Yes, we were running over some of the emergency procedures of the car. How to reset electronics, fuel pumps, engine maps. Things that we usually don’t need but are very important to have when you do need them. The BMW is a very complicated machine and to be honest I think it’s the most sophisticated car in the entire field. It’s not an easy car to learn but once you do it’s an amazingly capable machine.
How do you manage the car during a race a 24-hour race like this?
This is the hardest part. The result of a good race is a perfect synchronisation between you and your engineer. In the beginning of the race you take it gently; spare the car, save some fuel. The engineer has all the data, so he makes sure that everything is running smoothly while the driver focuses on keeping the pace. Usually in the last hours of the race, all of this goes out the window and you just go flat out.