Just five race outings in the Peugeot 908 were enough for Christian Klien to select the turbodiesel LMP1 machine as his favourite racing car. A solitary win, achieved in the 2009 Spa 1000km when Audi stayed away, was the high point of the Austrian’s involvement with the Peugeot factory squad that came alongside his role as BMW-Sauber’s Formula 1 test and reserve driver, which precluded him from racing the 908 more frequently.
“That was an extremely fast car back then,” says the 41-year-old. “A lot of power, a lot of downforce and driving this car in Le Mans was just awesome. I had to be at all the F1 races so there were quite some clashes, but then there was a lot of testing in between, so I did lots and lots of driving.
