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Dr Wolfgang Ullrich (Head of Audi Motorsport):
"Qualifying was extremely short due to the accident. Not everybody was able to show its potential. That’s why the decision to use the times from the free practice sessions for the starting grid is okay. Peugeot is fast, but we have a very good car for the race and thus a good base for Saturday."
Dindo Capello (Audi R10 TDI #1):
"We worked a lot since Monday on the car and have gradually improved it. We tried to make the car as easy as possible to drive as Sebring is such a difficult race and we have to get the car to handle consistently and easy for the driver. We are going in the right direction and know that Audi is well prepared. It is likely to be a classic endurance race and really interesting for the spectators."
Tom Kristensen (Audi R10 TDI #1):
"It’s going to be a great race with a lot of manufacturers challenging us – a real dog-fight. We know our friends from France are very fast with the closed car while the LM P2 cars have a bigger petrol tank. If the race goes green for 12 hours they will have to stop three times less than us. So in that sense it’s going to be very exciting."
Allan McNish (Audi R10 TDI #1):
"It proved once more you have to be on it all of the time and be consistently fast in every session. This prepares you for every eventuality. Personally I don’t think it was right to cancel qualifying but we’ll start from pole-position and aim to stay in front in the race."
Lucas Luhr (Audi R10 TDI #2):
"I’m very happy with the week so far. We’ve been among the fastest in all the sessions. It’s important to have a car for the race with which you come good through traffic – which means: you can drive any line. That’s what we are working on."
Mike Rockenfeller (Audi R10 TDI #2):
"I did my first laps here only on Wednesday and felt comfortable immediately. Third position on the grid is okay. I’m looking forward to the race. We want to show and will show that the best cars are coming from Ingolstadt."
Marco Werner (Audi R10 TDI #2):
"Of course we’d prefer to have both cars on the front row instead of starting third. But at Sebring it is always of great importance to work for the race. I hope that our time comes on Saturday. The race has always been Audi’s strong point."
Ralf Jüttner (Technical Director Audi Sport Team Joest):
"So far this has been a typical Sebring week. Track conditions keep changing so quickly that you are always following the changes with your work. Generally we have achieved quite a good basis – especially with car number one. On the second car we still have to do some fine-tuning for the race."