They may not have won but to get three cars home in the top 5 is a might achievement
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2 Hours
The three Team Peugeot Total cars have pulled clear at the top of the provisional leaderboard after the first two hours of racing. Their closest challenger (CarN2) is more than one minute behind (at 17.07). The pace was immediately quicker than 2007, with Lamy (Peugeot 908 HDi FAP N8) starting from pole position and posting a 3m 22.449s on only his second lap as he headed Peugeot's charge at the front of the field, ahead of team-mates Montagny (N9) and Minassian (N7. After the first round of driver changes, Sarrazin posted a 3m 21.872s to establish a new benchmark time and leads at just after 5pm in the No.8 car.
(Conditions: dry and bright but cloudy for start. 18 deg C. 20 deg C)
Observations:
The three Peugeot 908 HDi FAPs head the field away at the stroke of 3pm. The Audi No.2 passes Peugeot No.7 into third place, but Minassian retaliates down the Hunaudieres Straight to recover third spot. The three Peugeots (No.8/No.9/No.7) are covered by less than a second after lap 1 as Lamy immediately beats the 2007 fastest race lap (3m 27.176s) by just over half a second. He then posts a 3m 22.449s next time round before the Peugeot trio settles into a pace that sees Lamy pull 28s clear of first non-Peugeot runner by first fuel stop after 30 minutes (9 laps). Audi N2 leads momentarily during the first round of pit-stops, but the three 908 HDi FAPs are soon back on top of timesheets in same order once all front-runners have fuelled (best non-Peugeot runner: +34.8s). The No.2 Audi also leads briefly during the second round of pit-stops which see drivers changes for all three Peugeot cars (Lamy . Sarrazin, Montagny . Klien and Minassian . Villeneuve). However, the driver change of the No.9 car takes a little longer than planned because of a sticking wheelnut. Sarrazin's fourth lap (Lap 25) sets a new fastest race lap with a 3 21.872s. He pits for fuel after his 31st lap, imitated by his team-mates Klien and Villenueve next time round.
Quotes:
Pedro LAMY (No. 8 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP): "I was able to get in two good stints at a fairly fast pace. We need to carry on pushing. I had a little bit of understeer, but everything went very well on the whole."
Nicolas MINASSIAN (No. 7 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP): "The track was very slippery and the pace very fast. I was taken by surprise by the Audi at the Dunlop Bridge but I soon passed it again. The first overtaking manoeuvres are always quite tricky as everybody settles into the rhythm.
5 Hours
After five and a half hours of racing, Team Peugeot Total leads the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours after being momentarily dislodged from top-spot when the N8 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP of early pacesetters Lamy/Sarrazin/Wurz lost six laps following a gear selection problem. The N9 car (Montagny/Klien/Zonta) also lost a little ground when it was forced to make an unscheduled pit-stop to repair a faulty headlamp, leaving the N2 Audi to emerge ahead until the N7 car (Gene/Minassian/Villeneuve) recovered top-spot at 7.15pm. At the stroke of 8pm, a sequence of pit-stops for the top-three runners meant that the time-sheets were officially (albeit briefly) topped by the N9 car. However, once the order had settled again, Jacques Villeneuve found himself back in front. with Montagny chasing hard in the N9 car.
Conditions: dry and bright. 20C (18C)
Observations:
Just after the two-hour mark, Team Peugeot Total had something of a hectic half hour as first the N8 car had to be pushed into the garage for work on a gear selection problem box which Sarrazin reported at the very end of his stint. The car rejoined the race six laps later in 31st place. However, with Wurz and Lamy taking turns at the wheel, it had moved up to 17th spot by the four-hour mark.
Meanwhile, the N9 car was forced to make an unscheduled stop to repair a faulty headlight (change of front cover), and was then called in for a drive-through penalty for failing to comply immediately with the race direction's instruction to stop to repair the light.
These incidents left the N7 car as the best-placed Peugeot runner on the track in 2nd place, eventually regaining the lead for the French make when he rejoined the track ahead after a pit-stop at 19.15.
