Le Mans Le Mans and the WEC
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F1Brits_90
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yes delighted LMP1 has gone because recently its pretty dreadful seeing a 1 horse race. hopefully next year we will get back to years of 4-5 years where we will have battle for the overall
Reading up on the Hypercars plan it seems very much like a move back towards the spirit of Le Mans with the top class of cars more firmly routed in road car DNA.
If only.
F1Brits_90
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F1Brits_90
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overall victory at le mans might be finally get interesting
More on the news from Autosport. Make no mistake, this is massive for sports car racing. Ferrari effectively shunned Le Mans for decades after their high profile battles in the 60s.
With Ferrari committing to one of the most well known non F1 events in the motorsport calendar, I wonder what the reaction will be at Liberty towers?
www.autosport.com
With Ferrari committing to one of the most well known non F1 events in the motorsport calendar, I wonder what the reaction will be at Liberty towers?
Ferrari to contest Le Mans outright with 2023 Hypercar programme
Ferrari will return to the top flight of sportscar racing for the first time since 1973 with a Le Mans Hypercar in the World Endurance Championship from 2023
www.autosport.com
Bernie would never have let it happen. He'd have made it illegal or something.
F1Brits_90
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id assume it a good thing. it like when they have F1 drivers. anything that has cross promotionMore on the news from Autosport. Make no mistake, this is massive for sports car racing. Ferrari effectively shunned Le Mans for decades after their high profile battles in the 60s.
With Ferrari committing to one of the most well known non F1 events in the motorsport calendar, I wonder what the reaction will be at Liberty towers?
Ferrari to contest Le Mans outright with 2023 Hypercar programme
Ferrari will return to the top flight of sportscar racing for the first time since 1973 with a Le Mans Hypercar in the World Endurance Championship from 2023
Here's the Glickenhaus LMH
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It's great news for Le Mans, although basically a function of the F1 budget cap - it's a way of holding on to talent and remaining a big team at a time when the F1 crew is going to have to downsize somewhat. They've been loaning senior technical staff to Haas as well, I think?
Anyway, good news for Ferrari fans who have another red car to cheer for, and good news for Ferrari non-fans since it will almost certainly be a big fat failure.
At least, that's my take.
Anyway, good news for Ferrari fans who have another red car to cheer for, and good news for Ferrari non-fans since it will almost certainly be a big fat failure.
At least, that's my take.
All we need now is for someone in Detroit to read the news of Ferrari's return to the highest category of sports car racing and say "Hey, I gotta idea y'all"
That didn't stop Zakspeed
(well, it did after half a dozen laps but you get my point)
(well, it did after half a dozen laps but you get my point)
Le Mans is moving back to August:
2021 Le Mans 24 Hours Moves To 21/22 August | dailysportscar.com
2021 Le Mans 24 Hours Moves To 21/22 August | dailysportscar.com
F1Brits_90
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it makes sense alot of things i can see moved to get people in now
also i didnt realise this is the 1st year of the hypercar. i thought 2021 was the final year for lmp1 class
also i didnt realise this is the 1st year of the hypercar. i thought 2021 was the final year for lmp1 class
The entry list has been published today. Two Toyotas and two Glickenhaus-en(?) in the Hypercar class with the Signatech Alpine, which is last year's Rebellion under a new lick of paint/ownership.
No huge surprises, nice to see another "Garage 56" entry after a few years without - apparently a team set up by Frederic Sausset for drivers with physical impairments. Sausset was the quadruple amputee who raced in 2016.
No huge surprises, nice to see another "Garage 56" entry after a few years without - apparently a team set up by Frederic Sausset for drivers with physical impairments. Sausset was the quadruple amputee who raced in 2016.
At least Toyota won't have to deliberately hobble..... I mean... Erm.. Call one car in for a cup of tea, a biscuit, a long chat, a really slow screen wipe, tyre pressure and alignment check, top up the washer bottle and offer a browse of the complementary in flight magazine...
It's the first round of the WEC, the Spa 6 Hours tomorrow, and Toyota's new hypercars have locked out the front of the grid.
Ewaermint, as they say in that part of the world.
Ewaermint, as they say in that part of the world.
