Strakka Racing’s Nick Leventis talks about being back at Le Mans for the first time since 2013. LMP2 winners in 2010 and in the LMP1 Privateer class in 2013, Strakka Racing missed the 2014 season in order to develop its new Strakka Dome S103 for the 2015 WEC. He competes in the No.42 LMP2 entry alongside Jonny Kane and Danny Watts, the most enduring driving partnership in the race.
Benoît Tréluyer, together with André Lotterer and Marcel Fässler, is chasing his fourth victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours with Audi Sport Team Joest. Winner of the first two rounds of the 2015 WEC, here he talks about whether this adds to the pressure ahead of the world’s biggest sportscar race and how preparations are going for the race.
The United Arab Emirates’ only driver representative in the race, Khaled Al Qubaisi has become a successful endurance expert in the Middle East. His third Le Mans 24 Hours will be alongside Christian Ried and Klaus Bachler in the Abu-Dhabi-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR in the LMGTE Am category. Al Qubaisi talks about how much he is enjoying being a part of the 2015 WEC.
KCMG’s Richard Bradley admits that perhaps he was not ‘cool’ enough last year on the occasion of his first Le Mans 24 Hours. With the benefit of 12 months more experience, a new ORECA 05 and the talented figure of Nicolas Lapierre joining the Hong-Kong based team for 2015’s jewel in the crown of endurance racing, the young British driver is optimistic about the team’s chances for the race.
Nissan Motorsports’ Harry Tincknell is looking forward to his first race in the Nissan GT-R LM NISMO this weekend at Le Mans. The Englishman stood on the top step of the LMP2 podium on his Le Mans debut in 2014 and knows the unique experience of being a winner at the Le Mans 24 Hours. This year he knows the goal is to record a finish in the first race for Nissan but his long term goal is to return to the top step at Le Mans in the future.
