Jamie Davies (Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx Audi R8 #88)
“A perfect weekend. For me to start from pole-position in my second race
for Audi and for Johnny and I to score this victory is a dream result. I
locked-up under braking for the first chicane at the start which allowed
Allan to slip through but thereafter I got in to a good rhythm and was
pleased with my performance. Third at Sebring, second fastest in the Le
Mans Pre-Tests and now first – life is good.”
Johnny Herbert (Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx Audi R8 #88)
“The Audi never missed a beat – it was perfect all day. Going on to the
grass to overtake Pierre was worth the risk and the close finish ultimately
proved that I needed to push and build up a small cushion. Victory today
was very important for our championship title hopes. The team has done a
lot of hard work in testing at Paul Ricard and at Le Mans and it’s paying off
with Veloqx scoring a 1-2 finish at Monza. Team moral will be high heading
to Le Mans which is vital.”
Pierre Kaffer (Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx Audi R8 #8)
“Second place gives me a nice feeling, after all, this was only my second
ever sports prototype race and having won at Sebring, to be on the podium
again is good for me. I am always learning, every time I sit in the R8. On
Friday, I drove it for the first time in rain and I also need to gain experience
in traffic. I could do little about Johnny taking the lead from me – I tried to
follow him closely but traffic held me up.”
Allan McNish (Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx Audi R8 #8)
“We had a strong race with the ‘sister’ Veloqx Audi throughout which I
believe was one of the best sportscar races I’ve ever been involved with,
so I can’t be too disappointed with the result. The closing stages were
exciting – I was pushing hard and another lap would have been mighty
interesting. We’ve got points on the board in terms of the championship
which was important and sets us up nicely for Le Mans.”
Sam Li (Head of Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx)
“A fantastic result but probably not good for my heart! By starting this race
from pole-position and ultimately finishing first and second, we
successfully delivered a strong message that we’re ready for the Le Mans
24 Hours. To win our first two races at Sebring and Monza with Audi, and to
have topped the Pre-Test at Le Mans, is magnificent. But we are under no
illusion the 24 Hours will be very tough and we will take absolutely nothing
for granted.”
Seiji Ara (Audi Sport Team Goh Audi R8 #5)
“I was trying to catch the UK car the whole time. But our R8 was a little bit
difficult to control so I couldn’t push as hard as I would have liked to. For
now third place is okay. But next time we will definitely improve and get
better.”
Rinaldo Capello (Audi Sport Team Goh Audi R8 #5)
“Of course three Audi on the podium is a dream result and the best you
can achieve. But I would have liked to be much closer to the two
companion R8 cars. We are going to work on that and give them a good
fight next time.”
Tom Kristensen (Audi Sport Team Goh Audi R8 #5)
“We did the 1000 kilometres without any problems – concerning Le Mans,
this is the most important thing. We are definitely missing some speed so
there is still a lot of work to do. At the end of the race we gambled a little bit
when we put on rain tyres very early. But unfortunately the heavy rain came
a little to late.”
Kazumichi Goh (Head of Audi Sport Japan Team Goh)
“The Monza race was our dress rehearsal for Le Mans so our target was to
get prepared as best as possible. Our three drivers are working together
perfectly but we have to sort out some other things before June. Like here
at Monza, the competition in Le Mans will be very tough. We were well
prepared for the rain, because when Seiji Ara hits a race track for the first
time, it always rains. And he never drove before at Monza…”
Dr Wolfgang Ullrich (Head of Audi Motorsport)
“I’m very happy with this result. Our drivers have delivered a great fight and
a good show until the very last lap. At the beginning our competitors also
showed a strong perfomance. But then our teamwork, seven drivers
without a single mistake and the reliability of our Audi R8 paid off and led
us to this triple victory.”
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