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Originally Posted by CTD
But a good question would be if and how this situation affects Audi's open collaboration between the cars.
You suddenly have 2 drivers who is on a need know basis, and that will none the less demand more resources out of Audi.
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I just realized that the 3 drivers of #3 car have a double contract this year. Duval has a Toyota contract for SuperGT and he has a chance at joining the Toyota LMP1 program next year. It can not be a coincidence that these drivers are in the same R18 ultra.
I also have the impression that regular Audi drivers sign an exclusive (one or multiple year) contract and that Audi wants to give them a meaningful program. The drivers that do not do the full WEC season get alternative programs: Jarvis has GT1 with WRT, Bonanomi has Blancpain with WRT, Rockenfeller has DTM, ...
This is a special year for Audi because they are running 4 cars and hence they need 12 drivers. Next year, once the reliability and performance of the hybrid system has been proven, they can return to their usual 3 Le Mans entries.