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aged to win our first race in our first WEC season, especially as our joy is over-shadowed
by Mark’s accident. This weekend we have
been fastest in every session and had both
cars on the front row. The race was a thriller
until the very last lap. After three tough years
we have achieved this win with a great team
in our debut season. Congratulations to the
team – I’m very proud of them.”
Andreas Seidl, Team Principal: “According
to our information Mark seems to be okay
after this heavy accident. This weekend all
drivers, mechanics and engineers have completed the last step we had on the agenda
for this year: winning a race on our own merit. We were able to show what we have learnt
in our debut season. Be it in terms of tyre
management, pit stops or other operational
aspects – our team was top in every regard.
Many thanks to everyone who contributed – here on track or back home in Weissach. Our 2014 mission is over, and now we
are looking forward to the next season.”
Drivers Porsche 919 Hybrid number 14
Romain Dumas (36, France): “It is great we
have won that race for Porsche, but, of course,
it was a lot more important to know that Mark
was okay. My first stint today ended early due
to a right rear puncture. I don’t know what
caused it, but maybe some debris. When I
was back in the car later in the race I had a
much better time. The grip level of the track
had improved and we had changed the tyre
pressure in the rear. The car was really good.
Race result 6 hours of São Paulo (Brazil):
1. Dumas/Jani/Lieb (F/CH/D), Porsche 919
Hybrid, 249 Laps
2. Davidson/Buemi (GB/CH), Toyota TS040
Hybrid, – 0,170 s
3. Di Grassi/Duval/Kristensen (BRA/F/DK),
Audi R18 e-tron quattro, – 1 Lap
4. Wurz/Sarrazin/Conway (A/F/GB), Toyota
TS040 Hybrid, – 1 Lap
5. Fässler/Lotterer/Tréluyer (CH/D/F), Audi
R18 e-tron quattro, – 1 Lap

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