Ullrich: “It was very frustrating”

Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich, director of Audi Motorsport, is disappointed with the result at the 1000 km of Spa-Francorchamps. The R18 TDIs proved less efficient than the new 908s.

Published on 08/05/2011 à 08:02

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Audi could hope for better than a 3rd place at the finish. The three R18s took advantage of a failed qualifying session Peugeot to take the first three places on the grid. But the 908s quickly regained the advantage in the race and were on the verge of achieving the hat-trick before the incident on the No. 7 of Bourdais-Pagenaud-Lammy.

Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich is disappointed with the result, which he explains by various incidents that occurred on the R18 TDIs. “ Naturally, the result of the Spa race is disappointing for us because the Audi R18 TDI was definitely below its potential. », Comments the Audi sporting director. “ We were tied with Peugeot in terms of pure speed but we had too many little things going wrong, and on all three cars. It was very frustrating. »

The sporting director of the German manufacturer still draws positive points for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. " We still have a fast car that we will have to make better use of. He adds. " We learned a lot today in a racing situation. Now we need to make these conclusions a reality before Le Mans. »

Find the full report of the Spa-Francorchamps 100 km race in the next AUTOhebdo 1000% news to be published next Wednesday.