Why the uber-successful Audi R8 splits opinion like few other racing cars
The Audi R8’s status as a relentless winning machine provokes conflicting views. But is it really possible for a racing car to be ‘too good’?
Few racing cars divide opinion like the Audi R8. Some regard the German manufacturer’s LMP prototype as the all-time great to which its record attests. Others have labelled it a boring winning machine that did as much harm as good to international sportscar racing.
The irony is that they are probably not contradictory opinions of a car that this season celebrates the 25th anniversary of the first of its five wins at the Le Mans 24 Hours.
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