I heard when I was at Sebring that Peugeot were going to park their cars after the race and not touch them, then run a further 12 hours straight in testing to replicate the 24 hours of Le Mans. I think there were playing mind games with Audi and wanted to show that even after 12 hours racing they could run as fast (or faster) than the new R15 in testing.
Hi Jager,
While all the above may be true. It is also true that the top teams have been running their cars for another 12 hours on Monday for years.
It is also true that 12 hours at Sebring is as hard on the car as 24 hours at Le Mans.
Phil