From the Peugeot press release:
Franck MONTAGNY: “It’s great to have won the Mini Le Mans! It all feels very weird, but I think the organisers were right to stop the race, because the conditions really were dangerous. We had an excellent strategy and our car was very fast once we were able to run on [...]
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September 28, 2009
Post-Race Thoughts
September 27, 2009
Petit Le Mans Winner
Franck won the race – hoorah!
The Montagny/Sarrazin car was in the lead when the race came to an end, although it wasn’t exactly a stunning victory. The entire race was marred by bad weather, with a lot of the running halted due to lightning concerns.
McNish was dominating up until a serious downpour, when he spun [...]
September 24, 2009
Petit Le Mans Preview
The first test day is complete, although Audi finished the day on top just ahead of FKM and Sarrazin’s car. The difference was only about 0.16 seconds, so that is a good start.
One very important thing to note, from the Peugeot press release:
Running in blue and chrome livery, the two Peugeots will be distinguished by:
- [...]
August 25, 2009
Next Up: Petit Le Mans
Franck’s official site has updated with thoughts on the race at Sonoma, and confirms what we all thought – a disappointing race but FKM still showed well.
We would have loved seeing Franck repeating his last year’s success in Long Beach as he scored a strong second place for his first Champcar race. That was finally [...]
July 28, 2009
Franck Speaks Out
Our hero FKM has finally opened up about Le Mans, and it makes good reading (even when murdered by Google Translate). There’s a lot of detail about the broken leg, and the race itself, but the best bit comes at the end, when he talks about why he looked grumpy on the podium:
“Sorry … I [...]
April 8, 2009
No Spa for Franck
So, as it turns out, Peugeot have decided that the lovely Franck won’t be racing at the 1,000 km of Spa. After such great fun at Sebring, I’m disappointed. Olivier Quesnel – Director of Peugeot Sport – says:
“This is not a delay in our preparation or our work, but an adjustment in our organization. The [...]
March 23, 2009
Don’t Let It Get You Down
Franck’s keeping positive:
“I am disappointed by the outcome but still satisfied because we have worked well. We came to learn a difficult circuit. 12 hours here is worth 24 hours in Le Mans! The new Audi was within reach on land which is not in favor of the 908, very responsive. The team worked hard [...]
March 23, 2009
Franck Second at Sebring
Argh, it was just so disappointing. I was looking forward to posting a picture of Franck on the podium but he looked so utterly miserable, I couldn’t bear it.
They got off to a really bad start, when the car had to begin the race from the pitlane after developing problems. Franck was the first behind [...]
March 21, 2009
Keep Up With Sebring
Finally the race arrives, and I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to see Franck in action. The 12 Hours of Sebring kicks off today, and if you want to follow along, then I would highly recommend Sidepodcast.com (well, I would, wouldn’t I?). A live thread will be available ahead of the race, and [...]
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