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WEC 2024
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FLRacingFan
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Safety car will be ending with a little over 2 hours to go with the vast majority of the Hypercar class still on the lead lap. Should be an interesting finish.
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Live stream...........
FLRacingFan
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Bahrain is a good track but the complete lack of atmosphere at these Middle Eastern events that bookend the season really sucks. Hopefully the series and teams find a way to pull together the funding for a ninth race at Silverstone in 2026, because a quarter of the calendar being taken up by Qatar and Bahrain is one of the few blemishes the championship currently has.
FLRacingFan
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This is by far the most racey the LMGT3 class has looked this season, wow.
FLRacingFan
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Lots of action in the only 2.5 hours I got to see. Seb Buemi in the #8 vaults Toyota to the Manufacturer championship by a mere six points over Porsche by way of a final hour pass for the race win over Matt Campbell in the #5. Penske Porsche’s #6 crew still take the Driver title despite finishing out of the points after the Toyota #7 retired from a fuel pump problem.
Seven different manufacturers finished in the top seven in the race today in Hypercar. LMGT3 saw its best action all season. Fitting way to end a very entertaining WEC season, and the field only gets bigger next year.
Seven different manufacturers finished in the top seven in the race today in Hypercar. LMGT3 saw its best action all season. Fitting way to end a very entertaining WEC season, and the field only gets bigger next year.
FLRacingFan
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Doc Austin
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Not surprising, but still bad news:
Hard to believe Bourdais couldn't have done better:
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Hard to believe Bourdais couldn't have done better:
Bourdais to partner Farano in Tower Motorsports LMP2
Sebastien Bourdais is set to join Tower Motorsports for the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Bourdais will partner 2022 LMP2 champion John Farano for the full season in the No. 8 ORECA…
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https://www.dailysportscar.com/2024/11/04/fia-wec-bahrain-finish-order-in-pictures-2.html
A little early, but why not?
A little early, but why not?
FLRacingFan
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I believe he’s doing a dual program between IMSA and WEC. I think there’ll be one date conflict between IMSA LMP2 and the WEC calendars. Cadillac’s WEC lineups should be announced in the next week or two.Hard to believe Bourdais couldn't have done better:
Bourdais to partner Farano in Tower Motorsports LMP2
Sebastien Bourdais is set to join Tower Motorsports for the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Bourdais will partner 2022 LMP2 champion John Farano for the full season in the No. 8 ORECA…
FLRacingFan
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Catching up on this one - it is definitely not too surprising given the series requirement for Hypercar teams to run two full season cars starting next year. That’s too big of a commitment for Lamborghini right now, especially given how much they need to tend to the development of the car. The Paul Ricard testing crash fundamentally altered the development curve of the car and it’s overweight in its current form. They would be well-served to spend a year developing the car before re-homologating it. There’s also a chance we see them add a second car to IMSA in lieu of the WEC program.
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Iron Lynx will switch from Lamborghini to Mercedes in LMGT3 next year, marking Mercedes’s first trip back to Le Mans since 1999. Iron Dames will be running in one of the Manthey-operated Porsches.