86th Running Of The 24 Hours Of Le Mans, 16-17 June 2018

[20832]

Pity

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

I was just about to say I was surprised all 60 cars were still running after 4 hours. Shame it had to be the Kolles, everybody likes an underdog.

 

[ProjectWHaT]

Contact with a 911 RSR. Driver got out on his own

 

[Tired Tyres]

ByKolles, I called it.

You guys owe me beer.

What? You are kidding. That's like saying water is wet.

 

[Michelin Man]

Big shame, could be game over with that amount of damage. Was rather wanting the Bykolles to do well this year after the problems of last year, but alas is hasn't been the case.

 

[SilkCutXJR]

Can they put Jenson Button in the more competitive team car? Isn't that something Formula 1 used to do in the early days?

I had the same idea.

Brundle won le mans in that fashion in 1990 for jaguar. Price cobb suffered from dehydration and brundles car was already out. He and john nielsen stinted superbly and finished a well earned first.

 

[MaddinICE]

Big shame, could be game over with that amount of damage. Was rather wanting the Bykolles to do well this year after the problems of last year, but alas is hasn't been the case.

Yeah quite disappointing to end a race like that, but thats endurance racing sometimes, accidents can happen while overtaking slower class cars.

 

[Silent Drifter]

I have to say, being able to see Alonso eyes looking at his mirrors in the pit stop, watching his pit crew working, is pretty cool to see. I think in F1 they are only concentrating on the lights to tell them to go.

 

[DesertPenguin]

I'm always surprised by how big the tires look when they're fully exposed like that against the rest of the bodywork

 

[MaddinICE]

3 minute stop and go penalty for the #71 Ferrari for leaving the pits under red light in the previous safety car period.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

The #1 Rebellion had a problem restarting after a pitstop last time, now in the garage. Could be a lengthy stop.

 

[Savolainen83]

Although its a shame that BMW isn't the official safety car this year, those Porsches don't look that bad.

Love the light setup with the lightbar and additional led strobes in the front and rear bumber + side leds.

 

[Ether]

The Lemans broadcast Twitter hashtag is #hotbox24???
Does the term "hotbox" not mean the same thing in Europe as it does in the states?

 

[Carlos]

Although its a shame that BMW isn't the official safety car this year, those Porsches don't look that bad.

Love the light setup with the lightbar and additional led strobes in the front and rear bumber + side leds.

But in black... art car as safety car would be much cooler

 

[comu]

Wow the Bykolles crumbled so quick

 

[Organ-Donor]

Swam in the pool instead of going to beach, I couldn't bring myself to miss the race. Priorities in check.

 

[comu]

 

[MaddinICE]

 

[Savolainen83]

Pictures not working for me. Just two red X's.

 

[comu]

Pictures not working for me. Just two red X's.

Yeah haha got there in the end!

 

[crooky369]

The Lemans broadcast Twitter hashtag is #hotbox24???
Does the term "hotbox" not mean the same thing in Europe as it does in the states?

As far as I’m concerned it means exactly the same thing! There’s a few piss takers in their team (Carlton Kirby etc) who probably decided on the #. It’s certainly memorable.

 

[MaddinICE]

What a traffic!

 

[Tired Tyres]

Fernando! Down boy. There are 19 hours to go!

 

[comu]

Pure carnage at the restart!

 

[2clicks]

What a traffic!

It's like the race just started!

 

[comu]

 

[2clicks]

What are all those road cars there for at the beginning of the pit lane? Saw some Porsches in there, but it's the first time I've actually taken notice of them and want to know why they're there.

 

[20832]

Porsche leading in both GTE classes and Toyota leading LMP1, as a Porsche enthusiast and a Toyota employee I'm very happy with that. Hopefully I didn't jinx it now

What are all those road cars there for at the beginning of the pit lane? Saw some Porsches in there, but it's the first time I've actually taken notice of them and want to know why they're there.

Safety vehicles?

 

[Savolainen83]

What are all those road cars there for at the beginning of the pit lane? Saw some Porsches in there, but it's the first time I've actually taken notice of them and want to know why they're there.

Safety cars, medical cars, race controls ride... WEC/Le Mans support vehicles. Prepare to see them there for the next two Le Mans races aswell.

 

[2clicks]

Safety cars, medical cars, race controls ride... WEC/Le Mans support vehicles. Prepare to see them there for the next two Le Mans races aswell.

Sorry to throw questions at you, but what do you mean by 'next two'? What happens to them after that?