The N8 car continued to move up the order thanks to some extremely fast laps, including a 3m20.931s on Lap 55, the fastest lap of the race so far, and the second fastest lap at Le Mans since Jackie Oliver (1971, 3m18.4s). Montagny then edged a little closer to the outright record with a 3m20.668s, then a 3m20.600 at 8.06pm as he homed in on car N7.
Quotes:
Marc GENE (N7 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP): "We've only stopped one more time than our rivals but we're perhaps two or three seconds a lap quicker in general. Our car is quick, and very nicely balanced. It's shaping up to be a great race. I preferred not to take any risks when there was traffic about, but I pushed whenever the track was clear."
Stephane SARRAZIN (N8 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP): "My first run in the car went perfectly and we were in the lead when I handed over to Alexander. It was then, though, that I realised there was a problem with the gearshift selection. It's such a shame because it was going so well..."
8 Hours
Darkness has fallen over the circuit as the first third of the race comes to completion, and Peugeot continues to top the provisional leaderboard. The N7 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP of Gene/Minassian/Villeneuve is still in front, although the N9 sister car ((Montagny/Klien/Zonta) did lead for more than an hour after a strong quadruple stint from Franck Montagny. Team-mate Christian Klien lost that advantage, however, when he spun off and fell to 3rd place behind the N2 Audi. Stephane Sarrazin took over from team-mate Pedro Lamy in the N8 car and posted a stunning 3m19.394s as he powered his Peugeot 908 HDi FAP up to sixth spot at the eight-hour mark.
Conditions: overcast. 18C (16C)
Observations:
Franck Montagny completes a quadruple stint which lasted more than 2½ hours. In that period, he twice improved the fastest race lap (a 3m20.668s, then a 3m20.600 at 8.06pm) and passed the N7 car to put the N9 machine in the lead before handing over to Christian Klien.
The fruit of his efforts was lost, however, when Christian Klien put the N9 car in the gravel at the Ford Chicane at 10.08pm. The organisers towed him free and he was able to re-join the race, but the lead and practically a lap were lost in the process. A series of quick times suggested that there were no problems with his Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, now in 3rd place. This incident left car N7 in front again with Marc Gene at the wheel who had built up a sufficient lead to be able to stop for fuel and tyres after 127 laps without losing first place.
Meanwhile, Stephane Sarrazin posted the first sub-3m20s lap of the race with a 3m19.394s on the car's 102nd lap, to edge even closer to the outright record of Jacky Oliver (1971, 3m18.4s)! The Frenchman continued to take the N8 car up the order and was in 6th place on completion of the first third of the race.
Quotes:
Jacques VILLENEUVE (N7 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, at 10pm): "It's even more exciting to be here this year than in 2007. The pace is faster, the car is quicker and we've been in and out of the lead. It's still too early to be thinking in terms of victory. There's still a very long way to go, although there's no pressure within the team at the moment; I didn't hesitate an instant when the team called me on the radio to ask me to let Montagny pass into the lead just before the six-hour mark."
Christian KLIEN (N9 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, at 10.45pm): "My second run, in the dark, was much more difficult than the first because I didn't get in that much night driving during qualifying. I found myself in the gravel after attempting to overtake a slower car at the Ford Chicane; he didn't see me and we collided. The incident lost me a lap which is obviously a huge shame, but I had the pleasure of leading during my Le Mans 24 Hours debut."
10 Hours
The N7 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP continues to lap at the head of the field after taking the lead shortly after the nine-hour mark (10.08pm). With Marc Gene and then Nicolas Minassian at the wheel, it has gradually pulled further clear of the N2 Audi and, with more than 2,200km covered since Saturday afternoon's start, the margin between the top two cars has been extended to more than two minutes. The top six hasn't changed since the last news bulletin, although the N8 car continues to gain ground on the leading pack after its long pit-stop earlier in the evening.
Observations: Just before midnight, the N8 Peugeot was slowed when its windscreen was covered with oil thrown up by another competitor. Wurz had to make an unscheduled stop to have it cleaned. The Safety Cars made their first appearance of the race at 00.10 after a crash involving the N6 Courage. All three Peugeots profited from the interruption to refuel before the race re-started at 00.42.
