2023 FIA World Endurance ChampionshipSports Cars

[skazz]

heavy rain. Boom, the fun starts again.
wets are being prepared. Some cars which just pitted are screwed as usual.

 

[IngRobNy]

Rain at MP6

And no inter tires...

 

[Michael88]

Thats a lot of rain.

I bet the safety car is already doing burnouts and donuts.

 

[Savolainen83]

As for prettiest car: I vote the yellow Cadillac. It also sounds the best of the Hypercars by a mile.

 

[IngRobNy]

And the leaders have changed again, nothing is written in stone in this race just yet.

 

[Silent Drifter]

Now imagine next year, when Alpine, Lamborghini, and BMW show up too

And if somehow we can get Honda to approve the Acuras to join it too, that would be awesome.

 

[Downhill Dino]

As a side thought, I really like the NASCAR inclusion and would be cool to see such a thing expanded. Bring in a car from those premier national series. We could have the NASCAR stock car, bring in Australia's V8 supercar, Japan's GT500.

 

[Joey D]

I can't imagine being a drive and having to stare super bright flashing red lights the entire way around the track. I get why they exist, but holy hell they're distracting.

 

[IngRobNy]

And if somehow we can get Honda to approve the Acuras to join it too, that would be awesome.

The more the merrier.

 

[Savolainen83]

Slow zones are up and cars are chrashing in the Indianapolis curve.

 

[JackRyanWMU]

HUGE Near Miss for one of the Toyotas trying to pit there.

 

[Vinylshark]

Wouldn't be suprised if we see the Safety car again. People flying off left and right.

 

[skazz]

no major barrier damage yet. But it looks like the safety car is coming. Shame...

 

[IngRobNy]

It's cars everywhere now, people needs to slow down in these conditions. It's pouring down!

 

[Michael88]

Talks about getting a safety car in.

Wow they're going fast in the rain, that's just crazy.

 

[Bram Turismo]

Toyota got 37 kg added in BoP changes, that can be the reason for the pace. Ferrari got 25 kg added as well though.

To me it seems Toyota can only win this on experience, strategy or reliability. Frankly, I can't see them beating Ferrari or Porsche on pure pace. Ferrari easily is the faster car on the straights, and you can visually see the Toyota struggling to follow the Porsche in the curves.

 

[skazz]

Ferrari 51 is in the lead still on slicks, not having pitted (probably mistaken?). Hoping for a safety car, but nothing yet...

Slow zone is clear, I don't think a safety car is coming!

 

[IngRobNy]

One wounded Corvette. 😭

 

[Jordan]

I just realized MotorTrend+ is included in YouTube TV, so if you've got that you can just sign in and watch/record the race.

They also have a 14 day free trial (sign up here with my referral code) so it could be a good option for those of you here in the US.

 

[Savolainen83]

Slow zones are gone, at least for a moment. Lets see how long that lasts.

 

[hacklberry]

Everything green again. We will see how long.

 

[Joey D]

I just realized MotorTrend+ is included in YouTube TV, so if you've got that you can just sign in and watch/record the race.

They also have a 14 day free trial (sign up here with my referral code) so it could be a good option for those of you here in the US.

Even better with MotorTrend+ you can get the EuroSport feed and French feed along with onboards from 16 of the cars. I've been watching the NASCAR just because the entire concept is ridiculous and I love watching it.

 

[Michael88]

Ferrari 51 is in the lead still on slicks, not having pitted (probably mistaken?). Hoping for a safety car, but nothing yet...

Slow zone is clear, I don't think a safety car is coming!

That has to be a mistake, no way he could drive in those conditions on slicks

Does anybody know why the #56 NASCAR is so far behind the GTE cars? Its on #40 place or so. It was extremely fast in practice, does it have to pit so often? Or was there damage?

 

[Savolainen83]

How can the drivers see anything? Just saw onboard from the Cadillac, and the wiper does absolutely nothing.

 

[Vinylshark]

The super slow-mo camera in the dark with rain looks superb.

 

[IngRobNy]

To me it seems Toyota can only win this on experience, strategy or reliability. Frankly, I can't see them beating Ferrari or Porsche on pure pace. Ferrari easily is the faster car on the straights, and you can visually see the Toyota struggling to follow the Porsche in the curves.

"Toyota received the biggest hit under the BoP with a 36kg increase in minimum weight for its GR010 HYBRID LMH, which won the opening three rounds of the 2023 WEC.

The Ferrari 499P LMH will run 24kg heavier than previously, while the Cadillac V-Series.R and Porsche 963 LMDhs have received 11kg and 3kg respectively."

The FIA, ACO imposed Hypercar BoP for Le Mans without manufacturer agreement

www.autosport.com

This could be the reason for the Toyota's struggle?

 

[Michael88]

How can the drivers see anything? Just saw onboard from the Cadillac, and the wiper does absolutely nothing.

I thought the same thing but the onboard camera is slightly offset from the wiper and looking at the corner of the windscreen, you can see a little more closer to the wiper, enough to make out the track.

 

[Tired Tyres]

How can the drivers see anything? Just saw onboard from the Cadillac, and the wiper does absolutely nothing.

Your looking through a camera iris. Not the human iris the driver is using.

 

[05XR8]

I do like that Peugeot as it’s the most car looking of the hypercars. However, I’ve picked the #6, as it’s my birthday number. I don’t care what car wins because the racing over every class has been unpredictable.

Gotta say, that Jota car seem like they picked people off the street to drive. Too many mistakes and it’s not even half race distance.

 

[IngRobNy]

Kobayashi behind the wheel in Toyota #7 now!