Stephane Ortelli was lucky to walk away, or perhaps we should say "limp away," from this horrific crash in Le Mans series racing at Monza today. The Courage Oreca racer driven by Ortelli was approaching the opening chicane when he went off the course and the aerodynamics on his car suddenly turned on him. A modern racer…
The odds were, er, nearly universally for them, but Audi handily pulled the win off anyway. One of the company's R10 cars showed up the field of gas burners, giving Audi the title of first manufacturer to take Le Mans in a diesel-powered prototype. R10s took first and third spots overall, and the lead car took the…