Le Mans-winning Audi is full-blur reality stretch

Writer Jason Harper goes behind the wheel of the car that won this year's LeMans, the R18 E-tron.

Heartbeat. I’ve got the world’s tiniest steering wheel in my hands and millions of euros of responsibility on my shoulders.

Heartbeat. I’m inside the Audi race car that won this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. It’s headed to a museum next — assuming I don’t destroy it first. This is the opportunity of a lifetime: to drive the Audi R18 E-tron that won the world’s toughest race. I’m at a racetrack in Misano, Italy, and I’ve got exactly four laps.