WEC 2025

FLRacingFan said:
So they’ve leapt up to second ahead of the BMW and the Ferraris, but still need one stop. I think the Ferraris can make it?
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The announcers just said they will have to lift/coast. At this point I'm going to have to cheer for Alpine. What a way to go into Lemans!
 
Pier Guidi just ran the quickest lap of the race. He’s pushing more than I’d think for being so tight on fuel.
 
It’s going to be so, so tight for the leading 51. Idk why Pier Guidi has been pushing so much. Nielsen should be okay in the 50, but has to fend off Mick.
 
Mick really made it interesting at the end. Came within five seconds of getting it done, he just didn’t have the tires compared to the Ferraris on the final stint. The two FCYs in the final hour kinda bailed out Ferrari as well.

Really good points days for Cadillac and especially Toyota for not having the ultimate pace this weekend.

I love this track, and what a great race that was. Almost the perfect precursor to Le Mans. Lots of storylines in the buildup to June.
 
FLRacingFan said:
Mick really made it interesting at the end.
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Driver of the day for me.

I am not sure if/when they will change the BOP, but it is only a little out of whack in favor of the Ferraris. Alpine and BMW really made them work for it, and at one point even a Peugeot led the race.

FLRacingFan said:
Really good points days for Cadillac and especially Toyota for not having the ultimate pace this weekend.
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I am always hoping for more from them. They were never in the big fight up front, but they ran a perfect race (considering what they had) and turned it into a good finish. They just need to find some speed.

I don't even know what to say about how good Toyota is. For whatever reason they were slow this weekend, but they still got a good finish out of it.
FLRacingFan said:
I love this track, and what a great race that was. Almost the perfect precursor to Le Mans. Lots of storylines in the buildup to June.
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Coming in a little under the radar in their own race will be Alpine. They showed race winning speed today, but even at that, most people are going to pick Ferrari. It's the perfect set up for a big upset. Contrasting to the chaos on their F1 side, Alpine looked superb today.
 
Definitely want to keep that venue on the calendar.

Now we need a Lemans thread.

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AsLMS will introduce the Hypercar class for privateer teams in the winter ‘26-‘27 season. I’m curious to see how much uptake this’ll get. BMW are reportedly interested in making customer cars available. Generally speaking though, lots of uncertainty over who all will be willing and able to support customer cars there.

 
I'm not sure how many privateers will be willing/capable to spend that projected $35 million hyper car budget. Maybe if more LMDH were available that might be a better option.
 
Doc Austin said:
I'm not sure how many privateers will be willing/capable to spend that projected $35 million hyper car budget. Maybe if more LMDH were available that might be a better option.
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My guess is if they can get 3 or 4 cars in the first year it would be a success they can build upon. Maybe a couple of Porsches, a BMW, and a Cadillac. The series is currently six 4-hour races and is pretty regional in nature, so I think the expense would be more in procuring the cars themselves than in running costs or logistics.
 
United Autosport (co-owned by Zak Brown) will run the McLaren (CEO Zak Brown) LMDh program. What a surprise. Dallara chassis with a TTV6 (boo) engine.

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United Named McLaren LMDh Partner; Barclay Team Boss – Sportscar365

McLaren reveals new details on LMDh effort, confirming team, chassis, team principal...
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Ford will use an ORECA chassis for their LMDh.

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Ford Confirms ORECA Chassis; Sayers to Lead LMDh Effort – Sportscar365

Dan Sayers named Ford Performance WEC Hypercar program manager...
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