Porsche is aiming to atone in Bahrain for the 'sad' manner in which it lost out in last year's WEC finale.
Porsche and Ferrari will go head-to-head for championship glory in this Saturday's Bahrain 8 Hours finale, the last-ever race for the GTE Pro division that has been a staple of the WEC since its rebirth in 2012.
Returning to the scene of their controversial clash after 12 months, Christensen said winning this year's GTE Pro title is"important" for Porsche after the manner in which last year's championship was decided. "For us we missed out a little bit last year in a certain sad way. So for us, I wouldn't say [it means] more than anyone else because that's wrong to say, but it means a lot obviously.Porsche's motorsport Thomas Laudenbach admitted the marque's title defeat to Ferrari"hurt" and hopes it will be able to end its factory programme with the RSR-19 GTE car on a high.
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