The car – or cars – run by Pescarolo Team in 2011 will compete on Michelin tyres. In addition to Autovision and Motul who have already pledged their support, Henri Pescarolo will be able to count on a top tyre partner for his 2011 campaign. Pescarolo Sport and Michelin have already worked with each other [...]
One hundred working days from now, Audi Sport will be lining up for the start of the 12 Hours of Sebring, the opening round of the 2011 ILMC. It cannot afford to squander a single one of those days… As things stand, we don’t yet know whether the recent Michelin-organised parade through the streets of [...]
With a score of no fewer than eight Le Mans wins to his name, including six with Michelin, Tom Kristensen’s arrival in Clermont-Ferrand was eagerly awaited. Tom Kristensen is a discreet but refined person, and he spent a rewarding day in Michelin’s home city, especially in light of the active part he played in the [...]
Toyota is to provide the power for next year’s Rebellion Racing LMP1 prototypes. The Swiss team will run an unchanged driver line-up, with Prost/Jani and Boullion/Belicchi again onboard. Despite the resources it committed to its endurance racing programme in the late 1990s, and despite the speed of the GT-One, Toyota has never won Le Mans. [...]
Nick Shorrock, the Director of Michelin Competition, looks back at Audi Sport’s visit to Clermont-Ferrand this week… “First of all, I would like to thank all those who played a part in the event’s organisation. Their job wasn’t helped by the weather conditions but, thanks to their expertise and their ability to think on their [...]
The Audi R15 TDI spent 45 minutes lapping the streets of Clermont-Ferrand this afternoon. A large crowd turned out to watch the one-off show which was organised by Michelin. The actual Audi R15 TDI that won last June’s Le Mans 24 Hours had a little trouble warming up in the prevailing subzero temperatures and it [...]
Today’s programme kicked off with a chance for the Audi Sport delegation to chat with Michelin staff before the Le Mans-winning Audi R15 TDI takes to the streets this afternoon. The number of Audi Sport people in Clermont-Ferrand grew overnight and, although boss Wolfgang Ullrich and three engineers were kept at home by the weather, [...]
Romain, Mike and Allan – all former winners of the celebrated Le Mans 24 Hours – were given a hands-on introduction to the world of tyres today. They even produced one themselves! The difficult weather conditions that have affected much of France today ended up delaying several members of Audi Sport’s delegation, but Romain Dumas, [...]
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