nudge Posted April 9, 2019 Posted April 9, 2019 1 minute ago, Tommy said: Indeed. It was a rivalry without any toxicity. Speaking of commercials: ahahaha how come I've never seen this before Quote
nudge Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 Le Mans entry list released! 60 cars grid! LMP1: Nr. Team / Auto Fahrer 1 Fahrer 2 Fahrer 3 1 Rebellion / Oreca-Gibson N. Jani A. Lotterer B. Senna 3 Rebellion / Oreca-Gibson T. Laurent N. Berthon G. Menezes 4 ByKolles / CLM-Nismo T. Dillmann TBA TBA 7 Toyota M. Conway K. Kobayashi J. M. Lopez 8 Toyota S. Buemi K. Nakajima F. Alonso 10 Dragonspeed / BR1-Gibson H. Hedman B. Hanley R. Van Der Zande 11 SMP Racing / BR1-AER V. Petrov M. Aleshin J. Button 17 SMP Racing / BR1-AER S. Sarrazin E. Orudzhev S. Sirotkin LMP2: Nr. Team / Auto Fahrer 1 Fahrer 2 Fahrer 3 20 High Class Racing / Oreca A. Fjördbach D. Andersen TBA 22 United Autosports / Ligier P. Hanson F.Albuquerque TBA 23 Panis Barthez / Ligier R. Binder TBA TBA 25 Algarve Pro Racing / Oreca M. Patterson A. Pizzitola J.Falb 26 G-Drive / Oreca R. Rusinov J. Van Uitert J.E. Vergne 28 TDS Racing / Oreca F. Perrodo M. Vaxivière L. Duval 29 Team Nederland / Dallara F. Van Eerd G. Van Der Garde N. De Vries 30 Duqeine Engineering / Ligier R. Dumas N. Jamin P. Ragues 31 Dragonspeed / Oreca R. Gonzalez P. Maldonado A. Davidson 32 United Autosports / Ligier R.Cullen TBA TBA 34 Inter Europal Competition / Ligier J. Smiechowski TBA TBA 36 Signatech Matmut / Alpine N. Lapierre A. Negrao P. Thiriet 37 Jackie Chan DC / Oreca D. Heinemeier-Hansson J.King R.Taylor 38 Jackie Chan DC / Oreca H. Tung S. Richelmi G. Aubry 39 Graff / Oreca T. Gommendy V.Capillaire J.Hirschi 43 RLR M Sport / Oreca J. Farano A. Maini TBA 47 Cetillar R. Villorba Corse / Dallara R. Lacorte TBA TBA 48 IDEC Sport / Oreca P. Lafargue TBA TBA 49 ARC Bratislava / Ligier M. Konopka TBA TBA 50 Larbre Competition / Ligier E. Creed R. Ricci TBA GTE Pro: Nr. Team / Auto Fahrer 1 Fahrer 2 Fahrer 3 51 AF Corse / Ferrari A. Pier Guidi J. Calado D. Serra 63 Corvette Racing / Corvette J. Magnussen A. Garcia M. Rockenfeller 64 Corvette Racing / Corvette O. Gavin T. Milner M. Fässler 66 Chip Ganassi Racing / Ford S. Mücke O. Pla TBA 67 Chip Ganassi Racing / Ford A. Priaulx H. Tincknell TBA 68 Chip Ganassi Racing / Ford J. Hand D. Müller S. Bourdais 69 Chip Ganassi Racing / Ford R. Briscoe R. Westbrook S. Dixon 71 AF Corse / Ferrari D. Rigon S. Bird M. Molina 81 MTEK / BMW N. Catsburg M. Tomczyk P. Eng 82 MTEK / BMW A. Farfus A. Felix da Costa J. Krohn 89 Risi Competizione / Ferrari P.Derani O.Jarvis J.Gounon 91 Porsche R. Lietz G. Bruni F. Makowiecki 92 Porsche M. Christensen K. Estre L. Vanthoor 93 Porsche P. Pilet E. Bamber N. Tandy 94 Porsche S. Müller M. Jaminet D. Olsen 95 Aston Martin N. Thiim M. Sörensen TBA 97 Aston Martin M. Martin A. Lynn TBA GTE Am: Nr. Team / Auto Fahrer 1 Fahrer 2 Fahrer 3 54 Spirit of Race / Ferrari T. Flohr F. Castellacci G. Fisichella 56 Team Project 1 / Porsche J. Bergmeister P. Lindsey E. Perfetti 57 Car Guy Racing / Ferrari T. Kimura K. Cozzolino TBA 60 Kessel Racing / Ferrari C. Schiavoni TBA TBA 61 Clearwater Racing / Ferrari L. Perez Companc M. Griffin M. Cressoni 62 Weathertech Racing / Ferrari C. MacNeil T.Vilander R.Smith 70 MR Racing / Ferrari M. Ishikawa O. Beretta E. Cheever III 77 Dempsey Proton Racing / Porsche M. Campbell TBA TBA 78 Proton Competition / Porsche L.Prette TBA TBA 83 Kessel Racing / Ferrari M. Gostner R. Frey M. Gatting 84 JMW Motorsport / Ferrari J. Cocker TBA TBA 85 Keating Motorsport / Ford B. Keating J. Bleekemolen F. Fraga 86 Gulf Racing / Porsche M. Wainwright B. Barker TBA 88 Dempsey Proton Racing / Porsche S. Hoshino G. Roda M. Cairoli 90 TF Motorsport / Aston Martin S. Yoluc C. Eastwood TBA 98 Aston Martin Racing P. Dalla Lana P. Lamy M. Lauda 99 Proton Competition / Porsche P. Long TBA TBA Quote
