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Kristensen makes cockpit return
« on: June 09, 2007, 07:57:49 PM »
By Glenn Freeman Saturday, June 9th 2007, 17:25 GMT


Tom Kristensen drove a DTM car for the first time since his accident at Hockenheim on Saturday evening at Brands Hatch.

The Dane drove an Audi A4, which is usually used for giving rides to passengers, but he was alone in the two-seater car.

Kristensen will announce on Monday the decision regarding his participation at Le Mans, and this was his only opportunity to drive any sort of car before making a final decision.

The seven-time Le Mans winner completed two runs of around 10 laps, although both times he stayed out for extra laps after receiving the 'IN' signal from the Audi team.

Kristensen was lapping within two seconds of the pole position lap time set by Mika Hakkinen earlier in the day, which was respectable considering that he was running on old tyres in a modified car.

However, Audi were not interested in lap times, as one of the reasons for the test was to see how consistent the 39-year-old's pace was.