Porsche has the opportunity to conclude in China

Dominated by Toyota et Audi à Fuji au Japon, Porsche espère bien rebondir ce week-end à l’occasion des 6 Heures de Shanghai en Chine. D’autant plus que la marque allemande peut empocher un nouveau titre mondial en WEC, that of the Builders.

For this, Porsche will be able to count on its two usual crews at the wheel of the 919 Hybrid, and in particular that of Romain Dumas, Marc Lieb and Neel Jani, who also have the possibility of winning the Drivers' crown in the event of a positive result.

But before that, the Frenchman reminds that the problems recently experienced by the n°1 LM P2 must find a resolution, before finding the trio on the podium, which has not happened since. Le Mans. " In Shanghai, we must do everything possible to return to the level we used to be, specifies the Alésien.

Since the 24 Hours of Le Mans we have struggled, but for a reason that we have yet to identify. It is certain that finishing fourth or fifth does not reflect our abilities. We must return to our original performance. »

“I expect us to be at the front again, believes Neel Jani for his part. But it's going to be difficult. The objective is clear: for the drivers' championship, we must finish the race ahead of our competitors. »

The structure led by Andreas Seidl also intends to benefit from a more favorable context in China than in Japan, where Toyota and Audi finished ahead of Porsche. “The nature of the Shanghai circuit would tend to better suit the characteristics of the 919, in any case better than that of the Fuji Speedway where we recently raced,” confesses the Team Principal.

But a huge number of factors come into play and in the last two races we have seen that the competition is at least at the same level as us. » Porsche remains the title holder in China, the crew composed of Mark Webber, Brendon Hartley and Timo Bernhard having won in 2015.