Quotes: Marc GENE (N7 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, at 11.55pm): "Driving at night is magic, but it's also very difficult, although I was perfectly happy to stay out for a quadruple stint. I tried to keep it as consistent as possible and not take any risks. That's an approach that 'Nico', Jacques and I are all comfortable with and it's how we won the LMS race at Spa. There was perhaps just one moment during my run when I was perhaps a little closer to the limit, and that is when I was chasing Christian Klien before he went off. That brought me straight back down to Earth."
Stephane SARRAZIN (N8 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, at 11.35pm): "Our car is really fast and I pushed very hard throughout my last stint and posted a few particularly quick times, although I didn't get any perfectly clear laps. Losing six laps in the pits was extremely frustrating because our gear selection problem was due to a small part that has never previously given us any trouble since the 908 HDi FAP's debut."
Ricardo ZONTA (N9 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, at midnight): "That wasn't an easy run for me. I found the track very dirty and it was difficult with all the traffic in the dark. The car is OK. I've got three hours before my next run. I'm going to make the most of that to get in a little sleep."
12 Hours
Competitors on the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours have already been running for 12 hours, and the order has begun to settle down with fewer incidents amongst the front-runners. The N7 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP still enjoys a handy, but by no means entirely safe margin at the top of the provisional standings. The N2 Audi follows in 2nd place with the N9 Peugeot continuing to hold its own in third. An electrical problem on the N8 Peugeot dropped Lamy/Sarrazin/Wurz car back from 6th to 9th, although it has already moved back up to 7th spot.
Observations:
The N8 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP makes a scheduled pit-stop for fuel, but the car is then wheeled into the garage with an electrical problem (battery short circuit). Lamy, who takes the place of Wurz in the car, rejoins in 9th place after being immobilised for 12 minutes.
A harmless 360 spin for Christian Klien at 2.05pm at the start of the pits straight.
The race's halfway point came while the leading Peugeot 908 HDi FAP was on its 200th lap ! At this rate, the distance record of 5,335km (1971) could be beaten on Sunday afternoon.
Quotes:
Michel BARGE (Director, Peugeot Sport): "This year's Le Mans 24 Hours has lived every bit up to its reputation so far and has shown that anything can happen. It's been a very close fight with our main rivals, but we haven't been spared a variety of small but time-consuming problems, ranging from mechanical trouble, a drive-through penalty and a visit to the sand traps. We started the race at an extremely fast pace, but we didn't have any choice. The drivers have put in some remarkable, occasionally very long sometimes runs, and we're not looking to spare the cars. The big disappointment of the race so far was the first problem which caused the N8 Peugeot HDi FAP to lose time earlier: the component that caused the gear selection problem is a part with which we've never had any trouble ever since the 908 made its debut."
Franck MONTAGNY (N9 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, at 2am): "My run went well. I put in some good, consistent laps. It's a shame that we lost time earlier in the evening when our car went into the gravel, but there's still a long way to go."
Nicolas MINASSIAN (N7 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, at 2.35am): "I was asked to push on my run, and that's what I did. If we want to win, we've got no choice: we've got to go faster than our rivals. In any case, I prefer to give it 100% to stay concentrated. If you lift, that's when there's a risk of making a mistake. The Peugeot 908 HDi FAP is going well for the moment and we are in control. But we're only at the halfway point, so we need to continue like this."
15 Hours
It's almost dawn at Le Mans, but the conditions have taken a turn for the worse since the arrival of heavy rain shortly after 4am. A charge from the N2 Audi in the wet has succeeded in dislodging the No.7 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP from the provisional lead, while the N3 Audi has succeeded in easing past the No.9 Peugeot into 3rd place. The No.8 Peugeot is back up to 6th place.
The leading car (Peugeot 908 HDi FAP No.7) completed its 200th lap at 3.04am with Villeneuve at the wheel.
At 3.54am the No.7 car is pushed into its garage to have its radiators cleaned. At the pitlane exit, it is held up a few seconds by the red light and the N2 Audi goes in front. However, the Audi pits at 4.07am handing the lead back to Villeneuve who pulls out a gap of a minute again.
