Peugeot maintains contact

At the end of the day Test of 24 Hours of Le Mans, Peugeot No. 8 of Franck Montagny, Stéphane Sarrazin and Anthony Davidson is in third position, 0??189 behind the Audi R18 of Capello / McNish / Kristensen.

The performance gap with Audi is quite small, which suggests a 79th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans full of twists and turns. “Today we showed our endurance and our performance, explains Olivier Quesnel. We have all the data necessary to ensure we return to Le Mans with optimized racing cars. Spa-Francorchamps will give us another opportunity to prepare for Le Mans. We saw today that this year, the 24 Hours of Le Mans are really going to be very hotly contested. »

Peugeot carried out a test session faithful to the set program, without encountering any pitfalls. “We have almost completed our full work program, underlines Bruno Famin, the technical director. The No. 7 concluded the endurance program started at Motorland Aragon. We have far exceeded the 24 Hours race distance with this car. We worked well on the settings of the other two cars, despite an engine alert on #9. We preferred to change it as a precaution. Overall it was a constructive day of work, all three cars are intact and the drivers completed the planned program. »

Find the report from the Test Day of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, from Wednesday, in AUTOhebdo, on sale at all newsstands.