2013 Le Mans 24 Hours

RSR · 22 Jun 2013 at 18:46

PinkFloyd said:
RIP - poor bloke.

Is it next year when there is due to be a bit more LMP1 competition from Porsche and co? Who else was it rumoured to be?

Yes, Porsche are in the LMP1 next year.

Janesy B · 22 Jun 2013 at 18:47

It's worth noting that Simonsen's family requested that the team keep racing and not withdraw their remaining cars as a mark of respect.

el_dazza · 22 Jun 2013 at 18:51

Just heard about this, RIP

ng93 · 22 Jun 2013 at 18:52

RIP

@PinkFloyd yeah Porsche are returning next year, haven't heard about anyone else though?

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=27903

PinkFloyd · 22 Jun 2013 at 19:01

Ah I was thinking there were rumours of Mazda joining LMP1 too. Shame they can't do a rotary any more like the 787b!

Flibster · 22 Jun 2013 at 19:12

PinkFloyd said:
RIP - poor bloke.

Is it next year when there is due to be a bit more LMP1 competition from Porsche and co? Who else was it rumoured to be?

The company who designed the Lotus T128 is wind tunnel testing a LMP1 at the moment.

CaptainRAVE · 22 Jun 2013 at 19:13

Sad news. Quite surprised, car was really intact. I assume something entered the drivers area or it was just an awkward angle. RIP.

Nightglow · 22 Jun 2013 at 19:18

First death to occur during the race for 27 years, since Jo Gartner was killed in in 1986.
There was the death of Sebastien Enjolras who was killed in practice for the 1997.

RIP

Doohickey · 22 Jun 2013 at 19:22

Interesting safety car pull in...!

Westyfield2 · 22 Jun 2013 at 19:28

RIP

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leaskovski · 22 Jun 2013 at 19:34

Looks like a freak accident. Really unfortunate.

Clarkey · 22 Jun 2013 at 19:35

Wolf Silvester died while driving the VLN race at Nurburgring today too. Bad day for endurance racing, RIP both.

JHeaton · 22 Jun 2013 at 20:08

Not good. RIP to both.

Zitron · 22 Jun 2013 at 20:09

Had no problems with the Eurosport player here so far even on this crappy 3-4Mb/s connection.

Enjoyable race so far apart from the obvious, RIP Simonsen.

morfmedia · 22 Jun 2013 at 20:21

Good find Jonny69, lots of good links

RIP to both drives, Le Mans and VLN

Flibster · 22 Jun 2013 at 20:44

#3 Audi gets a puncture and loses the carcass of the tyre and has 8ish miles to go back to the pits.

Quite a few punctures recently.

Flibster · 22 Jun 2013 at 20:47

#1 Audi wheeled into the garage too.

This could be a bit helpful for Toyota.

rpstewart · 22 Jun 2013 at 20:47

Bugger #1 Audi in the garage and the #3 on it's way there...

Something up with the #1 from the pit stop on the previous lap

rpstewart · 22 Jun 2013 at 20:53

What the heck are Audi trying to change on that #1 car? They've got what looks like an engine crane poking in there and there's some serious elbow grease being applied.

morfmedia · 22 Jun 2013 at 21:03

possibly crank sensor according to radio le mans

/edit: now confirmed as alternator, I think they said 40m lost