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Problem is that Peugeot had the 908 for nearly 9 months before Sebring and did a couple of 30 hour test, and which means that they should've had a decent picture of reliablity going in to Sebring.
Peugeot sandbagging was to be expected, but for their qualifying time to be up to 2 seconds slower than what Audi have tested at in Sebring, is either indicative that the 908 in sprint race trim might not have the outright speed of the Audi (the 908 as raced at Sebring was based, after all, on a lightly facelifted concept from the old 908), or they were sandbagging big time.
Remember, these cars aren't making the power that they used to, so they're going to be slower down the straights, and the more drag you put on the car (and the Sebring 908s were fairly draggy, running at about 95% of their max. downforce), that hurts straightline speed more.
I doubt that the drivers were sandbagging, considering Gene's accident and Lamy's spin, but could the technical people have had a few cards up their sleeves?
Of course, the LM test day will be more telling, as Peugeot should have their LM bodywork ready.
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