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<body> <Table Width="550" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" cellpadding="0"><TR><TD Width="35"><IMG SRC="//www.totalmotorsport.com/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH="35" HEIGHT="1"></td><td> <CENTER><Table border="0" width="100%"> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="5">LE MANS</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">06/04/2001</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">Bentley News</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">From France</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="1">  </FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2"> David Legangneux has noticed a Ouest-France feature with Stéphane Ortelli, in which the Frenchman reckons that Bentley could be going for the pole in June.<BR> <BR> The speed the car has shown in testing at Snetterton and Most would suggest that it is close enough to the Audis on shorter tracks to be in with a chance for pole position when speeds rise at Le Mans.<BR> <BR> The same publication also reports that the roll structure of the car is constructed from carbon, thereby allowing a smaller cockpit, which helps the aerodynamics - if not the space available for taller drivers.<BR> <BR> The engine technicians are apparently working on the V8 to make it more docile, which could be necessary as LM GTPs use narrower tyres than the open cars.<BR> <BR> Derek Bell will join Team Bentley in an advisory capacity at Le Mans.</FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE><BR> </CENTER> <BR><CENTER><font size="1" color="#808080" face="Tahoma">Copyright ©2000-©2023 TotalMotorSport</font></CENTER> </td> </tr> </table> </body>