The "nerves of steel" sequence looks like a class called "Formula Ford" - they use the old 1600CC Ford Cortina (pushrod) engine with limited modifications - very light open wheel cars, so they are fairly quick. The class has been around a long time, but is still popular.
"...you gotta give him respect for trying." Especially since he's won Le Mans two out of the last three years (with co-drivers Sebastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima), and won WEC championships in 2015 and 2017. 8:07 Not gonna lie, I was expecting some Jann Mardenborough Nurburgring level carnage.