Rain makes an appearance over the circuit at 4.12am and causes havoc. The front-runners pit for tyres but there is uncertainty about whether intermediates are best suited, or full wets. Zonta comes in for intermediates for the No.9 Peugeot but pits two laps later after a spin for full wets. Villeneuve is on rain tyres, too, while Sarrazin is on intermediates. Zonta and Sarrazin would later switch to rain tyres. Villeneuve's lead is being whittled away fast by the N2 Audi, while at 4.34am the N3 Audi passes the No.9 Peugeot into 3rd place.
At 5am, the order is Villeneuve / Audi N2 +17.285s / Audi N3 + 1 lap / Zonta + 1 lap. At 5.17am, Villeneuve pits to hand over to Gene, and the N2 Audi passes into the lead again. Sarrazin comes in a little ahead of schedule at 5.32am to hand over to Wurz because he has oil and water on his screen and can't see very much from his closed cockpit.
Quotes:
Pedro LAMY (No.8 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, 3.25am):
"Despite losing so much time, it was an interesting challenge so long as we had a target to aim for, i.e. the Audi ahead of us. But then we lost more time with our electrical problem and fell back a few places again; that was very hard on morale."
Jacques VILLENEUVE (No.7 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, at 5.30am):
"We started to have an overheating problem shortly after I got into the car. We managed to fix that, and then it started to rain. I pitted for rain tyres but they were cold and it took some time to get heat into them, so that was difficult. There was a kind of a dry line but the conditions were inconsistent and it only had to start raining a little more heavily somewhere and it was difficult to know what to expect. I knew Tom Kristensen was closing on me and, having been his team-mate once many years ago, I knew he could be very, very quick in the wet."
18 Hours
The rain which began to fall shortly after 4pm has continued practically without interruption, making the conditions extremely treacherous for all competitors. The N°2 Audi still leads, but it is joined on the provisional podium by the N°7 and N°9 Peugeot 908 HDi FAPs, with Spaniard Marc Gené putting in a run of almost three hours in the former to keep the pressure on the current leaders.
The arrival of rain just after 4am saw Audi take control as the N°2 and N°3 cars moved into 1st and 3rd respectively. The Peugeots responded well, however, since the N°9 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP successfully recovered 3rd place in the hands of Montagny at 6.33am, while Marc Gené (Peugeot N°7) put the leading Audi (N°2) under constant pressure.
The gap between Gené and McNish (Audi N°2) stabilised at around the 18- second mark, then at about 45 seconds after Gené stopped to change tyres. At just after 7am, the N°8 Peugeot pitted and, in addition to fuel and tyres, it had its front and rear body changed to higher downforce parts. The order went unchanged until the 18-hour mark, with the N°2 Audi tailed by the N°7 and N°9 Peugeot 908 HDi FAPs.
Alexander WURZ (N°8 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, 3.25am):
"The track is very slippery with differing levels of grip depending on where you are on the circuit. It could have been so simple to make a mistake. The car is moving about a lot and isn't that comfortable to drive, so we need to find more grip. On the final laps of my run, I tried to help Pedro - who took over from me - by talking him through the trickiest parts of the track, i.e. where it was best to stay on the inside line, for example, or where there was streaming water, etc."
Marc GENE (N°7 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, at 8.20am):
"The conditions changed all the time as a function of where the heaviest rain was falling. I pushed as hard as I could and I don't think I gave anything away, but it was very tough for us against our rivals in the rain. The weather forecasters are predicting more rain between now and the finish and it will be very difficult for us to take the fight to the leading Audi if that turns out to be the case."
Michel BARGE (Director, Peugeot Sport, at 7.30am):
"There are two very close fights going on for first and third places between Peugeot and Audi. Our chances took a blow with the arrival of rain tonight and Audi is coming through it better than us. Our cars lack grip and our opponents have more experience. There is still a long way to go, though, and much will depend on how the weather turns, although it looks like it will stay wet for the next three hours at least."
