Le Mans 24 hour - 2023

[Flibster]

Brake issues for Buemi. No brake regen.

 

[Flibster]

God we need someone like Eduardo in F1. Imagine a race director coming over everyones radio and telling the drivers what to do in F1.

 

[Flibster]

LMP2 have Kvyat, Kubica, Fittipaldi in a row.

 

[Flibster]

Looks like someone was taking photos of the one of the suspension mounting points on the Caddy. Wasn't rushing to fit a new corner. Doesn't seem good.

[edit]

Scratch that... corner now going on.

 

[Flibster]

All LMP2's lining up for the new safety car rules. Looks like a funeral procession.

 

[GravyMonster]

God we need someone like Eduardo in F1. Imagine a race director coming over everyones radio and telling the drivers what to do in F1.

Not sure if you're joking, but he was the joint F1 race director in 2022, until he massively dropped the ball at Suzuka and was responsible for letting the recovery truck out on the track while cars were still circulating at high speed.

 

[Flibster]

ZzzzZZzzzzzZZzzzzzzz....

 

[Psycho Ned]

and I thought F1s safety cars these days are a trainwreck! This is next level clown show.

 

[Stu999]

Is Ferrari’s strategy as good as their F1 team?

 

[GravyMonster]

No idea yet, we'll find out when they make their first few stops and driver changes. They don't seem to have he race pace that Toyota do, though.

 

[Flibster]

The Peugeot is my favourite looking of the hypercars. Great art car livery and running without a rear wing. But they should be faster that they are in a straight line...

 

[.:MBK:.]

Is Ferrari’s strategy as good as their F1 team?

well they nearly wiped each other out...so yes

 

[KiNgPiN83]

They should swap places and see if the second one could take the Toyota.

 

[Flibster]

Not sure if you're joking, but he was the joint F1 race director in 2022, until he massively dropped the ball at Suzuka and was responsible for letting the recovery truck out on the track while cars were still circulating at high speed.

Completely forgot about that. We need someone like him...

 

[KiNgPiN83]

and I thought F1s safety cars these days are a trainwreck! This is next level clown show.

Wasn’t it down to fixing the barriers or was it the new process they were talking about of closing the pack up?

 

[.:MBK:.]

barrier took a long time to fix, and then there is this janky imsa-like system i guess they are trying out here.

As with any circuit this size, any SC process is a lesson in compromise though.

 

[Flibster]

Wasn’t it down to fixing the barriers or was it the new process they were talking about of closing the pack up?

Both. The barrier repair took some time, also had to fish a car from the gravel and get some debris.
But the new safety car procedure takes a a few laps to arrange.

 

[Jonny69]

@Jonny69 always liked to go IIRC but I haven't seen him around for a while.

I’m back for my annual OcUK Le Mans visit! Good to see all the usual faces - long time no see!

 

[Flibster]

I’m back for my annual OcUK Le Mans visit! Good to see all the usual faces - long time no see!

 

[GravyMonster]

Love the 'Rexy' livery on that #56 Porsche.

Nice that the TV director finally remembered that GTE exists.