Audi R10: It's just like an Audi!

"It's just like an Audi!", this was the statement of Frank Biela after the Audi R10 clocked the fastest time at the Sebring winter test.

Given the German manufacturer's long and sustained campaign of excellence in the American Le Mans Series, that's a pretty hefty statement but o­ne to which Biela can speak. And how can you argue against him and the fact that the Audi R8 has won 47 times in the Series since 2000?

"It's always good to have a new toy," said Biela, the 2005 LMP1 drivers' co-champion. "We're happy to be in the car to sort things out. We have to make sure it feels good and runs well. There are a lot of things to do to get ready for Sebring and for Le Mans. That's why we're here."

Part of the program includes the American Le Mans Series Winter Test, which started Monday at Sebring International Raceway. Two R10s from Audi Sport North America that will enter the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring took their first laps around the storied 3.7-mile, 17-turn circuit. Biela was in the No. 1 car, Rinaldo Capello in the No. 2 R10.

The early reviews were stellar.

"What impressed me is that everything worked that should work," Biela said. "When I got in the (R8) in 1998 for the first time, everything worked. We know how difficult it is to build a race car. And it was very impressive to me (with the R10)."

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Source: Paddock Talk

Audi R10: It's just like an Audi!

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