WEC 2018-2019 WEC Super Season - Page 39

Deleted · 6 Feb 2018, 15:55 (Ref:3799007)

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Originally Posted by chernaudi

Just hold it the following day or on a different weekend if they can't make it work. They're already talking about moving Fuji back a week to accommodate Alonso, so why not do the same for Sebring?

They want the [remaining partition of the 12 hour] crowd, and they're not really gonna get it on separate date. I would imagine there being numerous additional personnel and equipment costs anyway if they were to run it separately

Remember that originally ACO wanted to run the 12 hours integrated with IMSA again just as in 2011 & 2012, but Daytona Beach refused because they wanted to keep their precious DPis on top. This is the second best compromise, what you suggest would be third best only...

As for Fuji, Toyota owns the track so they can do whatever they want to accommodate their star driver... and obviously ACO and FIA aren't gonna say no to that

TF110 · 7 Feb 2018, 02:42 (Ref:3799179)

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Originally Posted by Chiana

They want the [remaining partition of the 12 hour] crowd, and they're not really gonna get it on separate date. I would imagine there being numerous additional personnel and equipment costs anyway if they were to run it separately

Remember that originally ACO wanted to run the 12 hours integrated with IMSA again just as in 2011 & 2012, but Daytona Beach refused because they wanted to keep their precious DPis on top. This is the second best compromise, what you suggest would be third best only...

As for Fuji, Toyota owns the track so they can do whatever they want to accommodate their star driver... and obviously ACO and FIA aren't gonna say no to that

Its for the best of the series overall imo. How would it sound if Alonso can't compete at the home track of the only real manufacturer in lmp1 because plm conflicts? Thanks in part because they can't reschedule the Fuji race because IMSA doesn't want to move their own? That sounds just as selfish as Fuji moving it's date back to the original because F1 conflicts with it. Hopefully both of these series can compromise.

Mike E · 7 Feb 2018, 16:41 (Ref:3799350)

Fisi, Castellaci and Flohr in Spirit of Race Ferrari.

https://www.autosport.com/wec/news/1...rari-wec-drive

**Bentley03** · 7 Feb 2018, 22:58 (Ref:3799407)

Dragonspeed will enter a P2 car alongside their P1 entry for the WEC Super Season:

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2018/0...wec-entry.html

And apparently, with the ELMS, WEC and Le Mans entry lists set to be announced tomorrow and Friday, 'there are plenty of surprises to come in the next 48 hours.' according to Graham.

Deleted · 7 Feb 2018, 23:47 (Ref:3799415)

I assume they're not going to try to enter 3 cars for LM though, but rather the Oreca in ELMS is the same as in WEC (?)

**Bentley03** · 7 Feb 2018, 23:56 (Ref:3799418)

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Originally Posted by Chiana

I assume they're not going to try to enter 3 cars for LM though, but rather the Oreca in ELMS is the same as in WEC (?)

I'm pretty sure it'll just be the two WEC cars.

Coach Ep · 8 Feb 2018, 13:44 (Ref:3799551)

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Originally Posted by Bentley03

Dragonspeed will enter a P2 car alongside their P1 entry for the WEC Super Season:

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2018/0...wec-entry.html

And apparently, with the ELMS, WEC and Le Mans entry lists set to be announced tomorrow and Friday, 'there are plenty of surprises to come in the next 48 hours.' according to Graham.

The ACO must have been tracking our predictions on here and made last-minute changes!

Deleted · 8 Feb 2018, 13:45 (Ref:3799552)

http://www.crash.net/sportscars/news...ateers-can-win

Asked if Toyota would walk LMP1, Lotterer told Crash.net: "Yeah, on the WEC tracks, pretty much, because there hasn’t been anything really done.
"I don’t know how that will look on TV and how people will like it. The people on top should decide that for themselves. It’s important to keep Toyota on board, but the show is important as well.
"So let’s see. But the numbers are looking interesting. It’s a shame that the Toyotas will just be cruising.
"Le Mans is the one race where I think that category has a shot."

Juntos · 8 Feb 2018, 17:21 (Ref:3799625)

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Originally Posted by Chiana

"Le Mans is the one race where I think that category has a shot."

I can't see any of those LMP1 lasting the whole race with the fair exception of the LMP2 Evos of Rebellion Racing.

