LE MANS, France — Audi and Tom Kristensen did it again!<\/p>\n
Audi and Kristensen, along with his co-drivers Alan McNish and Loic Duval, earned victory in the 90th anniversary running of one of the most prestigious motor-racing events in the world — the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It was \u00a0Audi’t 12th and Kristensen’s ninth wins respectively, and it came on a weekend when the team was challenged to the fullest by its main rival, Toyota, the weather, and the sadness of a death during the opening minutes of the race on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Kristensen said the race and the win was a testament to his father, but added that his father would have to wait for a race win to be dedicated to him as this race was dedicated to Aston Martin driver Allan Simonsen, who past away as the result of injuries suffered in a high speed crash not 10 minutes into the race Saturday.<\/p>\n
Cloudy, windy, and unpredictable weather was the featured guest at this year’s race as it would give racers and crews everything from a light sprinkle to a major shower throughout the week giving team managers a challenge at setting up cars and keeping them in proper racing trim.<\/p>\n
Additionally, it was not the usual efficient Audi attack of the course with all three cars suffering some sort of an incident during the course of the 24 hours. The No. 1 Audi, also the two-time defending champion, lost a generator motor that out them in the garage for more than hour. The No. 3 car had a lessor problem that also cost it time.<\/p>\n
Ultimate it was Kristensen, McNish, and Duvall who righted the ship and used a one-lap lead to earn the overall victory, that was tense throughout the entire final hours of the race.<\/p>\n
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