Quesnel: “We must have made mistakes”

Olivier Quesnel had warned and repeated before the race that nothing was won. Four cars in the first four places on the grid, certainly, but with 24 Hours of racing behind. “ The pole is only anecdotal “, he confided, adding that “ the race is 24 hours, it’s very long ". The director of Peugeot Sport was right to be cautious since, from now on, two Audi R15 TDIs are at the head of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

« It?s a very, very tough race, confides this Sunday morning Olivier Quesnel. This year, it is not for us. But we still have a car that pushes very hard, we have no right to neglect it. It?s not over, there is still hope. »

Furthermore, the boss of Peugeot Sport believes that, if it was the mechanics which failed, human responsibilities cannot be excluded. “ We are the ones who do the mechanics. We had to make small mistakes. It was a race that got off to a flying start, we were forced to defend, we couldn't relax », Adds Quesnel, the high pace of the race may have caused these problems.

Beyond the racing events, the boss of Peugeot Sport is extremely surprised by the origin of the problems with the Peugeot 908s but also by the fact that each 908 was affected. “ We had these problems and on a different car each time. And each time, these are problems that we have never encountered: engine, we do not? never had a problem; transmission, we have never broken one? We are a little surprised, it happened so quickly that perhaps this explains it. »