Christian Abt (Abt-Audi TT-R #7)
“Today, I have mainly been occupied with set-up and not that much with
fast lap times. I am impressed with our Audi: at every metre of this
demanding track, it is safe, quick and comfortable to drive. In the race, we
will take it easy in the opening stages and then see what the pace of the
front runners will be like.”
Fredrik Ekblom (Abt-Audi TT-R #7)
“I am looking forward to the race. We have a great team, a fast car and
strong drivers, so we have the best conditions. Tomorrow in the race, we
will be playing it safely. In a 24-hour race, any predictions are impossible.
But in any case, we have what it takes to be right among the front runners.”
Mattias Ekström (Abt-Audi TT-R #7)
“Driving in the dark tonight was really fun, this is what the fascination
Nordschleife is all about. The TT-R is good in every situation, we have
dealt with all the issues we wanted to. Tomorrow, we will just go for it, and
I am sure that we will be doing well.”
Patrick Huisman (Abt-Audi TT-R #8)
“My first lap was quite fast already. Then, we saw: it could be done. After
that, we really went for it and got another set of fresh tyres on. The
intermediate time made clear to me, that it could even have been enough
for the front row, but unfortunately, I had to avoid a very slow car at
Karussell. A place on the front row would have been good for the start
photo, but for the race, it is not that important.”
Frank Stippler (Abt-Audi TT-R #8)
“Everything goes as planned. I had a long break from racing and first of all,
I had to get used again to all the activities at the race track. I soon found a
good rhythm and got used to the cockpit of the Audi with its many switches.
As far as I am concerned, the race can start.”
Karl Wendlinger (Abt-Audi TT-R #8)
“The car is prepared very well, which is the most important thing. With 220
cars out on the track, we have to be absolutely constant and faultless
tomorrow. I immediately felt at ease again in the Abt-Audi TT-R.”
Hans-Jürgen Abt (Head of Infineon Team Abt Sportsline)
“I am highly satisfied with the performance of my team. Today, we have
achieved everything that we wanted: achieving an optimal starting position
for both cars, qualifying all drivers and to top all that, two grid positions
within the top five. We are within striking distance to the works-teams. As
far as I am concerned, the weekend can continue like this.”
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