Bernhard: “This is not a farewell tour”

Timo Bernhard spoke to AUTOhebdo as he moves closer to the WEC world title after another victory for the No. 919 2 Hybrid at the 6h of Mexico as Porsche prepares to cancel its LMP1 program.

Published on 07/09/2017 à 13:54

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La décision du retrait de Porsche en LMP1 officialisée, est-ce dur de se concentrer pour les courses restantes ou cela vous apporte-t-il un surplus de motivation ?

It doesn't change much. In Bahrain, there will surely be a lot of emotion. I would certainly tell myself that this will be the last time that I drive this car and that I drive with this team that I have been with since 2013. If a few people have left, overall, the team has changed little. But for the moment, I don't realize it yet and am fully focused on the quest for titles. Despite the lead we have, a goalless result is enough for the championship to be restarted. We must not make the wrong target, this is not a farewell tour, we have a championship to win…

Is the ambition to make Team 75 Bernhard a Porsche satellite team?

That's the goal, but I think it's still a long way off. I would love for the team to become one of the factory satellite teams. I love this brand and want to be loyal to it. We did some rally before, but it was really in the Carrera Cup Germany that the team was launched…

What do you think of the current development ofEndurance ?

Generally speaking, Endurance is in good health, with in particular a GT category which is doing wonderfully. When young people ask me for advice, I always answer them, even more so if they are short of budget (to do car. Editor's note), to consider the GT option very early on, because it is one of the rare categories allowing you to make a living from your passion...

Discover the analysis of the 6 Hours of Mexico carried out by our special correspondent in issue 2130 of AUTOhebdo, available now in digital version on all platforms and on kiosks.