by covering a Grand-Am event at Circuit of The Americas in his home state of Texas. He has since primarily focused on the IndyCar Series, with appearances in the garages of NASCAR, paddocks of Formula 1, IMSA and World Endurance Championship, while also occasionally engulfing clouds of dust at the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals and select Supercross rounds. With previous stops at Autoweek, IndyCar.com, Motorsport.com and RACER, among others, Joey evolved from the singular task as a freelance writer to advanced roles behind the copy desk and alongside some of the best editorial teams in the business. Recognized as a multi-time award winner by the National Motorsports Press Association, Joey currently resides in Dallas-Fort Worth with his trusty four-legged canine companion, Rocket.

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