Pedro LAMY (N°8 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, at 8.55am):
"It's quite slippery. Driving in the wet is harder and calls for lots of concentration. The balance of my car wasn't ideal but it was possible to adapt. At least there's no aquaplaning."
Franck MONTAGNY (N°9 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, at 8.35am):
"My run wasn't too bad, but the conditions and tyre choices were difficult because there are some dry portions out there. I finally opted for a type of rain tyre which is designed for drying surfaces. The early part of my run was quite hard. Le Mans is a sprint, and you pay for every mistake."
21 Hours
The overnight rain is almost a distant memory as the track dries quickly and slicks begin to replace the full wet and intermediate tyres that were used for most of the morning's action. With the exception of the N°8 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP (Lamy/Sarrazin/Wurz) which has moved into the top-five, the positions at the sharp end of the leaderboard are unchanged. However, the drying conditions have given the Peugeot team hope that it can retrieve the supremacy it enjoyed before heavy rain began to fall shortly after four in the morning. The N°7 908 HDi FAP is back on the same lap as the leading N°2 Audi. What will surely be remembered as one of the most fiercely fought Le Mans 24 Hours ever is heading for a cliff-hanger ending.
Observations:
The early morning rain begins to ease and an increasingly drier line is visible round most of the track. Minassian, who has dropped a lap to the N°2 Audi in the lead, succeeds in unlapping himself but the Audi re-laps the N°7 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP when Minassian hands over to Villeneuve at 10.25am. It's then Villeneuve's turn to try to unlap himself and he succeeds just before 11am.
Meanwhile, a long problem for the N°1 Audi allows the N°8 Peugeot of Lamy/Sarrazin/Wurz to pass into fifth place at 11.12am. There are three Peugeots inside the top-five, with a little less than four hours remaining. At around this time, the N°9 and N°7 Peugeots switch to intermediate tyres and begin to home in on the Audis that are ahead of them. Klien passes the N°3 Audi to retrieve a footing on the provisional podium at 11.20. Slicks become the norm again in the last half-hour of the morning. At 11.48am, Christian Klien ended a run that lasted just over three hours at the wheel.
Quotes:
Nicolas MINASSIAN (N°7 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, 10.40am):
"That was a really difficult stint. I didn't manage to find any grip and I didn't feel perfectly confident. Our car works much better in the dry. The grip was changing all the time but I was on the limit from the start to the finish of my run. It's a shame that the race has gone this way, but I have no intention of throwing in the towel, just like all my team-mates at Peugeot."
Stéphane SARRAZIN (N°8 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, at 10.30am):
"The grip changed all the time and we have never previously raced in conditions like these. I was on full wet tyres as the track was starting to dry: a nightmare. I had to pit early because it was starting to get very difficult indeed." Alexander WURZ (N°8 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, at 11.50am): "The conditions were very bad for most of my run: very slippery, with more and more dry patches emerging. It's definitely better for slicks now. On intermediates, it was important to be careful with your lines when overtaking slower cars so as not to destroy the tyres."
24 Hours
The 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours produced one of the most exciting finishes in years and ended with Team Peugeot Total securing its second consecutive second place with the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP in the famous endurance race. The No.7 car shared by Marc Gene/Nicolas Minassian/Jacques Villeneuve emerged from the rainy early morning as the team's best chance for victory and the trio never gave up the chase. The No.7 car was joined on the podium at the finish by the No.9 sister car of Franck Montagny/Ricardo Zonta/Christian Klien, while the third Peugeot 908 HDi FAP made it three cars in the final top-five. Inevitably, however, there was a sense of frustration within the team for not having succeeded in pulling off what it saw as its principal challenge of the 2008 season.
Despite the disappointment of not reaping the rewards of all the effort and energy invested in what was always seen as the highlight of Team Peugeot Total's 2008 programme, the Peugeot 908 HDi FAPs lost no time in revealing their competitive potential by qualifying on the first three places of Saturday afternoon's grid. The Peugeot 908 HDi FAPs then went on to practically dominate the first 14 or so hours of the race.
