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Porsche 919 Hybrid leading in Le Mans
24 hours of Le Mans – Porsche 919 Hybrid (LMP1) – after 21 hours
Stuttgart
. With three of the 24 hours of Le Mans to go, the
Since Brendon Hartley moved up to second at 05:10 early on Sunday morning, the no. 20
The sister no. 14 car, running in fifth, was taken over by Romain Dumas in the morning at 06:03. The Frenchman also did a quadruple stint and stayed in the car longer than any other
Drivers’ quotes:
Marc Lieb: “Unfortunately we had a long stop because of a fuel pressure problem, but afterwards we were fighting with the remaining Toyota for fourth. Then I made a mistake when braking a little late before Indianaplis and got stuck in gravel. I am angry with myself, until then the early morning was just great.“
Brendon Hartley: “I did a triple stint at night and I enjoyed it a lot, it is my favourite part of Le Mans. We clearly don't have the pace of the Audi, but it is the next day and we are still in the fight for the top podium spots.“
Mark Webber: “I drove another quadruple stint, 53 laps, in the car. The car felt similar to how it was last night. Not easy to drive, but we cannot make this better during the race. We have decided to increase the pace a bit in order to keep the Audis away. In general I would say it is running very well.”
Romain Dumas: “I have been in the car for quite a long time, more than three and a half hours. It was a good effort. The car is getting better the more rubber goes down on the track, and we have good speed. We had some issues as well, but we keep fighting back.”
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15.06.2014