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Audi wins 6 Hours Of Silverstone at the FIA World Endurance Championship

The No.7 Audi E-tron Quattro managed to finish 4.61 seconds ahead of the Porsche 919 Hybrid in P2

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Overdrive|May 03, 2015, 19:16:36 IST

It was a thrilling battle that culminated with Audi Sport making a winning start to its FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) campaign this year. The season opener was held at the iconic Silverstone Circuit, where the winning trio of Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer drove the No.7 Audi E-tron Quattro to the top step of the podium.

The race, however, was not a walk in the park for the winning team. In the beginning, the No.7 Audi faced mechanical gremlins as the gears did not slot in correctly. Consequently, the car fell to the rear of the pack and Benoît Tréluyer had his task cut out.

He weaved through the field and managed to gain on the leaders. After half of the stipulated six-hour time period had elapsed, the Audi E-tron Quattro, ...Continue Reading...

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First Published:Apr 13, 2015, 18:35:11 IST
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