Romain Dumas: “We want to win”

Romain Dumas will make his first race with the new Audi R18 this weekend, alongside Timo Bernhard and Mike Rockenfeller with whom he won the 2010 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Published on 02/05/2011 à 09:56

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Winner of the 2010 edition of 24 Hours of Le Mans with the Audi R15 plus, Romain Dumas dreams of repeating his feat this year. This weekend, he will be at the wheel of the new Audi R18 which will make its very first race at Spa-Francorchamps, a test event in preparation for the flagship event on June 11 and 12.

Romain Dumas therefore does not neglect this first meeting. “ This will be an important race for us for two reasons », Comments the Audi driver. “ We have a lot to learn again. It will be important to be prepared for Spa because of course we want to win. But the race will also be major training for Le Mans. »

The Audi crew is therefore actively preparing to compete in the Belgian event, which will establish a first balance of power between the R18 and the Peugeot 908. ' We learned a lot last year », Continues Romain Dumas. “ I gained great confidence in Timo (Bernhard) and Mike (Rockenfeller). We worked well together and prepared for Spa. »

The Dumas crew? Bernhard – Rockenfeller finished in 5th place in the 2010 edition of the Spa 1000Km.

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