WEC 2018-2019 WEC Super Season - Page 58

**Bentley03** · 9 Apr 2018, 07:28 (Ref:3814294)

Some slightly less wobbly footage, including a spinning Rebellion:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA-WjGosXDE

GasperG · 9 Apr 2018, 13:35 (Ref:3814403)

2016 Paul Ricard:
- LMP1-L Fuel flow 101.4 kg/h, 157.2 MJ/lap, 855 kg: Rebellion 1:41.733
- LMP1-H Fuel Flow 80.6 kg/h, 124.9 MJ/lap, 875 kg: Porsche 1:37.445

2018 Paul Ricard:
- LMP1-L Fuel flow 110 kg/h, 210.9 MJ/lap, 833 kg: BR1 1:37.034
- LMP1-H Fuel Flow 80.2 kg/h, 124.9 MJ/lap, 878 kg: #7 Toyota 1:38-ish

I'm worried about Toyota, but at the same looking forward for some interesting racing

Victor_RO · 9 Apr 2018, 13:44 (Ref:3814404)

^ The Porsche 1:37 was likely a quali sim. I don't think Toyota were going for times after the "outside EOT" laps they did in the morning, they just jumped into the 30h test with one of the cars and kept pounding out race stints.

RedSquirrel · 9 Apr 2018, 14:22 (Ref:3814416)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bentley03

Some slightly less wobbly footage, including a spinning Rebellion:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA-WjGosXDE

Things I took away from this video: 1.The LMP1s are visually faster than the LMP2s, even in isolation; 2.The cornering speed of even the GTE cars through Signes is astonishing; 3.The new Gibson V8 sounds nice, particularly with Rebellion's exhaust set-up which makes it sound quite similar to the TS040; 4.So. Many. Porsches.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Victor_RO

^ The Porsche 1:37 was likely a quali sim. I don't think Toyota were going for times after the "outside EOT" laps they did in the morning, they just jumped into the 30h test with one of the cars and kept pounding out race stints.

Yep, I feel that saying that Toyota's fastest lap was a 1:38 and the privateers are right there with them is a bit misleading as Toyota definitely didn't do a quali sim after those inital mental laps. They could probably do a 1:35 in quali. Of course, the others likely (hopefully!) didn't do a quali sim either but the gap would still be large as we know that Toyota have a Mercedes Benz F1-style "party mode" for qualifying.
And anyway, what does "unrestricted" or "outside energy allowance" mean? Did they burn great big lumps of petrol or only a little bit more than normal? Or maybe it was just the electrical energy restriction they broke. Again, we don't know by how much. Maybe it was the 300kW power restriction they broke. We'll probably never get these answers.

TF110 · 9 Apr 2018, 17:08 (Ref:3814465)

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedSquirrel

Things I took away from this video: 1.The LMP1s are visually faster than the LMP2s, even in isolation; 2.The cornering speed of even the GTE cars through Signes is astonishing; 3.The new Gibson V8 sounds nice, particularly with Rebellion's exhaust set-up which makes it sound quite similar to the TS040; 4.So. Many. Porsches.

Yep, I feel that saying that Toyota's fastest lap was a 1:38 and the privateers are right there with them is a bit misleading as Toyota definitely didn't do a quali sim after those inital mental laps. They could probably do a 1:35 in quali. Of course, the others likely (hopefully!) didn't do a quali sim either but the gap would still be large as we know that Toyota have a Mercedes Benz F1-style "party mode" for qualifying.
And anyway, what does "unrestricted" or "outside energy allowance" mean? Did they burn great big lumps of petrol or only a little bit more than normal? Or maybe it was just the electrical energy restriction they broke. Again, we don't know by how much. Maybe it was the 300kW power restriction they broke. We'll probably never get these answers.

Pascal Vasselon of Toyota said they used more hybrid power to test their cooling. With the fuel flow, there's a 3-lap average you have to meet. So maybe they ran above that with less lift and coast. But from his words they ran extra boost to test the new cooling of the hybrid system. It's a little confusing because lots of media are saying they ran unrestricted but those words didn't come from Toyota.

Mike E · 9 Apr 2018, 20:29 (Ref:3814517)

Sounds!

https://youtu.be/QTyyBZIxbBY

PorscheFanNo1 · 10 Apr 2018, 08:13 (Ref:3814598)

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedSquirrel

4.So. Many. Porsches.

Just like the good old days

MaskedRacer · 10 Apr 2018, 13:45 (Ref:3814658)

More Porsche 911 RSRs? Yes Please!

LMPFan · 10 Apr 2018, 18:40 (Ref:3814715)

Cheng Working On LMP1 Programme With A Chinese OEM

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2018/0...inese-oem.html

Juntos · 11 Apr 2018, 00:23 (Ref:3814764)

Quote:

Originally Posted by LMPFan

Cheng Working On LMP1 Programme With A Chinese OEM

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2018/0...inese-oem.html

He is working on this for ages. For instance, he knows this speech sells well in some tribunes.

