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I’m often asked what it’s like to go around Spa in a modern sports car. I’ve got to…]]> I’m often asked what it’s like to go around Spa in a modern sports car. I’ve got to say, nowadays, you still get that awesome sensation of coming down to Eau Rouge. You still get that… 2013-05-06T07:47:00-0400 1447951 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/in-the-cockpit-allan-mcnish-silverstone-wec1/ 1127384
Overall, I don’t think we could have gotten a better start to a World Championship campaign underway,…]]> Overall, I don’t think we could have gotten a better start to a World Championship campaign underway, maybe except taking pole position. But given the circumstances of qualifying with the weather,… 2013-04-15T19:22:00-0400 1447951 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/in-the-cockpit-allan-mcnish-sebring1/ 1126476
When we came here for this last ALMS run, the 12 Hours of Sebring, there was very much the feeling from…]]> When we came here for this last ALMS run, the 12 Hours of Sebring, there was very much the feeling from Audi’s point of view to say thank you to the fans and to everybody that’s been with the… 2013-03-18T13:34:00-0400 1447951 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/in-the-cockpit-allan-mcnish-shanghai-wec/ 1122424
It was the last round of the FIA World Endurance Championship and also a very important one from our…]]> It was the last round of the FIA World Endurance Championship and also a very important one from our team’s point of view. One of our car crews was going to be signed off as World Champions at the… 2012-11-01T13:09:00-0400 1447951 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/in-the-cockpit-allan-mcnish-fuji-wec/ 1121581
Going to Fuji, we always knew that the local, ‘home grown’ support was probably going to…]]> Going to Fuji, we always knew that the local, ‘home grown’ support was probably going to be cheering a little bit more on Toyota than it necessarily was with us. But there were a lot of Audi… 2012-10-16T15:47:00-0400 1447951 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/in-the-cockpit-allan-mcnish-bahrain-wec/ 1120261
The Bahrain circuit was extreme in every nature. Whether it was the circuit layout, in terms of the number…]]> The Bahrain circuit was extreme in every nature. Whether it was the circuit layout, in terms of the number of hairpins and tight corners, or the big long straight. It was all amplified by the heat, which… 2012-10-01T16:50:00-0400 1447951 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/in-the-cockpit-allan-mcnish-sao-paulo-wec/ 1119121
There was a lot of Brazilian flare at the weekend. And I just don’t just mean off the circuit with…]]> There was a lot of Brazilian flare at the weekend. And I just don’t just mean off the circuit with the grid walks and the fans. There were quite a lot of fans, I have to say, around the circuit,… 2012-09-17T12:33:00-0400 1447951 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/in-the-cockpit-allan-mcnish-silverstone-wec/ 1117437
It’s always nice to race at home in your own country. Now it’s only once a year. For the…]]> It’s always nice to race at home in your own country. Now it’s only once a year. For the last few years, I’ve actually raced in the U.S. more than I’ve raced in the U.K. It’s… 2012-08-28T14:00:00-0400 1447951 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/in-the-cockpit-allan-mcnish-spa-wec/ 1107667
From an Audi perspective, it was a very good weekend, not just because of the 1-2-3-4 result…]]> From an Audi perspective, it was a very good weekend, not just because of the 1-2-3-4 result but also from the R18 e-tron quattro point of view as it ran very well and very reliably. Also… 2012-05-09T07:11:00-0400 1447951 http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/in-the-cockpit-allan-mcnish-sebring/ 1102937
It’s a lot nicer to wake up in the morning having won the race than going through the ifs and buts…]]> It’s a lot nicer to wake up in the morning having won the race than going through the ifs and buts and maybes that we had last year. The race itself ran, from our point of view, pretty much according… 2012-03-19T10:45:00-0400