The Le Mans General Discussion Thread

[SagarisGTB]

You could be right. "Porsche Team confirms 2015 works drivers" could imply confirmation that the sextet will be back for the full season, but it's not explicit. Nevertheless, the third car is still up in the air.

 

[RACECAR]

Seeing as they don't make any indication that they'll scale back their program to just select rounds, it would seem a forgone conclusion to assume that the full time line up is basically the same for 2015

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

My local cinema is packed for journey to Le mans

@daan come keep me company

 

[daan]

@daan come keep me company

Could've done too. Never knew it was on.

 

[SagarisGTB]

Seeing as they don't make any indication that they'll scale back their program to just select rounds, it would seem a forgone conclusion to assume that the full time line up is basically the same for 2015

That's not what I was getting at. For example, if an F1 star becomes available and they sign that driver for a full season in the #20, Porsche could reduce the role of, say, Timo Bernhard to testing and driving a third car at Spa/LM without contradicting this press release. I doubt that'll happen, but I don't think Porsche have completely terminated their options should something very attractive become available.

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

Could've done too. Never knew it was on.

I wasn't on my own in the end

British GT champion Ross Whylie turned up

 

[Tired Tyres]

Sarrazin staying at Toyota next year according to Radio Le Mans.

 

[Clark]

Would be silly to get rid of him really, he's probably still the fastest qualifier at LM as well.

 

[Tired Tyres]

I don't think it was Toyota wanting to offload him, more that someone else was trying to hire him.

 

[Bo]

Wasn't he linked with their WRC programme at one point?

 

[Appie]

Oh sweet, nice to know that this won' t be a boring saturday 👍

 

[Tired Tyres]

Oops. #8 out of the lead and in the garage.

 

[mikeerfol]

Alternator problem apparently.

 

[mikeerfol]

I know it's not important but shouldn't this thread be renamed to "The WEC General Discussion Thread"?

Anyway Toyota got the win with the #7 car, 2-3 for Porsche (#14, #20) and Audi 4-5 (#2, #1)

 

[Bo]

We are the champions!!!!!

 

[Carlos]

2 & 3 for Porsche woohoo

 

[ProjectWHaT]

Here's some beautiful pictures from Jalopnik:

http://blackflag.jalopnik.com/behol...the-6-hours-of-bahrai-1658794008/+matepetrany

 

[Furinkazen]

Lotus didn't do a lap. Ouch.

 

[Bo]

Lotus didn't do a lap. Ouch.

It was stuck in a pack of P2's. Not the best package ever.

 

[RACECAR]

We are the champions!!!!!

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

We are the champions!!!!!

As this is the Le Mans thread.... No ..... No you aren't.

 

[Bo]

As this is the Le Mans thread.... No ..... No you aren't.

We can work on Le Mans next year. We've sealed the title. I'm still giddy.

 

[mikeerfol]

As this is the Le Mans thread.... No ..... No you aren't.

See why I suggested the title to be changed?

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

We can work on Le Mans next year. We've sealed the title. I'm still giddy.

Yeah i hear you are doing the catering?

 

[ProjectWHaT]

Congratulations to @sebastien_buemi Anthony Davidson and Toyota - #WEC World Champions after today's race in #Bahrain - #FIAWEC #24HLM - photo credit @sebastien_buemi

 

[Legro]

It was quite obvious that number 8 Toyota would win WEC this year.

Hope that Porsche gets better season next year.

 

[SagarisGTB]

Sarrazin staying at Toyota next year according to Radio Le Mans.

Good for him I suppose, but there's no getting around that he has been poor behind the wheel of the TS030/TS040. Slow-and-steady Wurz has consistently been faster, Nakajima is on another planet and even newbie Conway has shown Sarrazin up.

If someone was going to be replaced by Conway, I would have hoped it was Sarrazin, but now all signs point towards the departure being Lapierre. Lapierre has his faults, but at least he's not slower than Wurz.

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

Starting to work out what to go to next year. Definitely doing Le mans again and possibly spa 24hr as I know someone who is taking their AMR team along.

Really fancy doing the N24 as well.

 

[Snaeper]

@R1600Turbo and I are going to have to take up amateur spy photography.

http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/new-lmp1-nissan-to-begin-testing-in-arizona

 

[CodeRedR51]

@R1600Turbo and I are going to have to take up amateur spy photography.

http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/new-lmp1-nissan-to-begin-testing-in-arizona

Sorry, I have tags turned off, didn't see this. That was posted quite some time ago, actually the world knew before I did. (and I work at the facility) They arrived today, but I have not seen the car yet.