80th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours - 16–17 June 2012

[photonrider]

No official confirmation yet about DW out.

Darkness soon.

That is usually the spot I crash - though not while driving such a stealthy car, with someone sniffing my fumes.

Still a ways to go. . .

 

[Jawehawk]

There is no loophole. Toyota would have done the same thing. Is this your first time watching a le mans race?

And if they had, I would be going just at hard at them. It's not my first race, I just hate bad sportsmanship. Toyota took the position in a fair way. Audi used a loophole to get out faster, leaving the Toyota without any way to effectively respond.

Had they done it while the race was still going strong (as in no safecar on track), I wouldn't have any problem with it.

 

[Luminis]

Audi #1 is achieving quicker lap times than Toyota #7.

Haven't they been doing that during the warm ups and qualfyings as well?

 

[Thursday7]

Relax guys. As much as I love the Deltawing, I still want Toyota to soldier on. I want Audi to win, and I'm sure they will, but I don't want a lame victory. I wan't Toyota to fight on until the end and the best Audi, I mean, the best team, taking the win.

you want audi to win?! why?!

 

[Azure Flare]

This race just got very depressing after these calamities. However it's not over yet.

Yeah, we've still got an epic GT battle to settle. And also, #7 Toyota in garage.

 

[C-ZETA]

My live timing has now decided to stop.

...Just me?

 

[Ardius]

They overtook the Toyota by using a loophole in the rules. That's all. It makes not sense to allow overtaking in the pits while the safety car is out, as the entire point is to essentially stop the race for a while. It's not good sportsmanship.

And to then start the race in a manner where the leading cars are packed in a group of slower cars, is just downright idiotic. Yes, the driver of the Toyota was at fault in the Porsche curves, but they shouldn't have started there in the first place.

So what happens when Toyota's pit stop takes longer than expected? You hold the Audi in the pitlane until its finished?
How are we meant to get all the cars back in race order behind the safety car? They are behind 3 different safety car queues and it would take several laps to get such a thing organised. I'd rather have more racing laps than safety car laps, especially as later in the race the race order gets pretty mixed and spread anyway.

Good sportsmanship? Toyota would do the same thing. Everyone is racing with the same rules and opportunities. If some people luck out with it more than others, then thats racing. Not everything is dependant simply on being fastest on track.

 

[uMadson?]

"CORRECTOIN 2 MINUTE STOP AND GO PENALTY FOR #40"

and #7 into the pits again O.o

 

[JohneyPixel]

Nonononononono nooooooo!!!!!

 

[Patrick]

Toyota into the garage!

 

[SubaruWRC555]

no chance for toyota to win now'

 

[Savolainen83]

#7 Toyota in the pitbox.

 

[Desmo46]

RIP DeltaWing.

Toyota in the garage.

 

[Thursday7]

My live timing has now decided to stop.

...Just me?

no it does it at times for like 10 minutes. happened to me a few times. just gotta wait.

 

[otakukid96]

The Toyota's back in the garage, hope it stays there.

 

[obsessive rules]

Personally I want Toyota to win. Or (if it was counted) DW, it would be hilarious for that to take down Audi for years and years and years...

 

[Tomt5]

Why on earth did they get Nakajima for an endurance race. -.-

 

[Emptyone]

Here's the Deltawing crash video for those wondering

 

[Cano]

I hope the other Toyota falls, too.

as for the guy sayin' passing trough pitstops is poor sportsmanship, LOL.

 

[Ardius]

no chance for toyota to win now'

Why not? A long, long way to go now. Audi can easily suffer their own bad luck.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Might as well turn the race off now. No point in watching if Audi's just going to walk away with it.....again.

 

[Demon Drone]

Toyota into the garage!

Woo!!

 

[Tornado]

So the Deltawing is out. Both of the Toyotas are out (for all intents and purposes).



Might as well just watch the Burn Notice that taped on Thursday.

 

[Luminis]

you want audi to win?! why?!

Why wouldn't he?

 

[Gejabo]

The Toyota's back in the garage, hope it stays there.

What??

 

[Furinkazen]

I'm keeping watching. Seriously the Rebellion team with the problems earlier on must be rubbing their hands with glee...

 

[Bram Turismo]

Funny how everyone who wanted Toyota to win suddenly jumps ship when a Toyota driver makes an error

 

[Downhill Dino]

Tree'd for video again...

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Audi used a loophole to get out faster, leaving the Toyota without any way to effectively respond.

They could've responded with a faster pit stop. It doesn't matter whether there's a yellow or not, you leave the pits as fast as possible under the rules. You're talking nonsense.

 

[Azure Flare]

So the Deltawing is out. Both of the Toyotas are out (for all intents and purposes).



Might as well just watch the Burn Notice that taped on Thursday.

Have you forgotten about GT?