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Post by René on Feb 29, 2024 18:02:07 GMT
Qatar 1812kmAlso this weekend, the first race in the 2024 World Endurance Championship in Qatar!  Porsche is looking very strong so far with fastest times in FP1 and FP2.  
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Post by René on Mar 1, 2024 19:34:53 GMT
Pole position for Matt Campbell in the Porsche 963 and a strong debut for Nyck de Vries in the Toyota with second place.  1. PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT HYPERCAR #5 M. Campbell M. Christensen F. Makowiecki 2. TOYOTA RACING HYPERCAR #7 M. Conway K. Kobayashi N. de Vries 3. HERTZ TEAM JOTA HYPERCAR #12 W. Stevens C. Ilott N. Nato 4. FERRARI AF CORSE HYPERCAR #50 A. Fuoco M. Molina N. Nielsen 5. PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT HYPERCAR #6 K. Estre A. Lotterer L. Vanthoor 6. PEUGEOT TOTALENERGIES HYPERCAR #93 M. Jensen N. Müller J. Vergne |
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Post by René on Mar 3, 2024 11:38:33 GMT
First win for Porsche in the new Hypercar class! The #6 Porsche (Estre, Lotterer, Vanthoor) took control from the middle of the second hour. Drama for Peugeot when Jean-Eric Vergne slowed down on the penultimate lap with mechanical problems while in second position. Difficult weekend for Toyota and Ferrari. The BoP (Balance of Power by adjusting weight and power levels) used in WEC hits these teams the hardest. Toyota had a good qualifying but were nowhere in the race. The Ferrari #50 took an early lead but both factory cars had technical issues early on and lost a lot of time. The yellow #83 car was the highest placed Ferrari in 5th.  Final results: hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/files/03-classification-race-hour-10-pdf-65e3a09aec2bf.pdf |
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Post by chrisb on Mar 3, 2024 13:34:04 GMT
I didn't follow it as it was yet another Middle Eastern circuit that is - well better than some and I was busy elsewhere - pleased for Porsche -
Rene, would it be very cheeky of me to request a new picture for the WEC season please? I know the Mazda was successful but it was the noisiest thing going and I just think despite it being based on the Jag a new picture would be gratefully appreciated
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Post by René on Mar 6, 2024 19:11:54 GMT
I didn't follow it as it was yet another Middle Eastern circuit that is - well better than some and I was busy elsewhere - pleased for Porsche - Rene, would it be very cheeky of me to request a new picture for the WEC season please? I know the Mazda was successful but it was the noisiest thing going and I just think despite it being based on the Jag a new picture would be gratefully appreciated Chris, for you a new banner. I actually like the Mazda because it won on my only visit to Le Mans in 1991. But I'm sure you will like this new banner...  |
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Post by chrisb on Mar 7, 2024 8:34:58 GMT
many thanks Rene, the Jag is a thing of art to me,
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Post by René on Mar 27, 2024 17:07:12 GMT
Seb is getting bored sitting at home all day… maybe Le Mans?  |
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Post by Carl on Mar 27, 2024 20:31:45 GMT
Seb is getting bored sitting at home all day… maybe Le Mans? He could sit at LeMans...that would be okay with me  |
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Post by René on Mar 28, 2024 11:55:29 GMT
Seb is getting bored sitting at home all day… maybe Le Mans? He could sit at LeMans...that would be okay with me Only sit, no driving?  |
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Post by Carl on Mar 28, 2024 15:33:04 GMT
He could sit at LeMans...that would be okay with me Only sit, no driving? I'm sure he'll choose a seat with adjacent steering wheel and pedals. It will be interesting to see how Vettel compares with today's young hotshoes. |
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Post by René on Apr 18, 2024 16:45:59 GMT
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Post by René on Apr 19, 2024 17:03:27 GMT
At least one Ferrari fastest in practice. Yifei Ye set the fastest time in the opening practice session in the customer Ferrari #83. The factory Ferrari of Antonio Fuoco was second and the Peugeot of Mikkel Jensen third fastest.  |
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Post by René on Apr 20, 2024 17:03:12 GMT
F1 qualifying did not go as expected for Ferrari, but at Imola there was plenty to cheer for the tifosi. Under the watchful eye of John Elkann, it was a 1-2-3 in qualifying for the Ferrari Hypercars. The yellow Ferrari in the sandwich of the two factory cars! Forza!   1. FERRARI AF CORSE 499P #50 A. Fuoco M. Molina N. Nielsen 2. AF CORSE FERRARI 499P #83 R. Kubica R. Shwartzman Y. Yfei 3. FERRARI AF CORSE 499P #51 A. Pier Guidi J. Calado A. Giovinazzi 4. PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT 963 #6 K. Estre A. Lotterer L. Vanthoor 5. PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT 963 #5 M. Campbell M. Christensen F. Makowiecki 6. TOYOTA RACING GR010 HYBRID #7 M. Conway K. Kobayashi N. de Vries 7. BMW M TEAM WRT M Hybrid V8 #20 S. Linde R. Frijns R. Rast 8. TOYOTA RACING GR010 HYBRID #8 S. Buemi B. Hartley R. Hirakawa 9. HERTZ TEAM JOTA PORSCHE 963 #12 W. Stevens C. Ilott N. Nato 10. PROTON COMPETITION PORSCHE 963 #99 H. Tincknell N. Jani J. Andlauer |
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Post by René on Apr 22, 2024 13:27:35 GMT
I was hoping for Ferrari glory at Imola but Ferrari managed to lose this race while it was theirs to take! A strategic error when the rain came blew their chances for victory. They were leading the race with two hours to go and when the rain came they stayed out too long. What I didn’t get was why they didn’t split strategies as they had three cars to play with. Toyota took an unexpected victory and showed again that they are still ahead when it comes to strategy. But besides the disappointment, it was still a great race to watch. The battle at the end between the #7 Toyota of Kobayashi and the #6 Porsche of Estre was exciting. And Ferrari’s Antonio Fuoco was on fire, by far the fastest man in the race. But the Scuderia lost a lot of points in the championship while they could have been leading. A shame.  |
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Post by René on May 9, 2024 15:49:07 GMT
6 hours of Spa-Francorchamps  The WEC circus has traveled to Spa and the weather forecasts are good for this weekend in the Belgian Ardennes. It will once again be a battle between Ferrari, Porsche and Toyota for overall victory. After the painful loss in Imola, Ferrari will go for revenge and the first signs in FP1 are good with both works Ferraris fastest. Surprising to see the speed of the Lamborghini in third. It would be nice if they could join the fight at the front.   I myself (probably) won't go this time. Too bad, but the race is on Saturday and I have other things on the planning. But I will certainly try to see as much as possible from the live coverage.
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