On Wednesday, Tom Brady announced that he would be involved with a Porsche Hypercar entry at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race.
In a video posted on Brady’s account, he joked about driving the car but wanted people to cut him some slack as it was his first day.
https://twitter.com/TomBrady/status/1630942038601474049?s=20
Brady didn’t do a great job elaborating on exactly what he was doing at Le Mans. People figured he wasn’t actually going to drive in the legendary race, but some thought he was becoming a sim racer and/or Twitch streamer, while others thought he was owning the team.
In actuality, Brady will be a sponsor of the Hertz Team Jota Porsche through his BRADY apparel company.
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines. BRADY™ is proud to partner with @Hertz & @singervehicles as the Official Apparel Partner of the @JotaSport hypercar racing team, competing at the 100th edition of Le Mans 24 Hours and 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship. pic.twitter.com/dB7COLL1yM
— BRADY (@bradybrand) March 1, 2023
You never know what the future holds. Brady may become a sim racer and Twitch streamer. And there is a pro-am class so after a few years, maybe he can compete in the race. But as of right now, Brady is sponsoring the car.
The Hypercar class at this year’s centennial race will be incredibly competitive, especially for a non-factory team without financial backing from a car manufacturer. That being said, the Jota team was successful in the LMP2 class. They finished fifth overall and won the LMP2 class at last year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, and won the LMP2 championship.
The news was a shock to just about everyone, and many chimed in on the news.
Welcome, Tom Brady, to a sport where tinkering with air pressures is totally OK. You'll love it. https://t.co/3bb6T1SwsN
— nascarcasm (@nascarcasm) March 1, 2023
Gonna call him “Turn 1 Tom”
— iRacing (@iRacing) March 1, 2023
I’m scared that the rumors of him wanting to be a standup comic is true https://t.co/TdUoRpO662
— Scoot (@scooterparkerb) March 1, 2023
Just-retired NFL quarterback Tom Brady (if you don't follow the NFL, he, uhhh, did okay for himself) is going to have his branding on a Jota Porsche Hypercar at #LeMans24 this year.
Don't be too surprised if the car wins from 28-3 laps down. https://t.co/MBamKMmoUg
— The Race (@wearetherace) March 1, 2023
This is 🔥 https://t.co/CMbaVPlwij
— Curtis Moldrich (@Khurtizz) March 1, 2023
Humble request for Tom Brady to be a fixed setup 358 dirt modified sim racer full time. #iRacing https://t.co/c74ENBDTF6
— Matthew Burroughs (@MJBurroughs) March 1, 2023
Didn’t have “Tom Brady motorsports tie-in” on my list for today, but here we are: https://t.co/UAhL12wPlc
— Aaron Bearden (@aaronbearden93) March 1, 2023
