Kristensen: it's not over yet
Seven times Le Mans 24 hours winner Tom Kristensen believes that it is too early in this year's race to write off the chances of his No. 7 Audi R10 TDI, despite losing seven laps after having a fuel injector replaced in the fourth hour of the race
Kristensen completed a single lap of his stint before he returned the car to the pits while running in second place, at around 8:30pm, spending 25 minutes stationary while Audi repaired the car.
Speaking to autosport.com after completing a double stint in the R10, which started from pole position, the Dane remarked that there are still 18 hours to go in the race and that anything can still happen.
"Things like this happen, it's the race," he said. "The race is very long. You can't worry about things like this. It's not over, because the race is long. I am just focusing on my job. We are always chasing the podium."
When Kristensen handed over to Allan McNish, he had already fought his way back to seventh, having dropped as low as 13th in the order. NcNish is currently running in fifth place overall.
"Audi did a good job fixing the injector, I think it was, I just concentrated on what I was doing when I got out there," he said.
"I wanted to do a triple-stint but it was on the hard tyre, and I was starting to struggle with understeer. I was really pushing hard, but in the end then I had a vibration from the front.
"I discussed it over with my engineer and decided that it was better to bring it in for Allan [McNish] to take over."
Share Or Save This Story
Yamaha signs Martin and Ogura as 2027 factory MotoGP riders
Why becoming a world champion for the first time has its own pressures
How Silverstone played its part in Bearman’s learning curve
What's behind Trackhouse's surge in MotoGP 2026?
Subscribe and access Autosport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
Top Comments