82nd Running Of The Le Mans 24 Hours - 14/15 June 2014.

[Hayden]

The actor on the dailymotion stream has no idea

 

[XS]

Wait, Porsche in the lead!!!

Edit, nevermind, there was a glitch in their leader board!! UGH!

 

[Shinshiki]

So.... Who wants to put bets down on the 8 car winning it overall?

 

[Sixflags48]

Just watch as all LMP1 bite the dust and Jann wins it all.

 

[RACECAR]

Yep, the 7 is done. Game over.

 

[Savolainen83]

#7 officially retired from the race.

 

[CarBastard]

#7 is officially retired. Very sad, I wanted to see a battle 'til the end.

 

[CAMikaze]

Given the time in Le Mans right now, I feel this is appropriate...

Cue ELO

 

[Shinshiki]

This is why Audi enter three cars. They've had two problems and still have another bullet in the gun. 👍

This is why I wish Toyota would enter 3 cars. Granted they probably can't though because they don't have a budget like Audi.

 

[Cano]

another year, another win for Audi.

 

[Skython]

The actor on the dailymotion stream has no idea

I guessed he would have no idea as soon as he said he was here to promote something. Was funny watching him try to answer questions.

 

[CAMikaze]

#7 is officially retired. Very sad, I wanted to see a battle 'til the end.

Same here, but you never know...

 

[Mac K]

Gutted for Toyota, really pulls at the heart strings seeing how dejected the team looks..

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

You're being optimistic, I'm being pessimistic. Apples and oranges. I certainly hope the Toyota comes back!! And I certainly think a lot can happen in the 9 1/2 hours remaining, but I'm also being pessimistic based off of past behavior Audi has shown in the final hours of LeMans. If nothing changes (no breakdowns or crashes) they'll win it.

I know what you're being, and I don't care, the nature of this race dictates that it can go either way despite what has happened in the past. In reality I'm being equally cynical with the current good nature Audi is having.

While I agree, I just don't see it happening this time. Toyota is done, the 7 I'm pretty convinced isn't going anywhere and the 8 is simply not fast enough to make up anytime and its pretty much out of time. Their would have to be a massive accidents to the other cars in order for that to happen.

That's fine, but when people broadcast as if they know when they didn't have the info it's quite stupid of them. It's great to say a guess, but those speaking weren't specifying a guess but an absolution. In reality I don't care if Toyota win, because I'm for Porsche in this race as LMP goes.

 

[SagarisGTB]

Yes because you can say this with absolution how?

Absolution?

Try to be realistic. I can't be absolutely sure that Iran won't win the World Cup or that Pippo Volandri won't win Wimbledon, but those events are very very unlikely, just like Toyota winning this race.

 

[CarBastard]

This is why I wish Toyota would enter 3 cars. Granted they probably can't though because they don't have a budget like Audi.

They do, they're just scared to repeat their F1 antics all over again and pour a ginormous budget to end up with no results in the end. It's ironic: if they weren't conservative with their budget, a 3rd Toyota may very well be leading the race right now with high chances of winning it.

 

[Prince.M5]

Gutted.. We've officially lost the #7.. Sigh.. At the moment, it's gonna be Audi's. But we still have 10 hours or so left!

 

[Azure Flare]

Errr...you mean Stuttgart's crest?

It seems I got my German cities mixed up.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Absolution?

Try to be realistic. I can't be absolutely sure that Iran won't win the World Cup or that Pippo Volandri won't win Wimbledon, but those events are very very unlikely, just like Toyota winning this race.

Well now you're being a bit daft. The point was you stated something before the facts were in, as if you are on the Toyota team yourself. Why do something so annoyingly naive? Rather you should have waited like the rest of us and then I wouldn't be busting your chops. Now you've decided to make analogies that aren't comparable to the context of your original post.

 

[CarBastard]

That track looks gorgeous at sunrise! The sky looks blue and pink at the same time and the cars are still roaring through the French countryside!

 

[Kamuifanboy]

Well, it was a good effort from the boys at TMG and Toyota. Really gutted for the team because they deserved to win the race, not Audi. You know, something seems fishy here to me... realistically Audi should not have won any 24H in the past 7 years, yet have come away with 6 victories. Oh well, I'll be hoping that Porsche gets their reliability issues fixed next year and they begin to dominate like they did 20 years ago. I've been tired of the 4 rings since the middle of the R8 Era.

 

[ClydeYellow]

It breaks my heart to see the #7 Toyota go. They were close to the elusive first place this time! They had the best car on the grid, and a solid team built around it.

Oh, well. There's always next year, no?

Well, it was a good effort from the boys at TMG and Toyota. Really gutted for the team because they deserved to win the race, not Audi. You know, something seems fishy here to me

Also, the teams that deserves to win is the one that wins, at Le Mans. There can't and has never been an undeserving winner at the 24h. Surviving is already a grand victory.

 

[CarBastard]

Well, it was a good effort from the boys at TMG and Toyota. Really gutted for the team because they deserved to win the race, not Audi. You know, something seems fishy here to me... realistically Audi should not have won any 24H in the past 7 years, yet have come away with 6 victories. Oh well, I'll be hoping that Porsche gets their reliability issues fixed next year and they begin to dominate like they did 20 years ago. I've been tired of the 4 rings since the middle of the R8 Era.

Exactly what seems fishy to you? I just want to know.

 

[Crash]

Really disappointed that the #7 Toyota is out. I still really want to know what happened to the car though.

 

[Bram Turismo]

Toyota is just like Peugeot: fast, but they always break down. And I have a feeling their Le Mans story will turn out the same way as their F1 story.

I can only hope Toyota will say to themselves "Now why the hell didn't we enter a third car..."

 

[CarBastard]

Really disappointed that the #7 Toyota is out. I still really want to know what happened to the car though.

More importantly, is the driver ok?

Toyota is just like Peugeot: fast, but they always break down. And I have a feeling their Le Mans story will turn out the same way as their F1 story.

I can only hope Toyota will say to themselves "Now why the hell didn't we enter a third car..."

Completely agree 👍. I just hope they hang around at least until next year so they can duke it out with Nissan!

 

[Shinshiki]

Toyota is just like Peugeot: fast, but they always break down. And I have a feeling their Le Mans story will turn out the same way as their F1 story.

I can only hope Toyota will say to themselves "Now why the hell didn't we enter a third car..."

Let's not compare Toyota to Peugeot.

 

[ProjectWHaT]

Plot twist:
LMP1-L wins overall

 

[XS]

The Corvette needed a front end and door change because the door number was improperly lit.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Toyota is just like Peugeot: fast, but they always break down. And I have a feeling their Le Mans story will turn out the same way as their F1 story.

I can only hope Toyota will say to themselves "Now why the hell didn't we enter a third car..."

You mean Toyota is just like Toyota of the 90s...