“Garcia is a really experienced racer, more so than I'll ever be. He's done karting at world level and a lot of the single-seater championships at a high level as well. He's been driving with Team Modena for many years now and done Le Mans twice, and when I've driven alongside him at Team Modena, he's exactly what you need from a sportscar driver – fast and makes no mistakes. I think he's just another part of our team that is required, and he's a good part; he's got the speed that is going to keep me and Brabham on our toes, and he's such a nice guy too.
“That's the thing really – the key to three guys working together over the course of a Le Mans weekend means you want the best from each of your team-mates, and the fact that we all like each other and get on really well means we are always pushing each other in a good way. You want them to do well because it's going to reflect well on your overall result, and I think the package that we've got this year between the three of us is very good.”
That chemistry will indeed be invaluable as AMR bids to vanquish its arch-rival Corvette for the second year in succession. Having entered the race as very much the underdogs in 2005, 2006 and 2007, the Gaydon manufacturer is this time around the defending class winner, and with that comes additional pressure to perform, as Turner admitted.
“Beforehand it's always been us trying to chase Corvette down and take their crown,” he mused, “and now we've got it and the benchmark is us. The thing is that Corvette have always had a very good, strong package and have been very hard to beat, but last year we were finally able to pull it all together and get the car to the end. We've always had very good pace, but we were a bit unlucky in 2005 and 2006.
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