Drivers Porsche 919 Hybrid car number 1:
Neel Jani (33, Switzerland): “I’m very curious about driving our new aero package. Testing duties in Barcelona were undertaken by the car number 2 drivers so our car number 1 crew have no experience with the new configuration yet. For us retiring at Le Mans, especially having led for so long, was a tough set-back for the championship classification. I hope for a little more luck for our trio in the second part of the season.”
André Lotterer (35, Germany): “I’m very much looking forward to drive the Porsche 919 Hybrid for the first time with more downforce. This is always a better situation for a driver than racing a low downforce car. We’ve had a great crowd at the Nürburgring for the past two years and I hope to see many fans again this year. Obviously, this year Neel and I can’t perform such an intense battle like in the corresponding race last season but now we will fight together against our strong opponents. We want a top result to make Le Mans a distant memory.”
Nick Tandy (32, Great Britain): “I have now moved on from our Le Mans disappointment and am totally concentrating on the remaining races. There is over half the championship remaining. One thing regarding the Nürburgring stands out for me and that’s my racing history there. I raced there quite often with Porsche in the Carrera Cup. The last time I raced on the Grand Prix circuit was in an LMP2 car and I won my class. It is the home race for Porsche and therefore is a very important round. We are all looking forward to it.”
