IMSA – TUDOR UNITED SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP
ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
JANUARY 24, 2015
SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS, NO. 5 ACTION EXPRESS RACING CORVETTE DP
TELL US ABOUT THAT RUN FOR YOU.
“It went OK. I’m not really comfortable in the car for some reason. The car is very tricky under braking and it’s easy to lock up the rears or the front. For awhile I was getting more comfortable and then made a mistake and had to give up the lead. In terms of pure pace when you put a lap together, it’s right there with the other guys. But we are simply running with a little bit of inconsistency and you can’t attack the corners. We’re about a second a lap slower than last year, which is a little annoying. We’re in the mix and will keep at it to have a shot at the end when it’s party time.”
JAN MAGNUSSEN, NO. 3 CORVETTE RACING CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R
HOW WAS THE CAR COMPARED TO YOUR FIRST STINT?
“The stint went really well. We’re eight-and-a-half or nine hours in, and we’re still battling like it’s a sprint race. It’s fantastic and a great feeling. You push really hard all the times and go for the gaps. So far so good. Everything seems to work like we hoped. There is good balance in the car. I’m able to tow up behind people and use that to pass. Unfortunately in that stop, I knocked one of the seat belts into the seat when Antonio got in. So that stop was a little slow. That was a little bit of a shame.”
IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A LOT MORE CONFIDENCE ALL THE WAY AROUND WITH THIS CAR.
“For sure. We know we are not immune to mechanical issues. It does feel like we are a lot more in control of things (compared to 2014). We will have to wait and see. This is a 24-hour race and we’re not even halfway yet.”
TROY FLIS, TEAM OWNER, NO. 90 VISITFLORIDA.COM RACING CORVETTE DP
CONSIDERING HOW THINGS WENT EARLIER THIS WEEK, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE RUN SO FAR?
“We’re alright. We still have a couple hurdles we have to get over. Hopefully we can milk it home. Speedwise, I think the car came to us a little bit. We made a couple changes early in the race and gave up some track position. Ricky and Rocky (Mike Rockenfeller) really like the car right now. We’re a little down on the max speed we’re looking for but I don’t think we can trim it out any more. It would be too much a handful. But we’re happy with the car and how things are going so far.”