2016 Le Mans 24 Hours - 15th to 19th June 2016
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In 1994, the leading Toyota 94-CV died and Porsche 962LM took the win.
In 1998, the leading Toyota TS020 died and Porsche 911 GT1 took the win.
And this....
I have got no idea what to say...
EDIT: The reason why #5 was not classified is that participants had to complete the final lap in 6 minutes but it could not.
In 1998, the leading Toyota TS020 died and Porsche 911 GT1 took the win.
And this....
I have got no idea what to say...
EDIT: The reason why #5 was not classified is that participants had to complete the final lap in 6 minutes but it could not.
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Thats LeMans... only 5 minutes between glory, joy and happiness... and heartbreaking tragedy
Slum
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Says literally one of the [REDACTED] users on this forum. So sorry if your words mean NOTHING kid.
#GETONMYLEVEL if you want to talk to me.
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- Bonn
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I'm not saying Porsche should've done that at all, I'm just saying they didn't deserve it as much as Toyota.
Mercedes dominating in F1 is one of the many reasons why I don't care anymore for it.
Again, no, Porsche shouldn't have given the win to Toyota, I'm entirely talking about the emotional aspect.
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- GTP_ARP93
Come on guys, clearly we're never gonna agree here so let's just not ruin the thread.
It's not like an internet forum based around a pretend-simulator is gonna finally settle the historical debate between rationality and irrationality...
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It's not like an internet forum based around a pretend-simulator is gonna finally settle the historical debate between rationality and irrationality...
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- Furinkazen_54
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- GOTMAXPOWER
Quoting myself from last night (when the 2nd car went to the garage)
I just knew deep down that nothing was guaranteed for Toyota, they seem to just attract bad luck
Edit: By last night I mean this morning, been a long few hours.
Moral of the race/Being a Toyota fan. Never be happy or excited about anything
I just knew deep down that nothing was guaranteed for Toyota, they seem to just attract bad luck
Edit: By last night I mean this morning, been a long few hours.
Roo
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I can highlight some disrespect from a Porsche fan:
Right there.
And I'm not even a Toyota fan.
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- OutlawQuadrant
Absolutely tough break for Toyota but as the adage goes, to finish first, you must first finish. I hope they'll come out of this even stronger.
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- Wellington
People need to realise it is the 24 hours of Le Mans, not the 23 hours and 56 minutes or so - the race is to finish first after the entire distance, not a partial amount. Whether you feel Toyota deserved to win more or not is up to your own digression but it's simply not necessary to berate one another simply due to whom they supported.
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That's quite simply bad sportsmanship.
I get it, some folks are upset Porsche won because the Toyota broke. Some people are upset that Porsche won, period. That's fair enough. Was gutted myself to see a well deserved victory slipping from Toyota. Still. Acting like it's Porsche's fault the TS050 didn't make it and being all salty is, as I said, simply bad sportsmanship.
Sorry for singling you out, it's not like there's only you who's acting like that. Just needed to get that off my chest.
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No thanks. I'd rather not stoop down to insults and temper tantrums.
And I find it hilarious I'm being labeled as a Porsche fan for calling a spade a spade. If anything I was actually happy for Toyota to get their first win before the car broke. Seems like objectivity is a complex thing for some on here.
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Breaking it down:
Porsche had the pace easy, and a fast one. Toyota had the strategy. Both deserved it.
Porsche had the pace easy, and a fast one. Toyota had the strategy. Both deserved it.
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Porsche had the reliability, Toyota didn't. This is racing, it happens, can't do anything about it anymore.
My opinion, nothing more, nothing less.
My opinion, nothing more, nothing less.
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Please read my other posts, I'm not suggesting Porsche gifting it to Toyota, I would NEVER want something like that.
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I'd say Toyota had it all but yeah, I'd compromise and accept both deserved the win if that means we can stop acting so un-gentlemanish from both sides.
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Does the Toyota losing at the final few minutes remind anybody of the Netherlands in the World Cup?
I'm not trying to be offensive, and call me superstitious, but, perhaps some things just aren't meant to happen.
A tyre puncture in the final few minutes in 1999, a part from the FIA that went malfunctioning in 2014, and now this in 2016. Toyota has been a frontrunner for quite a few times, and has seen the Le Mans title being taken away from them in all those times.
There goes a saying in my local language that 'somebody isn't born to be a champion'. Perhaps Toyota is that 'somebody' in Le Mans.
Congratulations to Porsche, but to me, Toyota deserves this win more.
I'm not trying to be offensive, and call me superstitious, but, perhaps some things just aren't meant to happen.
A tyre puncture in the final few minutes in 1999, a part from the FIA that went malfunctioning in 2014, and now this in 2016. Toyota has been a frontrunner for quite a few times, and has seen the Le Mans title being taken away from them in all those times.
There goes a saying in my local language that 'somebody isn't born to be a champion'. Perhaps Toyota is that 'somebody' in Le Mans.
Congratulations to Porsche, but to me, Toyota deserves this win more.
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