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Dr Wolfgang Ullrich (Head of Audi Motorsport):
"It was a great effort of the drivers and the team to get into the lead from these difficult starting positions. That’s why it’s even more disappointing having had so much bad luck in the end and losing the chance for victory just before the finish.”
Lucas Luhr (Audi R10 TDI #2):
"It was a great and exciting race. We were in a strong position until a slower car hit me in the right rear. I got a puncture and additionally a stop-and-go penalty. I can’t understand these rules. At least we were able to clinch another LM P1 victory. And we had the speed to win.”
Marco Werner (Audi R10 TDI #2):
"Of course we are disappointed. At the beginning things were running well. We had the pace. You can’t do more than come to the pits after your stint as the leader. But from that moment on everything went wrong. First the car did not start properly and Lucas (Luhr) had a very slow first lap that cost him a lot of time. Then there was contact with a GT car which touched him in the rear. He got a stop-and-go penalty for that. You can discuss about this, for me this was not okay. It destroyed our race. It’s a shame. We had the victory in our hands but could not bring it home. We can just be happy having scored maximum points in LM P1.”
Frank Biela (Audi R10 TDI #1):
"At the beginning the car felt very good. I was on the used tyres from qualifying which were very consistent. After the caution period a got a little bit more under-steer on the second set of tyres and had to fight a bit harder. Despite that things went well. The victory was still in reach. What happened in the end was a shame. But you always have to take risks in these races, so things like this can happen.”
Emanuele Pirro (Audi R10 TDI #1):
"We had a very fast car and we were trying to win the race. Frank (Biela) drove excellent in the first half. We were unlucky to pit under green. But still we were catching up and I was confident to catch the leader. In the worst case we would have been second. Unfortunately there was a collision when I was overtaking a slow car which I could not avoid. This was very unfortunate.”
Dave Maraj (Team Director Audi Sport North America):
"Unfortunately this was not our race. We were fast but we had some bad luck on the track with contacts. We are looking forward and try to win the next race.”