DRIVER, NUMBER 91 WORKS PORSCHE 911 RSR

DANE MICHAEL SHARED A CAR WITH KÉVIN ESTRE (FRANCE) AND DIRK WERNER (GERMANY) BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, LOST CONTROL OF THE 911 RSR WHILE KERB-HOPPING THROUGH THE FORD CHICANE AND CRASHED INTO THE BARRIERS, ENDING THEIR RACE.

NEW-CAR CHALLENGES “This new 911 RSR, with its mid-engined layout is very different to the old car. A 911 usually lacks a little front-end grip mid-corner and you always had to trail brake to keep the front loaded and get it to turn in. This car doesn’t need that at all and you can roll through slow- and medium-speed corners, carrying much more speed.

“On the other hand, we had five years’ experience with the previous car, so we have had to work hard at understanding it. I think everyone expected a lot from it with its new layout, but this new RSR wasn’t just immediately quicker.” SOME STINTS ARE LONGER THAN OTHERS

Some hour-long stints go by in a flash, but others feel like they take a long time. Sometimes you are with the competition from the first to the last lap of the stint and then it just goes by so quickly. Or you could end up being completely alone on track, not seeing any competition and struggling with the car. It can then be a really long and tiring stint.”

POST-RACE ANALYSIS “That was an unbelievably tough race. We were driving at the limit the entire time and you had to take big risks to keep up with the opposition. In the chicane I risked a little too much. It’s a shame because our 911 RSR was running well and we were up with the frontrunners. I’m sorry for the whole team who gave us such great support.”