That obviously meant a lot to Audi after the trials and the lows of the last 24 hours.
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That obviously meant a lot to Audi after the trials and the lows of the last 24 hours.
Well done to Audi on a brilliant win after what theyve been through with the 2 big crashes! Im not a huge Le Mans fan but that was some amazing flat out racing over 24 hours and deffo not boring!
Unfortunately I had Peugeot down for the win and owe my work mate a large pasty :laugh:
There's just no equal to LeMans. Seems like every year the story is just epic; I get more emotional at the end of the LeMans 24 than I do when F1 crowns a champion, and thats saying something because I was fairly choked up last year listening to Vettel reacting to his WDC on his cool-down lap.
agreed, Audi ran through the ultimate lows in the race when #1 and #3 were demolished. what Lotterer and Treluyer did in the final 8 hours was truely breathtaking to watch, I mean, they took the fight to Peugeot while quint-stinting the TIRES!!!! only for the final pitstops to have the cars within 6 seconds with about 30 minutes left. you couldn't script this again if you tried, and really there were 6 of the cars could've won with the driver lineups.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shifter
great to see Corvette's take both GT categories
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Originally Posted by AndyRAC
Well, in fact medias will show lots of images of 2011 Le Mans, but mainly the images of McNish crash :rolleyes:
Well lets be fair..... it was a massive crashQuote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
And I also find the attitude of some modern fans whenever a bit of close racing takes place rather curious. Perhaps the move was a tad dubious, but nowhere near as bad as the McNish incident. Having finally watched it, I cannot understand how anyone can blame the Ferrari driver. I suspect they do so on the grounds that the inexperienced, less-well-known driver MUST automatically be at fault.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
Completely agree. What do you think about the Rockenfeller incident? Bearing in mind that in the drivers briefings that the GT drivers are told to hold their line and the LMP's will overtake them?Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
In that instance, the Ferrari certainly does seem to move over, but only by a fraction. Maybe Kauffman was more at fault in that incident than Beltoise was in the McNish shunt. But I view this as, alas, an occupational hazard in endurance racing, unless it is to be made single-class.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
One thing I never have a problem with in terms of changing motorsport formulae is slowing them down a bit. Is the speed differential between the slowest GTs and the fastest prototypes now too great? I don't know how it compares statistically with the figures for 40-50 years ago, say.
Well after listening to RadioLeMans and their review, it seems that Rockenfeller and Kauffman didn't actually touch - Mike put a wheel slightly off the track and.....straight to the accident. It seems the R18 is a very nervous beast.