nudge Posted May 16, 2019 Posted May 16, 2019 Alonso had a crash during Indy 500 practice today (he's ok!). The wrecker transporting his wrecked car then got stuck and wrecked in the garage Patricio O'Ward had quite a crash too (he's fine as well!) I must say I really love those cars though... Old school looks. Quote
nudge Posted May 20, 2019 Posted May 20, 2019 Uh-oh. Alonso misses out on Indy 500 next weekend due to failing to qualify... Quote
Eco Posted May 20, 2019 Posted May 20, 2019 6 minutes ago, nudge said: Uh-oh. Alonso misses out on Indy 500 next weekend due to failing to qualify... Yeah - i was going to write about this since I saw it on ESPN. Supposedly the car was absolute shit and if it hadn't been for Alonso's talent, he wouldn't have been as close as he was. Quote
nudge Posted May 20, 2019 Posted May 20, 2019 4 minutes ago, Eco said: Yeah - i was going to write about this since I saw it on ESPN. Supposedly the car was absolute shit and if it hadn't been for Alonso's talent, he wouldn't have been as close as he was. Yeah the car was poor; mostly because they couldn't launch a joint bid with Andretti or Penske this year and use a Honda engine due to falling out with them so decided to entry a car on their own and had to resort to using a Chevrolet engine and partner up with Carlin as no other top Chevy teams were interested apparently... Marred with technical problems throughout preparation; not enough practice and speed. They even got setups from Penske and shock absorbers from Andretti right before quali but it wasn't enough. Quote
nudge Posted May 26, 2019 Posted May 26, 2019 Indy 500 starting in a short while! Anyone watching? Quote
nudge Posted June 12, 2019 Posted June 12, 2019 Free Practice red flagged due to extreme rain. Proton Racing #99 had a huge accident just before that. I'm probably talking to myself here again but will anyone be watching the race?... Quote
nudge Posted June 13, 2019 Posted June 13, 2019 Q3 has just ended. LMP1: Toyota 1-2 as expected. The #7 will start on pole ahead of the #8; P3 goes to #17 SMP car. SMP and Rebellion should be an interesting fight. ByKolles almost 8 seconds slower than the car on pole Toyota #7 3:15.497 Toyota #8 3:15.908 (+0.411) SMP Racing #17 3:16.159 (+0.662) LMP2: GRAFF Racing #39 3:25.073 TDS Racing #28 3:25.345 (+0.272) DragonSpeed #31 3:25.667 (+0.594) GTE Pro: Aston Martin takes the pole in class! A lot of traffic at the end of the quali prevented most teams from improving their times. Best Porsche only in P4. Aston Martin #95 3:48.000 Ford #67 3:48.112 (+0.112) Corvette #63 3:48.830 (+0.830) GTE Am: A Porsche 1-2-3 for the customer teams! Dempsey Proton Racing #88 3:51.439 Dempsey Proton Racing #77 3:51.645 (+0.206) Gulf Racing #86 3:51.944 (+0.505) Quote
nudge Posted June 14, 2019 Posted June 14, 2019 The FIA and ACO have announced finalised technical regulations for the top class of the World Endurance Championship, which has been dubbed 'Le Mans Endurance Hypercars'. On Friday, ahead of the 87th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours, the governing bodies held a joint press conference to confirm the new technical rules which will allow manufacturers or privateers to develop a 'clean-sheet prototype design of their own choosing' or develop an existing road-going hypercar. If using an existing road car, a minimum of 20 units must be produced over a two-year period. There will be a minimum weight of 1,100 kg, with a powertrain average of 750 horsepower and a sole tyre supplier, with the ACO estimating a Le Mans laptime of 3m30s. Hybrid systems will be optional and managed by "deployment thresholds" and can only be activated at speeds over 