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WRT still targeting WEC LMDh move despite Audi putting project on hold

WRT still targeting WEC LMDh move despite Audi putting project on hold

A team that looked certain to field the factory Audis in the WEC from next season will re-open negotiations with other manufacturers if necessary, according to boss Vincent Vosse. 

His statement follows the confirmation from Audi this week that the LMDh project has been put on hold amid speculation that it has been cancelled entirely.

“From what I have read in the press it looks like we will not be running Audis next year in the WEC,” Vosse told Autosport.

“But we still have the desire and the capacity to run an LMDh programme.

“If what I’ve read is true, we will soon be beginning discussions with other manufacturers.”

Vosse stressed the credentials of WRT after it claimed the LMP2 titles in both the WEC and the European Le Mans Series, as well as class honours at the Le Mans 24 Hours, in its first season of prototype racing in 2021. 

“The results and success we had in 2021 were not achieved with Audi,” he said. 

“I think they prove that we deserve to run with…

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