Tom Kristensen stopper hans motorsports karriere - 19-11-2014
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Indslag 1: Tom Kristensen stopper karrieren. Den nordjyske Le Mans-konge valgte i dag at sige stop. TV2Nord 19-11-2014
Indslag 2: Motorsportslegenden Tom Kristensen fortæller om hvordan det var, at træffe beslutningen om, at stoppe karrieren. Uddrag fra Kidsaid talkshow i Holstebro d. 17. februar 2015. En musikalsk og underholdende aften om passion resulterede i donationer på samlet kr. 250.000,- til velgørende formål.
Indslag 3: Hele pressemødet hvor Tom Kristensen har besluttet sig for at sige farvel til motorsporten.
Tom Kristensen har kørt sit sidste Le Mans-løb. Den nidobbelte vinder meddelte onsdag på et pressemøde i København, at han stopper karrieren.
- Jeg føler, at jeg er kommet i mål. Jeg har fået at vide, at man selv kan mærke, når tiden er inde.
- Det har jeg ikke kunnet indtil nu. Men de seneste måneder er følelsen blevet endnu stærkere.
- Så stærk at jeg føler, at jeg er klar til at stoppe min karriere i motorsport, siger Tom Kristensen.
Det sidste løb i karrieren bliver sekstimersløbet i Sao Paulo 30. november, der afslutter dette års FIA World Endurance-serie.
Men Le Mans er altså et overstået kapitel. De seneste udgaver af det legendariske franske motorløb har ellers været præget at store op- og nedture for Tom Kristensen, der har kørt motorløb i mere end 30 år.
I 2013 døde hans far et par måneder før løbet, og det samme gjorde landsmanden Allan Simonsen, da han kort inde i løbet kørte galt og blev dræbt efter et sammenstød med et træ.
Det blev derfor en emotionel sejr for Tom Kristensen, der dedikerede sejren til Simonsen og lovede at vende tilbage i år for at vinde for sin far, der selv var motorsportskører.
Sådan skulle det dog ikke gå. Godt nok førte hans Audi løbet søndag morgen, men fire timer før løbets afslutning fik bilen problemer med turboladeren og måtte i pit.
Det kostede sejren, og Tom Kristensens trio måtte nøjes med andenpladsen. Efterfølgende gav han udtryk for, at han stadig var motiveret for at gå efter den tiende Le Mans-sejr, men tog også et forbehold.
- Jeg vil reflektere over det til november og tager altid et år ad gangen, sagde han ved den lejlighed.
Nine-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Tom Kristensen will retire from racing at the end of this year's World Endurance Championship.
The 47-year-old Dane made the announcement on Wednesday in his homeland in the company of Audi Sport boss Wolfgang Ullrich, who brought Kristensen to the German marque ahead of the 2000 season.
Kristensen told the press conference in Copenhagen: "I have been told that you know when it's time to stop and I have not had that feeling until now.
"Over the past couple of months, my thoughts of retiring have been stronger, and therefore, it feels right to inform you today that I am retiring from motor racing.
"I still feel I am in peak physical form and possess the necessary mental toughness both in and outside of the car: it has been important for me to stop while I am still strong and able to deliver top performances at Audi."
Was Kristensen the greatest driver who never reached F1?
Kristensen said that he had chosen to announce his decision ahead of the WEC finale at Interlagos on November 30 "in order to be able to say a proper goodbye to the sport I love so much at our last race in Brazil".
Interlagos, where he will share the #1 Audi R18 e-tron quattro with Loic Duval and Lucas di Grassi, will be his last event as a professional racing driver.
He had been under contract to Audi until the end of next season, but he will now become an ambassador for the German marque.
He will also have a role with Audi working with its drivers and will continue to be present at races.
Kristensen said it had been a "privilege driving for the best team and the world's coolest automobile manufacturer for 15 years".
The announcement brings to an end a career that made him one of the all-time great sportscar racers.
Kristensen won on his debut at Le Mans with the Joest privateer Porsche team in 1997, and after a two-year stint at BMW that should have yielded victory in 1999, he embarked on the most successful phase of his career upon joining Audi.
He completed a hat-trick of victories in the 24 Hours sharing Audi R8s with Emanuele Pirro and Frank Biela in 2000-02, won again while on loan to Audi sister marque Bentley in 2003 and made it six wins on the trot with the works-assisted Goh and Champion teams in 2004 and '05 respectively.
Arguably his greatest Le Mans triumph came in an against-the-odds victory in 2008 together with Allan McNish and Rinaldo Capello, while his ninth triumph at La Sarthe in 2013 set Kristensen, McNish and Duval on the road to the WEC title.
