24 Heures du Mans 2011 - 79th Grand Prix d'Endurance - June 11-12

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I'm just back from a couple hour's sleep. What has happened? aside from the Pescarolo incident, which I barely caught... such a pity.
 
Submerged
And is anyone thinking the Audi is losing tyre temperature or trying to find a wetter patch of road? (is it on inters?)
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It's on slicks, so Lotterer is surely taking it slow to not thrash the last R18...
 
Lotterer running pretty conservatively. Doesn't want to make any over-ambitious mistake and complete the trio of Audi crashes.

OHHH GOD!!! People crying at the Pescarolo garage :(! I said I'd kill a camarographer! :grumpy:
 
I'm pretty sure the No. 2 Audi is still on slicks. They might change in the next pit.
 
InvincibleM5
Yeah, they are crawling back up the order, yet both are having some bits of problems sometimes. The #51 AF Corse is not really healthy either, they have some sort of clutch issue... They have stopped recently and lost a lot of time to have a check on the problem.
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and the Vette i assume has been running like clock work through the night?
 
fusionedd
Lotterer's losing valuable time...
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Audi thinks it'll stop racing soon. The Pugs not moving to other than slicks should mean they think the same.
Only pretty strange why the Audi is slower in the wet.
 
hampus_dh
and the Vette i assume has been running like clock work through the night?
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Yeah, despite the problems they have yesterday with the #73, they worked really hard to get back all the time lost through the night and morning. They took advantage of the incident of the #74 and get into the podium. Now catching really fast and getting away swiftly...
 
So #2 is about to lose the lead, bad choice to stay out on those tyres.
 
Scalage
Audi thinks it'll stop racing soon. The Pugs not moving to other than slicks should mean they think the same.
Only pretty strange why the Audi is slower in the wet.
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@Scalage: Audi is slower on rain because they have something to lose. Pug, does not.
 
MitchZ06
Milner stormed past down Indianapolis.
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Really? Why no replay of that?!

If that is the case, how come is the 458 is 1 min and 35 seconds behind now? From what the live timing says.....

And I have adverts now... Just when the LMP1 was getting VERY interesting!
 
Rain's stopping, might be good news for Audi. Peugeot's still coming in fast!
 
God, Im gonna have a heartatttack if the battle between #2 and the Pesky Pugs is getting any closer.
 
Off work. Be back after a few beers this evening.
 
According to Audi telemetry last lap #2 3.46
Much better
 
InvincibleM5
Yeah, despite the problems they have yesterday with the #73, they worked really hard to get back all the time lost through the night and morning. They took advantage of the incident of the #74 and get into the podium. Now catching really fast and getting away swiftly...
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I see thanks, seems like they got it in the bag now.
 
Luminis
God, Im gonna have a heartatttack if the battle between #2 and the Pesky Pugs is getting any closer.
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Me too :scared:.

PugSport's tweeter feed saying rain has stopped...humm...IT'S A TRAP!!! They want to trick lotterer into keeping Slicks!!! :lol:.
 
Was watching the onboard in anticipation of the Vette passing the Ferrari. I think the Ferrari has got some gearbox/clutch problems.
 
CarBastard
Me too :scared:.

PugSport's tweeter feed saying rain has stopped...humm...IT'S A TRAP!!! They want to trick lotterer into keeping Slicks!!! :lol:.
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Pug switched from inters to slicks themselves, didn't notice which one, though.
 
Lotterer is lapping now at 3.35
Rain is definately gone
 
So staying on slicks might have been the right idea,a fter all, giveen how much time pitting would've taken.
 
Luminis
So staying on slicks might have been the right idea,a fter all, giveen how much time pitting would've taken.
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They don't call him Wolfgang Ullrich for nothing :sly:.
 
Luminis
Pug switched from inters to slicks themselves, didn't notice which one, though.
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Minassian switched to slicks. So, the rain really did stop, nice call on staying on slicks for the other cars.
 
Both McNish and Rockenfeller are out of the hospital and okay, appearently, both of them want to get to the track ASAP :lol:

Lotterer's lead is up to 1:27, again.
 
Lotterer putting down some '34 laptimes now. Go man, go!

Edit: Sorry about the DP.
 
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