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Originally Posted by chernaudi
Audi now putting their money where their mouth is with the hybrid cars--because of how the TS030 and R18 e-tron quattro ran at Sao Paulo, both R18s will be carrying hybrid systems in Bahrain.
This is in spite of the R18 Ultra having the fastest race lap in Brazil, but Audi seems to realize that the R18 Ultra doesn't have much of a future as Audi and Toyota improve their hybrid cars.
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I think Audi saw the demise of the Ultra a long time ago.
I still believe the main reason for them running it was as a backup if the hybrid system should fail.