Yesterday at test track at visage held a private screening of the prototype Porsche 919 Hybrid for 2015. Fully updated will drove a few laps under the control of the factory driver Mark Lieb, but the main test lies ahead. Ambitious goal of the Germans in 2015 to continue the battle in the world Championship on races on endurance and win the 24 hours of Le Mans in the LMP1 class.
The first show of a new car — always a significant event, he is looking forward to the whole team — told reporters in visage Porsche technical Director LMP1 Alexander Hitzinger. — Our maximum objective was to collect a working copy until Christmas, and we did it. The boss did not go into the detail of the changed characteristics of the car, saying only that has been optimized in almost every detail, the new layout will help to more flexibly adapt to the requirements of each track.
Well, the much-hyped return of Porsche in the WEC can be considered quite successful: six podiums, one DNF and a magnificent victory in Sao Paulo, which became worthy end of the season. Yes, Toyota and Audi are so far out in front, ahead of the Porsche 96 and 51 points respectively, but next year may bring competitors a lot of surprises... see you at the January tests in Abu Dhabi!