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| Dominik Kraihamer achieved his best result |
For the third time in the 2012 season in China, an Austrian, was a top of the podium in a World Championship race. But when he his countryman Alex Wurz Toyota today to re-win congratulated Dominik Kraihamer also had reason to celebrate themselves. "The longer the season, the better our car Since switching to the HPD engine and the comeback of the last race in Japan, we have made great progress -. If it were me, the season could quietly take a little longer . "
In fact, the various technical updates were on OAK-HPD associated with the start number 15 the expected performance jump: although the works cars from Audi and Toyota as well as the private competition on the 5.45 km long Shanghai International Circuit over the full 6 - hour distance is still out of reach. But is obviously based on the lap times: It's in the right direction!
That the season finale in the Far East is not more than 7 Rank looked out in the LMP1 championship, mainly the lack of stability of the almost 540-hp prototype is due: Ironically, in that phase of the race, in which the driver trio Kraihamer moving / Baguette / Sato the gap to the front of them had closed cars from Rebellion Racing, brake problems forced the crew of OAK Racing to make an unscheduled pit stop. With six laps back in the race, then drove Kraihamer abruptly by 1.5 seconds per lap faster than before.
"Of course we have seen throughout the season, not our targets. Yet despite the many technical problems since it was our comeback in the LMP1 rating steadily before two races uphill," Kraihamer moves to the finish line first balance. "I personally have this year learned a lot, experienced and racing experience gained. This nobody can take it anymore and I can build up in the coming season very well."
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