About th
e American Le Mans Series:
\nHaving just merged with GRAND-A
m\, the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) is in its final season. Though Audi
does not plan to participate in the ALMS this year\, it is believed that
Audi Sport will return to the 12 Hours of Sebring in what is believed to b
e the final year that Audi’s LMP prototypes designed for Le Mans will be e
ligible to compete.
Marcel Fassler About Sebring:
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/strong>“Compared with a modern European race track Sebring is a relic fro
m the 1960s. This gives the track a lot of character. The concrete slabs o
f the old airfield are lined up with clearly notable joints that are offse
t quite a bit in certain places. Not least due to this fact the track has
an incredible number of bumps. The first and final bends are regarded as c
ourage testers. You can’t see into the first turn – the track width there
is reduced from about 20 to only eight meters. At the end of the turn\, yo
u’ve got to watch out for heavy bumps. They can be tricky\, particularly i
n the dark. Generally speaking\, there’s not much lighting on the track bu
t fortunately we’ve got LED lights at Audi. They help us a great deal and
I wouldn’t want to do without them anymore. The trackside atmosphere is un
ique. The Turn 10 Club is famous. If you should retire near Turn 10 it’s p
retty difficult to get back to the pits. The loyal fan club there really l
ikes to hang on to the drivers for a long time.”
