Dindo Capello, Audi Sport
Audi R15 TDI (LMP1)
“Our schedule was to do a full stint to see how long we could go on tires. The surprise was that the car had no front bite. I had some understeer in a mid-speed corner. We had to pit to fix the problem. The car was getting faster when I went back out but still wasn’t turning.”
Lucas Luhr, Audi Sport
Audi R15 TDI (LMP1)
“It’s pretty tough competition. I don’t know what spec the Pescarolo Peugeot is in. We knew the car would be fast. Everything right now is pretty close together. We are a team and we all work together to achieve the maximum for Audi and our team. We know how strong our competition is and how tough the race can be.”
Chris Dyson, RML
Lola B09/86-Mazda MZR-R (LMP2)
“Le Mans is a massively exciting race and unmatched as an international event with such worldwide attention focused on it. The American Le Mans Series does a good job of consistently capturing the buzz this race has. I would say that the Petit Le Mans connects every year with the fans the way this race does. The Series does a good job of representing the 24 Hours of Le Mans 10 times a year.”
David Brabham, Team Peugeot Total
Peugeot 908 HDi (LMP1)
“The track was very dirty in the first stint and in the second it got better and better. Two cars were doing tire evaluations and one did setup work. We are doing different tires and doing double-stints and finding out our options for the race.”
Allan McNish, Audi Sport
Audi R15 TDI (LMP1)
“The car balance from the first part of the session wasn’t ideal. A lot of people came into the pits because of the reduced time between the session, and I was fortunate to get a clean lap. I do enjoy this and loved the lap … when you build a lap from the first corner, see the delta flash up on the display and where you might be at the end of it. It will be fun. We have a better, raceable car and hopefully better than the R10 was.”
Patrick Long, IMSA Performance Matmut
Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2)
“We’re overall pretty happy here. Things are pretty good. We saw last year that being on the pole by a couple of seconds doesn’t mean much when you go out after just a few hours.”
Nic Jonsson, Risi Competizione/Krohn Racing
Ferrari F430 GT (GT2)
“It’s great to get a few dry laps in before the race. The Risi Competizione and Krohn Racing guys did a great job to set the car up and it seems to be very mechanically sound. Everything is working very well; we tried a few different types of tire and it seems like the soft tire in the night will work well to get rid of the understeer. We know we won’t win this race on speed but we can win it by being smart and staying out of trouble and out of the pits. That’s what we are focussing on and what we will be concentrating on doing. I’m looking forward to it.”
Oliver Gavin, Corvette Racing
Corvette C6.R (GT1)
“It’s been a very good day, and I think we made some significant progress at the end of the session. It was good that Marcel got some extended time in the car. I drove the No. 64 Corvette at the end, and I was very happy with it. Olivier did an excellent job with the tire evaluation and the car setup - it was really his day today. We just missed out on the fastest GT1 qualifying time, but congratulations to Jan for that. Now we’re focused on our job on Saturday and Sunday, and that’s getting another Le Mans victory for Corvette Racing. This is one of the best race cars I’ve ever had here, so I’m very content.”
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