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july 27, 2015 - Audi
Audi Racing - Quotes after the Spa 24 Hours
Double podium for the new Audi R8 LMS in the Spa 24 Hours. In the iconic endurance race in Belgium, Audi Sport Team WRT took second place in front of Audi Sport Team Phoenix. Quotes by drivers and officials.
Romolo Liebchen (Head of Audi Sport customer racing)
“It was another really tough 24-hour race. In the end, we achieved our goal of finishing the race with the four new Audi R8 LMS. It wasn’t quite enough for victory, but we mounted the podium with two teams. We congratulate our colleagues from BMW on their victory. They worked for it for a long time. Next time, we’re going to attack again.”
Nico Müller (Audi Sport Team WRT #2), position 2
“This was my first 24-hour race at Spa. Being part of this project with the new Audi R8 LMS was fun. The double podium was a nice achievement by the whole squad. Everyone can be proud of this result.”
Stéphane Ortelli (Audi Sport Team WRT #2), position 2
“I’d like to dedicate this podium result to my old friend Jules Bianchi. My team-mates and I experienced a fantastic and fair battle here. In the rain, we were faster than BMW and running in front of them. But BMW were subsequently faster on a dry track, so we still need to improve. But we finished the race and put three new Audi R8 LMS cars in the top five. Frank Stippler and I wanted to win this race together at all cost – it’s a shame we didn’t quite make it.”
Frank Stippler (Audi Sport Team WRT #2), position 2
“A really fantastic result. Qualifying was a nice beginning. It was an honor for me to be on pole with Audi in the face of such fierce competition. However, in car number ‘2,’ we were too slow across the race distance. The balance wasn’t perfect yet. Second place was the maximum we could extract. Congratulations to BMW on their deserved victory.”
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