Audi LMP1 Discussion

[Dunlop Corner]

Yes the Audi was mega on the tires! It was very interesting how this wear advantage to some extend neutralized Peugeots better milleage. I wonder how the R18 can do 3 hours on a set while the R15 struggled to do 1½ hour. Surely the compounds were not much harder this year?

However i do think Audi made a tactical mistake in not changing the tires with 1 or even 1½ hour to go. Now they race 3 hours on one set and ½ hour on another. They should rather have done around 2 hours on each set. It nearly cost them since Lotterer picked up a slow puncture on the old set, but it was close enough to fuel the car to the finish.