Taking the holiday at full throttle Despite the FIA World Endurance Championships long summer break, Porsches LMP1 works drivers are not getting bored. In addition to testing with the Porsche 919 Hybrid, they have made numerous appearances. Marc Lieb Marc Lieb was behind the wheel of a familiar old friend on his first Porsche appearance after Le Mans: at the Goodwood Festival of Speed he drove the 918 Spyder, in which in September 2013 he achieved a record lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife in under seven minutes. Employed once again in the role of 918 Spyder expert, he attended the driver event in Monza along with Neel Jani. A few days later, Lieb appeared at the Ennstal Classic. There he sat behind the wheel of what is currently Porsches most recent winning Le Mans car, the GT1 from 1998. Of all the historic vehicles, the relatively modern GT1 was truly exotic and a real attraction, says Lieb. Testing in the 919 Hybrid from 21st to 23rd July at Paul Ricard then had him looking again to the future. Together with colleagues Timo Bernhard and Brendon Hartley, Lieb was evaluating some initial enhancements for the remaining five rounds of the World Endurance Championship. After that, holiday time began for the Lieb family as well: an opportunity to recharge the batteries in the Alps at Saalbach Hinterglemm, hiking and cycling with wife Alexandra and sons Benedict and Jonathan.
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 09:21:23 +0000
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