I like this one even more because we feel the emotion of the team just before and during the very first time the car is on a track.
Thanks for the link.
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I like this one even more because we feel the emotion of the team just before and during the very first time the car is on a track.
Thanks for the link.
Yes, thanks for the link, also!
The last great cars I eagerly awaited were the Bentley Speed 8 and Toyota GT1, both fantastic closed-top coupes but conducted lots secret/private testing.
I must admit, I am much more emotional with this car than the other two. Partly because of my loyalties with Peugeot and also because I agree too that Peugeot have been open about the LM programme with those great video links which help fans become more emotionally involved.
All I need is a Peugeot flag and some tickets for LM 2008!
Tomorrow on Endurance-Info there will be more news about this week's test of the 908 with Sarrazin and Gene driving it on the Castelet circuit(surely pictures and why not video) !!! :bounce:
By the way, video of the presentation of last 10th january :up:
http://www.motorstv.com/site/home.ph...m=&resec=liste
New video of last week tests !!! :D
http://www.endurance-infos.com/videos/908_by_antho.mov
On the article of Endurance-Info, Bruno Famin says that reliability of the car will be the main thing on what Peugeot is working(performance will come after)... ;)
It's also scheduled for the Peugeot team to go to Clermont-Ferrand on the Michelin circuit(near the factory) to test different tyre compounds...
Anthony, the journalist who wrote the article, says the closed proto is even more beautiful to watch in real than in pictures :bounce:
Marc Gené and Stéphane Sarrazin were the two drivers of the test last week and drove many kilometers(Stéphane even attacked heavily to check resistance of the mechanical parts in racing mode :up: )
Marc Gene is delighted after his first drive ever in a LMP1.
He said those cars are fantastic! I think that means something when we realize that he is a current Ferrari F1's test driver.
He is very pleased with the way Peugeot Sport work. He said the team is very professional.
Serge Saulnier is very happy with the feedback from Gene after a drive. He said it's exceptional.
http://www.endurance-info.com/articl...rder=0&thold=0
http://www.endurance-info.com/articl...rder=0&thold=0
What an unluck !!! :mark:
Pedro Lamy has been wounded to his feet while he was playing squash !! :eek:
During his recovery, no testing with the 908 at all, and even if he's confident to be ready for april and the 1st LMS race in Monza, the lack of test could be a handicap for him :s :(
Source Autosport.Pt
Bad news indeed. Harsh for him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
And it will be more difficult for the team to decide who drives with whom now and to determine which set up will suit all the three drivers of his car.
Moreover, as he will spend less time in the car now, it will be more challenging for him to get used to the car in order to be fast.
So it's a new challenge for him and the team.
Let's hope he will recover soon and will overcome all of that !
Very bad news for our american friends who hoped to see the car in march...no test at Sebring for the 908 finally !!! :(
Serge Saulnier explained that the team would have no time to go there, adding the high logistic costs to bring the car from Europe to America...
But he also confirmed that Peugeot will bring two 908 at the official test days on the Castelet circuit, one week after Sebring :up:
Yep, they changed plans.
Seems that they really wanted to go there but eventually it appears to be too complicated this year with all this work to do.
Let's hope they will go there next year and that the preparation will not be hampered this year without the tough test on this tough circuit.
Is the rumor about jacques villenuve true? Think i heard it on auto sport.