TF110 · 11 Apr 2018, 00:42 (Ref:3814768)

Might take a few good words to convince a Chinese manufacturer to sign on. Hopefully he is a soothsayer and these Chinese lmp1's materialize.

Irie · 18 Apr 2018, 14:06 (Ref:3816359)

After the super season logo WEC has now a mascot
https://twitter.com/fiawec/status/98...358095873?s=21

Mike E · 18 Apr 2018, 17:04 (Ref:3816386)

Oliver Turvey is the final TRSM Manor signing. Good stuff.

https://twitter.com/ManorWEC/status/...163655168?s=19

chernaudi · 18 Apr 2018, 17:19 (Ref:3816391)

North American coverage of LM and WEC will be, as guessed/rumored, on Velocity.

**Aysedasi** · 18 Apr 2018, 18:20 (Ref:3816406)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Irie

After the super season logo WEC has now a mascot
https://twitter.com/fiawec/status/98...358095873?s=21

I rather like the Sarthe Vader suggestion.....

Coach Ep · 19 Apr 2018, 14:18 (Ref:3816504)

Quote:

Originally Posted by chernaudi

North American coverage of LM and WEC will be, as guessed/rumored, on Velocity.

WEC app will likely be geo-blocked in N-A:
http://www.dailysportscar.com/2018/0...h-america.html

Livininthinair · 19 Apr 2018, 16:18 (Ref:3816526)

I just found out about the Velocity deal yesterday, it is one step of several that are needed to get going in the right direction. Really sucks the WEC app will be geoblocked in North America (I will never understand why this is done...) I have purchased the WEC subscription every year its been available, and will again this year for the "Super Season" without a second thought. It is almost $60.00 US but I feel like its worth it + watching the entire 24 hours without commercials is worth that much by itself, especially to my state of mind at 4:00 in the morning (Yes I watch ALL 24 hours every year)...

I haven't posted in recent memory - HELLO FROM COLORADO!!!

TF110 · 19 Apr 2018, 16:44 (Ref:3816528)

I wouldn't entirely bet on the app being geoblocked. That's not a common sense decision so I think there is an open debate on whether this will be the case or not. There's plenty of other ways to watch it without the app too. Eurosport seems like the best bet and we had free streaming of that last year, hopefully that continues.

Akrapovic · 19 Apr 2018, 16:52 (Ref:3816529)

I was under the impression the app was not being geoblocked.

chernaudi · 19 Apr 2018, 16:54 (Ref:3816530)

I'm thinking that this is Discovery/Velocity trying to browbeat people in to using their Motor Trend on Demand apps. It's already the only way pretty much to catch the sprint races in their entirety.

Livininthinair · 19 Apr 2018, 17:11 (Ref:3816533)

This was on dailysportscar.com this morning - I don't know if they jumped the gun but they got the info from somewhere:

"DSC understands that this new deal means that the FIA WEC app will be geo-blocked in the USA and in English-speaking Canada. However, fans from the affected region will still be able to stream WEC races via Motor Trend’s online service and app."

Your right - not a common sense decision, like I said I will never understand why they do this...

Akrapovic · 19 Apr 2018, 18:02 (Ref:3816539)

Tweets and comments have been deleted all over the place, however DSC said it was geoblocked and WEC replied with this is not true. It seems that most of this has now been deleted. So who knows.

TF110 · 19 Apr 2018, 18:04 (Ref:3816540)

Little more than two weeks away and we need to know. They better get back to the fans and sort this.

Livininthinair · 19 Apr 2018, 18:16 (Ref:3816541)

It seems like this is the situation every year. Some years in the past even if you wanted to purchase the subscription you had to wait until a day or two prior to the first race - then hope like hell it actually works. I've got faith they will work it out, but every year its up to the last minute with changes that are not publicized or conflicting reports of who/what/when/how. Maybe I'm just too impatient... FIAWEC is my Superbowl, World Series, Stanley Cup, World Cup (you name it) all rolled into one. This is literally the only sports series I follow with any more than a passing interest (other than IMSA and I honestly don't faithfully watch every race) So I like to get the hookup early and know I will be there for the start of the season. Like I said, maybe I'm just to impatient - this is me expecting too much...

Oh well - WEC Super Season subscription - purchased... $

**Adam43** · 19 Apr 2018, 19:16 (Ref:3816547)

Quote:

Originally Posted by TF110

Little more than two weeks away and we need to know. They better get back to the fans and sort this.

Isn’t it traditional that the announcement comes at some point during the first race weekend. Don’t panic, it is normally before the race has started.

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