The third round of the 2008 Le Mans Series calendar will be held this weekend in Belgium: the 1,000km de Spa-Francorchamps.
Following its wins at Barcelona and Monza, Team Peugeot Total has no intention of taking its eye off the ball and has enlisted the services of Jacques Villeneuve and Alexander Wurz for the Belgian event which will give them race practice and strengthen the bonds between its crews.
The Canadian will join Marc Gené and Nicolas Minassian in the No. 7 908 HDi FAP, while Alexander Wurz, who has freed himself from his role as Honda F1's reserve diver, will share the No. 8 car with its usual pairing, Pedro Lamy and Stéphane Sarrazin.
"The last time I raced at Spa was in 2005, so I'm not familiar with the new Bus Stop chicane, said Jacques Villeneuve. I have had some of my scariest moments at Spa following big accidents at Eau Rouge. Apart from that, it's a great circuit that suits the prototypes, and the racing benefits from the fact that it's easy to overtake."
"That said, following my experience of Le Mans last year, I feel there are too many GT2s and too many unpredictable drivers. My most recent competitive outing was the Speedcars race at Bahrain three weeks ago but I was stopped by a puncture after just two laps. When you're a racer, you enjoy racing whatever the car."
"When I first got behind the wheel of the 908 in March earlier this year, I immediately saw how much it has come on since the 2007 Le Mans 24 Hours. The steering is much easier, there is more grip all-round and it is also more powerful. It's a very quick and nimble car, but physically demanding, especially through the fast corners. It might not make that much noise, but I can assure you that it's a real racing car which is very exciting to drive."
The 1,000km de Spa-Francorchamps starts on Sunday May 11 at 12.50pm (local time) and features 143 laps of the 7.003km legendary track.
photo:Peugeot Sport
Following its wins at Barcelona and Monza, Team Peugeot Total has no intention of taking its eye off the ball and has enlisted the services of Jacques Villeneuve and Alexander Wurz for the Belgian event which will give them race practice and strengthen the bonds between its crews.
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| Jacques Villeneuve in discussion with Peugeot Sport's Bruno Famin. |
"The last time I raced at Spa was in 2005, so I'm not familiar with the new Bus Stop chicane, said Jacques Villeneuve. I have had some of my scariest moments at Spa following big accidents at Eau Rouge. Apart from that, it's a great circuit that suits the prototypes, and the racing benefits from the fact that it's easy to overtake."
"That said, following my experience of Le Mans last year, I feel there are too many GT2s and too many unpredictable drivers. My most recent competitive outing was the Speedcars race at Bahrain three weeks ago but I was stopped by a puncture after just two laps. When you're a racer, you enjoy racing whatever the car."
"When I first got behind the wheel of the 908 in March earlier this year, I immediately saw how much it has come on since the 2007 Le Mans 24 Hours. The steering is much easier, there is more grip all-round and it is also more powerful. It's a very quick and nimble car, but physically demanding, especially through the fast corners. It might not make that much noise, but I can assure you that it's a real racing car which is very exciting to drive."
The 1,000km de Spa-Francorchamps starts on Sunday May 11 at 12.50pm (local time) and features 143 laps of the 7.003km legendary track.
photo:Peugeot Sport