What Drivers Think : Dion Von Moltke at Sebring

Stevenson Motorsport Audi R8 by Mike Johnson/Flikr

Dion Von Moltke  shares an inside look at how a professional driver might analyze their practice sessions and what the though process is in working with engineers to improve the car can be.

You might not have an engineer with you at the track but this video is well worth your time.

Great job Dion,  more please!



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Audi "No Chicane" days at Monza,

Around this time of year, ahead of Le Mans, Audi has gotten into the habit of renting out the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza  for some testing.    To simulate the long straights of la Sarthe, the first chicane is bypassed.  This means the cars get to the the Biasonno/Curva Grande at well over 200 mph.

It's worth noting that current LMP1 cars produce much more aero downforce than Formula 1 cars and it is only their weight and higher center of gravity which prevents them from being faster than their open wheeled cousins, like prototypes used to be back in the 60's and 70s.

In the second video what is possibly a camouflaged 2015 Audi R8 GT3 GT something