«We were a little surprised at how strong we were over the whole race. But Mazda people always believed we had a good chance this year, The car was extremely good. The motor was reliable and efficient. And my teammates were fantastic, we were constantly pushing 100 per cent, Johnny, Volker and I drove like it was a Grand Prix.» |
«We were working for the win, but we didn't necessarily believe it would happen. this is something unexpected. It was the last race for the Wankel engine at Le Mans- but we tried not to think about that, we wanted to avoid any extra pressure.» |