Frank Biela (#1)
“When I was driving with a full fuel load and used tyres during the night, the car
oversteered. But I think the track was very dirty and slippery at the time although this
will be the case during the race, so we have to work to make the car more
comfortable to drive. We also lost a little time because of an electrical problem.”
Tom Kristensen (#1)
“Frank and Emanuele dialed the car in very quickly. I had a few runs on new tyres.
The best one was the one just after 10pm. It was my first flying lap and it was almost
clear. That does not happen often at Le Mans so I am very pleased.“
Emanuele Pirro (#1)
“I am very happy with the time Tom set because we concentrated on the set-up for
the race. We can still improve the car but the time was already very good.”
Laurent Aiello (#2)
“We had a steering problem in the first part of qualifying but this was solved for the
second. In the night the car was a little difficult to drive with the qualifying set-up. We
will learn from that and try something different tomorrow.“
Rinaldo Capello (#2)
“The potential of the car is very high. I set my own fastest time on race tyres and I’m
hoping that I’ll be in a position to fight for pole position tomorrow night.“
Christian Pescatori (#2)
“I am beginning to know the car better and already feel very comfortable. I ran with a
lot of fuel and race tyres because for me it is important to get into the right rhythm for
the race.”
Johnny Herbert (#3)
“Ralf did a fine job setting up the car. I was only driving during the night time this
evening but it was very good and I’m confident that tomorrow, in the daylight, it will be
even better.“
Ralf Kelleners (#3)
“We had gear box problems at the beginning and so we focused on setting a time at
the start of the second part of tonight’s session. “
Didier Theys (#3)
“Getting into the car for the first time at night is not easy. I wasn’t going to take any
risks.“
Tom Coronel (#4)
“It’s only my second run in the car and it leaves a good feeling – I’m very optimistic. I
was getting used to driving in the dark again and gradually improving my pace.“
Stefan Johansson (#4)
“The car is not as quick as it was at the pre-test last month and so we’ll check the
data so that we can improve on Thursday.“
Patrick Lemarie (#4)
“I am not comfortable in my seat while two slow punctures disrupted my own runs in
the second part.“
Reinhold Joest (Team Director Audi Sport Team Joest)
“We are even faster than in the pre-test despite the grip level being quite low today. I
think it could even be possible to go under 3m 32s on Thursday. The little problems
we had today do not make us nervous. We will sort them out by Saturday.”
Thierry Boutsen (Project Manager Champion Racing)
“We are pleased with the balance of the car. We were trying some things and made
good progress. I have a lot of confidence in the team, the drivers and the car.“
Mike Earle (Team Director Johansson Racing)
“An interesting but also a disappointing night. We had a brake balance problem
initially. We will be aiming for a top-four place on the grid tomorrow.“
Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich (Head of Audi Sport)
“If you see the weather forecast, it was important to be fast today. We were setting
our fastest times exactly at the right moment, tried different things and went through
our programme.”
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