Jean-Philippe Sarrazin

“Here, there are so many things to do. We are dealing with strategy, with pitstops, with three drivers. I like this because you are really involved in the race and you are part of the race, for me, more than in any other category.”

“It’s still a bit unbelievable for me. Sometimes in the morning I look at my world and say yeah, I’m working for Porsche, it’s one of my big dreams. I am surrounded by a group of such talented people.”

“I think as an engineer, we are spending our time trying to push boundaries and be as close as possible to the regulations. One car that’s in my mind is the Porsche 919 Evo. This car was built without any regulations in mind, just to be the fastest ever, with any technology. For sure, I would have loved to have run this car. It was faster than some Formula 1 cars, it must have been a nice project to work on.”

“I think I was under 10 when Ayrton Senna died. I remember that everyone was talking about it, on the TV, in the newspapers, in the news. I saw for the first time that this guy was known by everyone, not just big motorsport fans but plenty of people in the world knowing him. It stayed in my mind as if it was yesterday.”

“To be fair, I think I would work on something totally different. I could be managing a bookshop, I think. I really like reading, I love all kinds of books and I really see myself in a quieter life, managing my bookshop day-to-day.”