Rinaldo Capello (#1)
“The track is new for me, and yesterday I could drive only a few laps. But today was
good, after two laps I could press very hard. I am very confident for the race.”
Tom Kristensen (#1)
“This track is not easy, but it becomes easy if you have a good car like the Audi R8. The
car is working very well. Jarama is completely opposite to Le Mans. You need to get a
lot of mechanical grip out of the car for the slow corners. I am very pleased.”
Frank Biela (#2)
“I am expecting a very exhausting race. To fight head to head for 2:45 hours will be
pretty hard. The track is very demanding and physically hard.”
Emanuele Pirro (#2)
“Considering we are going through quite a tough time during the last races, I am quite
happy. The car starts to feel a lot better. We will fight for the win, because we finished
second in the other European ALMS race - so the only thing we can use is a win.”
Stefan Johansson (#7)
“On my fast lap I got stuck behind one of the Panoz cars who had a small spin in the
hairpin. I had to go off the line and there was a lot of gravel on the road. I lost maybe
half a second.”
Guy Smith (#7)
“I have never been here before. It is a great track and it seems to suite the car very well.
Obviously it is very hard on the tyres which will be crucial for the race. Stefan qualified
very well, now we have to work out a good strategy for the race.”
Reinhold Joest, Team Director Audi Sport North America
“Our engineers and drivers had a hard time to find the right setup for this demanding
track. Yesterday we were not happy at all, but we worked late into the night and
analysed the data. Today we were able to see the result: Our two R8 sportscars are on
the front row of the grid.”
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