The expected epic battle between the diesel-powered Audis and Peugeots for the overall win at the 57th Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race Saturday came down to the last lap, with Allan McNish’s Audi R15 TDI leading the Peugeot 908 HDI of Franck Montagny across the finish line by 22.279 seconds. Third was the other Audi, driven by a team led by Lucas Luhr, two laps behind.
Despite mechanical limitations enacted to slow the Audi and Peugeot diesels, they dominated, especially given the mechanical problems suffered by their main competition, the pair of brand-new gasoline-powered Acura ARX-02s…. Details
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