Audi LMP1 Discussion

[chernaudi]

Having seen the new Pug 908 (and in deed, that's what it seems that the car is called), maybe we're a little premature on saying that the Audi R18 was in sprint race spec at Sebring. Considering that the 908 evo has the same diveplanes and such as the ur-908, I do think that Audi has some high downforce tricks up their sleeves for Spa, Imola, and the rest of the non-LM ILMC circuits.

Obviously, Peugeot know what they're doing, and so does Audi. It does seem now that Audi may've designed the R18 along the same philosphy as the R8 and R10--reach a target level of drag for LM, then pile on the downforce for sprint races. The new 908 carrying over the old 908's sprint racing package may prove this theory for Audi.

After all, as I said, when Audi tested their revisions for the R15 last year, the car was in LM spec, and raced as such until Silverstone.