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Nicolas Minassian: A dream come true...

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Nicolas Minassian - Peugeot Sport [Pic credit: Peugeot Sport]
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Nicolas Minassian: A dream come true...

Friday, 4th April 2008

In his first exclusive column for Crash.net, Peugeot Sport endurance star Nicolas Minassian talks about the Lion’s return to the legendary Le Mans 24 Hours in 2007, the team’s ‘stolen’ pole position in last month’s Sebring 12 Hours and why he is determined to win as many races as possible this year – with a particular focus on the round-the-clock La Sarthe classic…

The objective was fulfilled 100 per cent. We went out there knowing we had what is one of the fastest cars around now in sportscars, and the reliability problems that we had weren’t too much of a big deal either. We could see Audi had some problems as well, so we weren’t the only ones. Overall it was very promising, and all the problems we had we know exactly what we have to do to resolve them. Everything is perfectly positive for the future.

As for the Le Mans Series which begins in Barcelona this weekend, I just want to win races with my team-mate Marc Gené. That’s my priority at the moment. After that I want to finish as many races as possible. It’s such a short championship that you can’t afford to not finish races. As long as you finish every race, you’ve got every chance to be able to win the championship. We’re going to go into the first race trying to win it, and if we can’t do that we will simply try to finish. For the championship that will be the most important thing.

I’ll speak to you again soon,

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Nicolas

To keep up-to-date with Nicolas’ latest career news and results, please visit: http://www.nicolasminassian.com/

To keep in touch with Peugeot Sport’s performances, see: http://www.peugeot-sport.com/EN/endurance/

TO HEAR WHAT MINASSIAN HAS TO SAY ABOUT THE FORTHCOMING CAMPAIGN, CLICK HERE
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ORECA-MATMUT`s Nicolas Lapierre at Barcelona in 2008 [pic credit: DPPI]
ORECA-MATMUT`s Nicolas Lapierre at Barcelona in 2008 [pic credit: DPPI]
ORECA-MATMUT`s Nicolas Lapierre in discussion with his team at Barcelona in 2008 [pic credit: DPPI]
ORECA-MATMUT stars Stephane Ortelli (left) and Nicolas Lapierre at Barcelona in 2008 [pic credit: Oreca]
ORECA-MATMUT`s Nicolas Lapierre at Barcelona in 2008 [pic credit: DPPI]
ORECA-MATMUT`s Nicolas Lapierre at Barcelona in 2008 [pic credit: DPPI]
ORECA-MATMUT`s Nicolas Lapierre at Barcelona in 2008 [pic credit: DPPI]
ORECA-MATMUT`s Nicolas Lapierre at Barcelona in 2008 [pic credit: DPPI]
ORECA-MATMUT stars Nicolas Lapierre (left) and Olivier Panis prepare to change places in Barcelona [pic credit: Oreca]
ORECA-MATMUT stars Olivier Panis and Nicolas Lapierre compare notes in Barcelona [pic credit: Oreca]
The #6 ORECA-MATMUT Courage of Olivier Panis and Nicolas Lapierre in action in Barcelona in early 2008 [pic credit: Oreca]
The #6 ORECA-MATMUT Courage of Olivier Panis and Nicolas Lapierre in action in Barcelona in early 2008 [pic credit: Oreca]
Nicolas Lapierre aboard the ORECA-MATMUT Courage LMP1 prototype during the Barcelona Le Mans Series round in early 2008 [pic credit: Oreca]
ORECA-MATMUT`s Nicolas Lapierre at Barcelona in 2008 [pic credit: DPPI]
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