Audi testing at Sebring and more.....

The day after the 58th 12 Hours of Sebring, some teams are hard at work on the Florida route. Absent for the race, Audi Sport has started on Monday five days of testing after first placing in the mouth at Homestead last weekend. As you can see from the pictures, Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas took the wheel of the R15 "more". Their teammate 1000km of Spa and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Mike Rockenfeller, has also driven the latest weapon of Ingolstadt. However, the tests were stopped prematurely because "Rocky" was an accident in Turn 17, the last corner in the early afternoon. So that Audi would begin on Tuesday a long simulation, the damage is relatively high at the back right.

Peugeot, who won Saturday the 12 Hours of Sebring, is also the game with a 908 HDi FAP, including assigned to Simon Pagenaud. The Tricolor has swapped a bucket to another since evolved ago 48 hours flying the Highcroft Racing Acura. An Acura that was also on track with a certain ... Marco Werner! The German could he join the team of Duncan Dayton? Mystery.

Finally, Corvette was also driving on the tarmac at Sebring, again with the intention to conduct a test of endurance ...

http://endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-3918.html (photos)

 

front looks like a manta ray - having seen the Peugeots run this weekend, they definitely have it all together unlike prior years and with four 908's running it will definitely not make life easy for Audi

Carol

 

Interesting side-by-side of R10 and R15

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/gallery/view/1039907/344019

 

If Paul doesn't have an alternator problem again and with Emanuelle driving the 24h for them too - they certainly have a change to give everyone "fits". Unfortunately, that alternator issue (it was interesting listening to their radio transmissions) slowed them down. It's really good to see Mr. Pirro back in a race car where he really wants to be....he told John and I that he was glad to be back in a driving suit instead of shorts! I've got to find one of the F1 car models from his time there...he's one of the nicest guys in sportscars. The P2 class at the 24h will be interesting too with Highcroft and Strakka ! ! ! Strakka being the ex-Fernandes ALMS P2 car. I think that Nick and Danny are every bit as good as the Highcroft drivers.

Carol