Audi’s departure from top-level endurance racing has been predicted for many years, but it was still a shock when it came. The company has largely dominated the LMP1 class for the last 16 years since the introduction of the R8, and its departure has left somewhat of a void.
DEC 16th 2016
Video: Porsche's awesome Audi WEC farewell
While it’s exciting to ponder what’s next for the discipline, it’s sad that one of the most successful and evocative endurance racing powerhouses has called it a day. Rival team and VAG stablemate, Porsche, agrees. As we can see in the video above, they’re sad to see a fierce competitor go, no less the one that lured them back and one so close to home.
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