Indslag 2: Motorsportslegenden Tom Kristensen fortæller om hvordan det var, at træffe beslutningen om, at stoppe karrieren. Uddrag fra Kidsaid talkshow i Holstebro d. 17. februar 2015. En musikalsk og underholdende aften om passion resulterede i donationer på samlet kr. 250.000,- til velgørende formål.
Indslag 3: Hele pressemødet hvor Tom Kristensen har besluttet sig for at sige farvel til motorsporten.
Tom Kristensen har kørt sit sidste Le Mans-løb. Den nidobbelte vinder meddelte onsdag på et pressemøde i København, at han stopper karrieren.
- Jeg føler, at jeg er kommet i mål. Jeg har fået at vide, at man selv kan mærke, når tiden er inde.
- Det har jeg ikke kunnet indtil nu. Men de seneste måneder er følelsen blevet endnu stærkere.
- Så stærk at jeg føler, at jeg er klar til at stoppe min karriere i motorsport, siger Tom Kristensen.
Det sidste løb i karrieren bliver sekstimersløbet i Sao Paulo 30. november, der afslutter dette års FIA World Endurance-serie.
Men Le Mans er altså et overstået kapitel. De seneste udgaver af det legendariske franske motorløb har ellers været præget at store op- og nedture for Tom Kristensen, der har kørt motorløb i mere end 30 år.
I 2013 døde hans far et par måneder før løbet, og det samme gjorde landsmanden Allan Simonsen, da han kort inde i løbet kørte galt og blev dræbt efter et sammenstød med et træ.
Det blev derfor en emotionel sejr for Tom Kristensen, der dedikerede sejren til Simonsen og lovede at vende tilbage i år for at vinde for sin far, der selv var motorsportskører.
Sådan skulle det dog ikke gå. Godt nok førte hans Audi løbet søndag morgen, men fire timer før løbets afslutning fik bilen problemer med turboladeren og måtte i pit.
Det kostede sejren, og Tom Kristensens trio måtte nøjes med andenpladsen. Efterfølgende gav han udtryk for, at han stadig var motiveret for at gå efter den tiende Le Mans-sejr, men tog også et forbehold.
- Jeg vil reflektere over det til november og tager altid et år ad gangen, sagde han ved den lejlighed.
Nine-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Tom Kristensen will retire from racing at the end of this year's World Endurance Championship.
The 47-year-old Dane made the announcement on Wednesday in his homeland in the company of Audi Sport boss Wolfgang Ullrich, who brought Kristensen to the German marque ahead of the 2000 season.
Kristensen told the press conference in Copenhagen: "I have been told that you know when it's time to stop and I have not had that feeling until now.
"Over the past couple of months, my thoughts of retiring have been stronger, and therefore, it feels right to inform you today that I am retiring from motor racing.
"I still feel I am in peak physical form and possess the necessary mental toughness both in and outside of the car: it has been important for me to stop while I am still strong and able to deliver top performances at Audi."
Was Kristensen the greatest driver who never reached F1?
Kristensen said that he had chosen to announce his decision ahead of the WEC finale at Interlagos on November 30 "in order to be able to say a proper goodbye to the sport I love so much at our last race in Brazil".
Interlagos, where he will share the #1 Audi R18 e-tron quattro with Loic Duval and Lucas di Grassi, will be his last event as a professional racing driver.
He had been under contract to Audi until the end of next season, but he will now become an ambassador for the German marque.
He will also have a role with Audi working with its drivers and will continue to be present at races.
Kristensen said it had been a "privilege driving for the best team and the world's coolest automobile manufacturer for 15 years".
The announcement brings to an end a career that made him one of the all-time great sportscar racers.
Kristensen won on his debut at Le Mans with the Joest privateer Porsche team in 1997, and after a two-year stint at BMW that should have yielded victory in 1999, he embarked on the most successful phase of his career upon joining Audi.
He completed a hat-trick of victories in the 24 Hours sharing Audi R8s with Emanuele Pirro and Frank Biela in 2000-02, won again while on loan to Audi sister marque Bentley in 2003 and made it six wins on the trot with the works-assisted Goh and Champion teams in 2004 and '05 respectively.
Arguably his greatest Le Mans triumph came in an against-the-odds victory in 2008 together with Allan McNish and Rinaldo Capello, while his ninth triumph at La Sarthe in 2013 set Kristensen, McNish and Duval on the road to the WEC title.
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