Dumas: “Trying to annoy them”

Romain, it is often said that the first hour of racing allows you to determine the forces involved. Do you confirm that this hour of racing will be decisive?
In my opinion, it is the first fourteen hours that will be decisive. This is not the first. The first will only be used to see who is in good shape and who is not. Depending on that, we'll see what can happen. If we manage to stay fourteen hours with them, or them with us, that means we're going to fight hard until the end. Now, if they are calm, I don't see why they wouldn't freeze their positions.

Do you have a strategy initially to break down the group of four Peugeot ?
In my car, Timo (Bernhard) starts. But, apart from us, I think McNish will want to improve his image and will want to pass. Now, if it's the same as last year? Anyway, if you get a cold on the first straight, you can do whatever you want, you're not going to pass them over at the chicane.

What feeling prevailed at the end of qualifying in the Audi team?
At the end of the qualifying session, at least on my car, we were able to drive in 3:22, even on worn tires and with gasoline. So it was very satisfying. Now, we don't know if that will be enough. Because in the last round of qualifying, Bourdais still showed that it worked well, while not knowing if they are fully engaged.

It?s always a game of bluff between what we see on the track and what the drivers could do?
It's exactly that. But what I hope is that on the first evening, Peugeot showed the real version of its 908.

Your chance of beating Peugeot is to have them worn out?
That?s the objective. But, in any case, if you want to wear them out, you have to stay with them. And to stay with them, you still have to send strict. So we need to send and not make any mistakes. The first to make a mistake will be out of the game and out of victory. You have to stay in contact, try to annoy them, and make sure they break down before you do.