Le Mans 24 hour - 2023

[Flibster]

Do you know which hypercars? Sorry for being lazy, just following through this thread / the FIA site as don't have Eurosport.

75 Porsche Penske Motorsport listed as stopped after 84 laps
7 Toyota Gazoo Racing listed as stopped at 103 laps
4 Floyd Vanwall Racing Team listed as retires after 165 laps

 

[cuke2u]

Car 24 now back on track, aim is now to finish.

 

[KiNgPiN83]

That’s it for the Toyota win barring reliability elsewhere.

 

[Flibster]

Another Aston with a bonnet come loose.

 

[Flibster]

Peugeot got screwed overnight. Car wasn't the fastest, but were leading on merit.

 

[KiNgPiN83]

Peugeot got screwed overnight. Car wasn't the fastest, but were leading on merit.

It’s a weird one. With my amateur aerodynamicist brain it looks like it should be a beast on the straights but that’s not been the case. Fair play to the Cadillacs though. They’ve not been the fastest but they have been solid and ready to pick up the pieces.

 

[Flibster]

Brake issues for the Iron Dames sadly. Needed brake replacement. Drops them to 4th in GTE Am.

Rexy down to 6th in GTE Am.

 

[Flibster]

Rexy needed a gearbox change apparently. So lost 2 or 3 laps and down to P7 now.

Damnit. Wanted Iron Dames and Rexy to be on the podium.

 

[Flibster]

5 Porsche very slow.

 

[Flibster]

I do like that for the 100th trophy, the French have decided to give the winners a giant corkscrew.

 

[GravyMonster]

Rexy needed a gearbox change apparently. So lost 2 or 3 laps and down to P7 now.

Damnit. Wanted Iron Dames and Rexy to be on the podium.

Same, that's a real shame.

Although, it's incredibly impressive if the mechanics managed to change a gearbox in 8-10 minutes

Oh no Ferrari... #51 not moving off from pitlane again....

 

[Flibster]

51 Ferrari stationary in the pits. Not starting up.

 

[GravyMonster]

Heart rate of a hummingbird there lol

 

[Flibster]

Leclerc in the Ferrari garage, feeling very much at home at that point.

 

[PinkFloyd]

Been half watching today whilst doing some work, a few hours ago the 8 Toyota was right on the tail of the 51 Ferrari. How did Ferrari pull a few minute gap prior to that iffy pitstop just now?

 

[KiNgPiN83]

Toyota are probably ruing that last off now.

 

[Flibster]

Been half watching today whilst doing some work, a few hours ago the 8 Toyota was right on the tail of the 51 Ferrari. How did Ferrari pull a few minute gap prior to that iffy pitstop just now?

Toyota switched to Hirakawa and he pretty much immediately binned it. Changed a 11 second cap to a 3 1/2 minute gap.

 

[PinkFloyd]

Toyota switched to Hirakawa and he pretty much immediately binned it. Changed a 11 second cap to a 3 1/2 minute gap.

Aha. That's gotta be embaressing for the driver!

 

[Flibster]

Are they really saying that AF Corse dont have experience at Le Mans?

 

[GravyMonster]

TV director trying to get arty in the last 10 minutes. Just show the ******* racing.