The No.8 Peugeot of Lamy/Sarrazin/Wurz emerged as the early pace-setter during the first two hours, but it then fell back after suffering a gear selection problem which took six laps to resolve. The No.7 car briefly inherited top spot before allowing the No.9 Peugeot of Montagny/Zonta/Klien to move into the lead following an incisive quadruple stint from Franck Montagny. As night began to fall, however, then leader Christian Klien (Peugeot No.9) was nudged into a gravel trap while overtaking a slower competitor. The No.7 sister car profited from the incident to ease into the provisional lead shortly after 10pm.
Marc Gene, Nicolas Minassian and Jacques Villeneuve consequently led the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours for much of the night, even when rain began to fall over the French venue shortly after 4 o'clock in the morning, although this change in the conditions gave their rivals a new lease of life. By 5.17am, the No.2 Audi was in front, and it then profited from the wet weather to gradually extend its advantage. Meanwhile, Franck Montagny (Peugeot No.9) succeeded in stealing third place back from the No.3 Audi.
The ferocity of the race became more intense when rain started to fall again over certain portions of the track with one hour remaining. With nothing to lose, Nicolas Minassian decided to stay out on slicks while the No.2 Audi stopped to fit rain tyres. It was a gamble but, in the end, the gap between the top-two cars remained basically unchanged all the rest of the way to the chequered flag.
Team Peugeot Total nonetheless left Le Mans with a spectacular record to its credit: that of the fastest ever race lap in the 24-hour classic which was the work of Stephane Sarrazin on his 102nd lap of the 13.629km circuit which he covered at an average speed of 246.068kph in the No.8 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP. In doing so, he also came within a whisker of the benchmark lap- time of Jackie Oliver which stands since 1971 (a 3m 18.4s, but posted without the Hunaudières Straight chicanes!) thanks to a 3m 19.394s on Saturday evening!
Quotes.
Michel BARGE (Director, Peugeot Sport): "My congratulations go to Audi. We were here as challengers, and I think we were gave them a good run for their money. It was a thrilling duel and we will be back next year to fight again. We go away with much that was positive, too. We came exceedingly close to pulling off an exploit and I believe we produced a first class overall performance. It was towards the end of the night that we lost all chance of winning but we managed to finish hard on the heels of a very worthy opponent. That's something I won't forget in a long time. The drivers and all the technical squad did a great job and we all have the motivation to win. We establish objectives for ourselves; that's how we progress."
Bruno FAMIN (Technical Director, Peugeot Sport): "It was an exceptional fight and an absolutely thrilling race. Nothing can ever replace actual competition, especially at Le Mans. We lack experience and we also hit on two problems we had never previously encountered with the 908: a faulty battery and a problem with a gear selection component. We'll be back in 2008 and we have already profited from the weekend to start work on the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours."
Franck MONTAGNY (No.9 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP): "I've obviously got mixed feelings about this weekend's result, but I am pleased to have finished on the podium. It was a very close race and the conditions were very difficult. We lacked experience, but I also had some unforgettable moments this weekend, and had a fantastic time at the wheel of the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP."
Nicolas MINASSIAN (No.7 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP): "We knew it would be difficult, but I'm disappointed not to have won. It has to be said, though, that our opponents did a remarkable job. At the very end of the race, we did everything we could to catch them. We stayed out on slicks in the rain and then gambled on rain tyres because we were still some way back and we had to try something. We will now have to analyse everything that happened this weekend to come back even stronger than ever."
Marc GENE (No.7 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP): "The early part of the race was more straightforward because the conditions were dry. After that, in the rain, we failed to optimise the use of our tyres in the same way as our rivals. Even so, we crossed the line in second place and that's a result I would gladly have signed up for this time last week."
Jacques VILLENEUVE (No.7 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP): "It's nice to finish on the podium, but I'm also disappointed not to have won because that was our objective. But our rivals did an excellent job."
Christian KLIEN (No.9 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP): "It was a great experience for my debut on this legendary event. I am pleased to have finished on the podium at first attempt. We lacked experience and that caused us to lose time. The Peugeot 908 HDi FAP is a fantastic car