120km/h in dry conditions. They will be limited to 200 kW (270 HP). Balance of Performance (BoP) will be utilised and can be adjusted throughout the season to ensure a level-playing field. It's hoped the introduction of hypercar regulations will attract a number of new manufacturers, with the likes of Ferrari, McLaren and Aston Martin having already shown an interest. https://www.motorsportweek.com/news/id/23209 Toyota and Aston Martin have already officially announced their participation! Toyota is building a new hybrid-powered prototype based on the GR Super Sport road car that they are currently developing and testing (first released renders): Aston Martin announced that it will run a minimum of two factory Valkyries in the WEC in the inaugural season of the new category (most likely a joint programme with Red Bull); always wanted to see that car on the race track! V12 Glickenhaus is joining too: Porsche, Ferrari, Ford, McLaren are all said to be interested in joining as well from 2021/22. Hopefully more manufacturers will join too. @Cannabis @Tommy @BartraPique1932 @RandoEFC @Eco @MUFC 2 Quote
Moderator Tommy Posted June 22, 2019 Moderator Posted June 22, 2019 Well, well, well.... now it's possible, huh? Quote
nudge Posted June 22, 2019 Posted June 22, 2019 12 minutes ago, Tommy said: Well, well, well.... now it's possible, huh? That's because the stewards missed the fact that Vips gave the position back before he was given the penalty. Once they realised that, they cancelled the penalty and rightly so. Or maybe his team submitted Chandhok's Sky analysis video as overwhelming evidence to the stewards 1 Quote
nudge Posted June 23, 2019 Posted June 23, 2019 Nürburgring 24 Hours race has been phenomenal so far... Much better than Le Mans last weekend too. 32 seconds between the leading two cars with 1 hour and 15 minutes to go and the fight is on... Quote
nudge Posted June 28, 2019 Posted June 28, 2019 Motorsports Olympics are coming! The FIA has announced today the launch of the 'FIA Motorsport Games', an exciting new international, multidisciplinary sporting event that will see drivers competing not for individual recognition, but for their country. The FIA Motorsport Games will be an annual event, with drivers from a variety of disciplines participating in the same venue on the same weekend under their national flag. The Motorsport Games will initially feature six categories: GT, Touring Car, Formula 4, Drifting, Karting Slalom and Digital Motorsport. Each competition will award Gold, Silver and Bronze medals, contributing to an overall medal table. The inaugural edition of the FIA Motorsport Games will be held in autumn 2019, in Rome. Quote
nudge Posted July 25, 2019 Posted July 25, 2019 Oof, another busy weekend in terms of motorsports... F1 German GP 24H of Spa IndyCar at Mid-Ohio #TeamNoSleep Quote
nudge Posted September 4, 2019 Posted September 4, 2019 The new Formula E season is coming up soon and that will be the first one for me to follow properly (even if reluctantly) due to Porsche joining the grid as a works team with the driver lineup of André Lotterer and Neel Jani. The car looks nice to be fair... Quote
nudge Posted September 4, 2019 Posted September 4, 2019 PS - moved the thread here to the F1 subfolder as hopefully it will get more activity here... Quote
nudge Posted September 10, 2019 Posted September 10, 2019 8 minutes ago, Tommy said: Nice Yes as a part of DTM and Super GT cooperation... There will be another crossover event at Fuji in November (I think) with a few DTM entries. I think a merger of series is possible in the future. DTM is already changing the name of the series in 2021 too. Oh and they will be racing in Monza next season too! Quote
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