Audi introduced the R15 TDI Monday that will try to take revenge on the Peugeot at the 24 Hours of Le Mans next June. The German manufacturer has prepared a livery any different from last year.
A few months after Peugeot, Audi introduced its weapons for the next 24 Hours of Le Mans, the R15 TDI Plus. He should talk about a big "More" for the 2010 delivered a significant change in its predecessor dominated the Sarthe in June. To take his revenge this week, the men of Wolfgang Ullrich, Head of Audi Motorsport, had to contend with a highly restrictive new regulations for diesel engines (air flanges with a smaller diameter and a decrease in pressure boost). As with the Peugeot 905, the essential work of engineers has been to compensate for the loss of engine power by improving the aerodynamic finesse and supports the car. Suddenly, the Ingolstadt-based firm has fundamentally changed the look of the R15 with a body, the nose and front wing, has been seriously reworked.
8 Hours of Le Castellet in April:
The Audi has made its first laps on March 3 on the test track of manufacturer in Neustadt, before flying to the United States for two weeks of intensive testing. The 12 Hours of Sebring to be held this weekend are not included in the program of the great rival of the Lioness. We can still admire in France to 8 Hours of Le Castellet (9-11 April) but the 1000 km of Spa-Francorchamps (7-9 May). Opposite for the first time in the 908 Peugeot Oreca of Belgium, Audi will offer itself was a last rehearsal before the fireworks of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (June 9-13).
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