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Originally Posted by PascaLM
Yes, we all hope that Audi and Porsche will be in La Sarthe and WEC together for next year or more. But let's remember several facts : Porsche had built a prototype before 2000 which had never raced ("the most fantactic car I drove", according to Bob Wollek). Bentley won Le Mans as there wasn't any official R8, as said above.
Another thing : the Audi winter camp was in the Canary islands this year instead of in the Alps : an ultimate reward for the team ? |
The porsche lmp "2000" program was folded because the budget was shifted to the street cayenne project. For different reasons PSA did the same in early 2012, withdrawing the WEC 2012 program and shifting budget and resources to the roadcars production.