WEC Race 2014 FIA WEC - Round 4 - Circuit of the Americas - Page 14

C6R Racing Fan · 20 Sep 2014, 22:53 (Ref:3455857)

Epic fail.. LOL

Simmi · 20 Sep 2014, 22:53 (Ref:3455858)

Right let's see what you've got Mike Conway.

chernaudi · 20 Sep 2014, 22:53 (Ref:3455859)

Toyota tried double stinting last year until almost the end of the race and it didn't gain them anything because of tire drop off. They'll probably check the #1's tires and see if it's worth the gamble as far as time gained.

Audi, though, have been quite a bit easier on their tires than Toyota and Porsche have been most of the season.

I also have no doubt that driver change or not, Seb will need new tires after the spin and burn out.

deggis · 20 Sep 2014, 22:53 (Ref:3455860)

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chernaudi · 20 Sep 2014, 22:55 (Ref:3455861)

Both Audis are double stinting drivers and tires.

Acid09 · 20 Sep 2014, 22:55 (Ref:3455862)

Full service for #8 as well, both Toyotas on the same strategy.

Ferrari333SP · 20 Sep 2014, 22:57 (Ref:3455863)

Really wish the Audi and Porsche didn't look so similar

Gingers4Justice · 20 Sep 2014, 22:57 (Ref:3455864)

Something very odd has just happened at MotorsTV. I have the stream up for when they got to Ad breaks and they returned to the exact moment from where they left off....so they're now two minutes behind. Bizarre.

J Jay · 20 Sep 2014, 22:58 (Ref:3455866)

#2 has ended up just behind #8, now we'll see whether it drives away or if Lotterer can keep up.

Beryl · 20 Sep 2014, 22:58 (Ref:3455867)

The #8 lost 35 (!) seconds to the Audis with that stop. Even with changing the tires, that's a massive amount.

Simmi · 20 Sep 2014, 22:58 (Ref:3455868)

Hmm MotorsTV running 2mins behind Eurosport coverage. As bad as a live stream!

tux · 20 Sep 2014, 22:59 (Ref:3455869)

Motors is at the same point as Eurosport.

chernaudi · 20 Sep 2014, 23:02 (Ref:3455870)

According to Twitter, it's #8, #2 and #1, so the #7 Toyota has also dropped back due to having to change tires, the #2 is only a couple of seconds behind the #8.

Simmi · 20 Sep 2014, 23:02 (Ref:3455871)

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Originally Posted by tux

Motors is at the same point as Eurosport.

Yep it's back now.

Beryl · 20 Sep 2014, 23:04 (Ref:3455872)

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Originally Posted by chernaudi

According to Twitter, it's #8, #2 and #1, so the #7 Toyota has also dropped back due to having to change tires, the #2 is only a couple of seconds behind the #8.

Pit lane times: Audis did 54 and 55 second pit lane times, #20 did 1:22, #7 did 1:24, #8 did 1:29. Didn't catch the #14's time.

tux · 20 Sep 2014, 23:04 (Ref:3455873)

Lotus is still running

, not fast but its still there.

Gingers4Justice · 20 Sep 2014, 23:05 (Ref:3455874)

Quote:

Originally Posted by chernaudi

According to Twitter, it's #8, #2 and #1, so the #7 Toyota has also dropped back due to having to change tires, the #2 is only a couple of seconds behind the #8.

Are you watching the stream, chernaudi?

chernaudi · 20 Sep 2014, 23:06 (Ref:3455875)

No--only thing that I'm picking up is twitter and what you guy's post until FS2 gets the race back on.

Beryl · 20 Sep 2014, 23:09 (Ref:3455877)

Not looking good for Toyota right now. The #8 can't pull away from the #2 and the #7 is falling away. With the longer stops and poor tire life for Toyota, the race is swinging towards Audi.

Lapierre being in the car is a mitigating factor for the #8, Buemi and Davidson are certainly much faster, but the tires are fresh for Nico and he should be getting away.

chernaudi · 20 Sep 2014, 23:12 (Ref:3455878)

Only times I've seen Nico gain on Andre is in traffic, and that swings back and forth. Audi are in much better shape now than before the first round of stops.

And Conway is about 15 seconds behind Duval, and that gap's been fairly stable.

TF110 · 20 Sep 2014, 23:13 (Ref:3455879)

The lead is growing by the lap

Audi is barely near the same pace on used tires.

**PascaLM** · 20 Sep 2014, 23:13 (Ref:3455880)

Would the Toyota have new tyres at each pit stop ?

chernaudi · 20 Sep 2014, 23:15 (Ref:3455883)

Gaining a few tenths or a second or two in traffic won't make up for likely having to take tires at every stop at least until night fall. Also, most of the Tilke designed tracks are brutal on tires, and that's been Audi's main ace most of the season.

tux · 20 Sep 2014, 23:15 (Ref:3455884)

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Originally Posted by PascaLM

Would the Toyota have new tyres at each pit stop ?

Maybe on the next stint Toyota will double stint because they know Audi will almost certainly change.

TF110 · 20 Sep 2014, 23:16 (Ref:3455885)

We'll see. Probably depends on the compound and temp.

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