TF110 · 8 Feb 2018, 17:42 (Ref:3799634)

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Originally Posted by Chiana

http://www.crash.net/sportscars/news...ateers-can-win

Asked if Toyota would walk LMP1, Lotterer told Crash.net: "Yeah, on the WEC tracks, pretty much, because there hasn’t been anything really done.
"I don’t know how that will look on TV and how people will like it. The people on top should decide that for themselves. It’s important to keep Toyota on board, but the show is important as well.
"So let’s see. But the numbers are looking interesting. It’s a shame that the Toyotas will just be cruising.
"Le Mans is the one race where I think that category has a shot."

Either he's downplaying the performance he expects or he doesn't know about the new rules. The cars this year are lighter, have more power, have a lot more aero to work with etc. It's up to them to make a competitive car. I'm not sure if he's contradicting himself in that article, but he says he expects a Toyota walk in wec race then says the numbers look interesting

carbsmith · 9 Feb 2018, 06:52 (Ref:3799778)

Aero rules haven't changed from last year. I think if you talk about Silverstone, Shanghai, or Sebring the privateers are probably pretty screwed, but well, Le Mans is a quarter of the races in the season anyways...

Bcarr6 · 9 Feb 2018, 10:09 (Ref:3799808)

That’s an Alpine branded car back there and I’m pretty sure is an oreca 07

Mike E · 9 Feb 2018, 10:15 (Ref:3799809)

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Originally Posted by Mike E

Has anyone heard any rumours or suggestions of who might drive for Manor in LMP1? Seems a total blank to me.

F2 driver Oliver Rowland announced.

http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/r...r-lmp1-driver/

Mal · 9 Feb 2018, 11:10 (Ref:3799824)

On his new podcast Graham suggested there is a big surprise coming in prototypes - any ideas? Is this the 3 missing Ginettas that were announced, linked to a factory, then seemed to disappear??

Bcarr6 · 9 Feb 2018, 11:12 (Ref:3799825)

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Originally Posted by Mal

On his new podcast Graham suggested there is a big surprise coming in prototypes - any ideas? Is this the 3 missing Ginettas that were announced, linked to a factory, then seemed to disappear??

hope so!

TheDude · 9 Feb 2018, 11:23 (Ref:3799829)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mal

On his new podcast Graham suggested there is a big surprise coming in prototypes - any ideas? Is this the 3 missing Ginettas that were announced, linked to a factory, then seemed to disappear??

I wouldn't get my hopes up

Mike E · 9 Feb 2018, 11:33 (Ref:3799837)

More like 2 Manor Ginettas.

**Bentley03** · 9 Feb 2018, 11:42 (Ref:3799841)

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Originally Posted by Mike E

More like 2 Manor Ginettas.

That would be my guess too, but who knows.

Mal · 9 Feb 2018, 11:49 (Ref:3799844)

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Originally Posted by Bentley03

That would be my guess too, but who knows.

That is hardly a 'big surprise' unless Lewis Hamilton is driving!!

**Bentley03** · 9 Feb 2018, 11:56 (Ref:3799845)

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Originally Posted by Mal

That is hardly a 'big surprise' unless Lewis Hamilton is driving!!

Call me a cynic, but how many times have we heard journalists bigging up announcements, only for them to be confirmations of what we already anticipated. I love being proved wrong though, so here's hoping!

My only other thought was that maybe Ginetta will enter a 'factory' car, they (and previously Zytek) have done so in the past.

Coach Ep · 9 Feb 2018, 14:08 (Ref:3799895)

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2018/0...to-expect.html

Irie · 9 Feb 2018, 14:11 (Ref:3799896)

Fuji date change confirmed?

TheDude · 9 Feb 2018, 14:21 (Ref:3799900)

disappointing to see Ford and Porsche get 4 entries while GTEAm only gets 13 entries

Coach Ep · 9 Feb 2018, 14:30 (Ref:3799905)

2 P1 Manor-Ginettas confirmed.

But only 7 P2s in WEC.

Did I miss seeing JDC Miller on the P2 list for LM?

Riley dead last on the reserve list.

Koenigsegg · 9 Feb 2018, 14:34 (Ref:3799908)

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Originally Posted by Coach Ep

2 P1 Manor-Ginettas confirmed.

But only 7 P2s in WEC.

Did I miss seeing JDC Miller on the P2 list for LM?

Riley dead last on the reserve list.

No, you didn't. JDC-Miller is not there. Probably funding issues?

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