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Old 17 Jun 2012, 14:51 (Ref:3093676)   #676
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Some time ago there was also the GM/corvette lmp1 rumor.
I don't even count that as a rumor. It's an opinion on a blog.
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Old 18 Jun 2012, 09:23 (Ref:3094006)   #677
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There's also a rumour that Mark Webber will be one of the lead drivers in 2014. Like most of the crap that comes out of the Australian motoring media with their 'insider knowledge' and love of photoshops that bear no resemblance to the finished product that hits the showrooms I'll believe when I see it.

Would love to see it happen though.
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Old 18 Jun 2012, 09:43 (Ref:3094018)   #678
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German manufacturers feat Toyota fighting each other at Le Mans...it'll be 1998 all over again.
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Old 18 Jun 2012, 13:27 (Ref:3094101)   #679
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That was a great year.
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Old 3 Jul 2012, 14:20 (Ref:3101372)   #680
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There's an interesting article on motorsport-total.com on Porsche's LMP1 project, apparently they`ve started scouting the pit lane for talent as key Audi guys have been tried to lure away with a double salary etc.
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Old 3 Jul 2012, 14:50 (Ref:3101382)   #681
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There's also a rumour that Mark Webber will be one of the lead drivers in 2014. Like most of the crap that comes out of the Australian motoring media with their 'insider knowledge' and love of photoshops that bear no resemblance to the finished product that hits the showrooms I'll believe when I see it.

Would love to see it happen though.
You know what, I am not that suprised with that rumour tbh. I mean we could even see Jenson Button in sporstcars in a few years.
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Old 3 Jul 2012, 14:51 (Ref:3101383)   #682
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Is it key guys, or key guy? The translation refers to the singular form, but that means little.
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Old 3 Jul 2012, 14:53 (Ref:3101384)   #683
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There's an interesting article on motorsport-total.com on Porsche's LMP1 project, apparently they`ve started scouting the pit lane for talent as key Audi guys have been tried to lure away with a double salary etc.

I think Mark would make an excellent fit....and besides he owns a GT2RS.
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Old 3 Jul 2012, 15:27 (Ref:3101398)   #684
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Is it key guys, or key guy? The translation refers to the singular form, but that means little.
He says he knows of one attempt to lure someone from Audi.
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I think Heidfeld would be a very good choice, together with experienced drivers like Dumas and Bernhard he would make an excellent trio. Another one would be composed by Pagenaud, Brabham and Webber. I'm sure the name Porsche will have a lot of fascination over a lot of top drivers... Porsche has written the best pages in this race. Porsche and Le Mans are the same as Ferrari and Formula 1.
To win Le Mans with a Porsche is more than winning with any other manufacturer, at the same way to win a F1 world championship, has a different taste if you do it with a Ferrari.
I'm sure Porsche will play to win since the first time, and so it will catch the best drivers they can get.
I hope to now more official details as soon as possible!
Porsche... the best has yet to come!
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Old 3 Jul 2012, 22:32 (Ref:3101570)   #686
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Regarding drivers, we all assume that Dumas & Bernhard in. So who will be the others? Any of their current roster of drivers? Lieb? What about Rockenfeller , or will they be scoring the F1 or SuperGT paddocks?
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Old 3 Jul 2012, 23:51 (Ref:3101593)   #687
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Patrick Long has to have a look if Penske is involved.
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Regarding drivers, we all assume that Dumas & Bernhard in. So who will be the others? Any of their current roster of drivers? Lieb? What about Rockenfeller , or will they be scoring the F1 or SuperGT paddocks?
I'm thinking their hiring strategy will be similar to Audi's in recent years.
That is, if there's any external hiring that occurs, they'll take proven talents from other programmes, rather than F1 refugees - where the option is available.

Pagenaud, Franchitti, Maassen, Collard, and Pla all pretty decent options.
They could certainly do much worse than Graf/Luhr, also. Pickett's voiced interest in running a Porsche in P1 - perhaps this will be considered by the factory.

Having Webber or Heidfeld involved couldn't really be considered a weakness, either.

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Patrick Long has to have a look if Penske is involved.
I'd tend to think Long would have a look in, regardless. N/A's a big market for Porsche - he's American.
As far as pace is concerned, he's as quick as any of the alternatives, and deserves consideration on that basis alone.

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Old 4 Jul 2012, 01:21 (Ref:3101625)   #689
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surely for the first 2 years, the cars will be ran by the work team (porsche AG) and even if there will be a customer program, doubt that porsche will decide to compete in ALMS where lmp1 class is really poor.
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surely for the first 2 years, the cars will be ran by the work team (porsche AG) and even if there will be a customer program, doubt that porsche will decide to compete in ALMS where lmp1 class is really poor.
That specific scenario is dependent on Porsche's willingness to make available customer cars; providing this occurs, I can't see any barrier (exempting finance) to Pickett running such a car.
To clarify, I wasn't suggesting MM is likely to become a factory outfit; only that, providing both parties were willing, seems there'd likely be few barriers to MM purchasing and, fielding a car (with the lineup of Graf/Luhr) in ALMS.
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I'm thinking their hiring strategy will be similar to Audi's in recent years.
That is, if there's any external hiring that occurs, they'll take proven talents from other programmes, rather than F1 refugees - where the option is available.

Pagenaud, Franchitti, Maassen, Collard, and Pla all pretty decent options.
They could certainly do much worse than Graf/Luhr, also. Pickett's voiced interest in running a Porsche in P1 - perhaps this will be considered by the factory.

Having Webber or Heidfeld involved couldn't really be considered a weakness, either.



I'd tend to think Long would have a look in, regardless. N/A's a big market for Porsche - he's American.
As far as pace is concerned, he's as quick as any of the alternatives, and deserves consideration on that basis alone.
Agree with everything except Maassen. He might have a "consulting" role in the development, but I doubt that he will be considered for a drive.
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Agree with everything except Maassen. He might have a "consulting" role in the development, but I doubt that he will be considered for a drive.
What makes you say that? He is certainly talented enough.
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I think he's a bit too old by now and I seem to remember him being the slowest of the regulars during the RS Spyder program.
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I think he's a bit too old by now and I seem to remember him being the slowest of the regulars during the RS Spyder program.
Didnt realise he was in his forties ( I swear he was still thirty something but wikipedia says otherwise)

Im sure he still has a lot to offer the new LMP1 programme even if he isnt the youngest and quickest hot shoe out there.

His experience (especially with Porsche's last LMP-the Spyder RS programme) would be invaluable in development at least.
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Pescarolo may be a well experienced team to count on. Heni knows Le Mans very well, and he may be capable to manage the car in a good way, expecially if he would be joined by some Stuttgart engineers, technicians and drivers. Pug and Dome experiences have not been very satisfying for Henri and his crew, but I think with Porsche he may be a real star in Le Mans.
He knows very well Porsche, and has a good relation with Singer.If I was a Porsche Team Manager, I'd decided to involve Henri in LMP1 program, as main customer team.
Pescarolo Team Porsche, it sounds good to me!
Actually, ALMS LMP1 parterre is not so attractive for Porsche, 'cause there are no real opponents. So Penske would be interested in LM, but I'm not sure they would be attracted by WEC or ALMS, expecially if Porsche would take place with it's own works team. Anyway, Penske would be a real ace in P1, watching to its results in P2 with RS Spyder...
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Agree with everything except Maassen. He might have a "consulting" role in the development, but I doubt that he will be considered for a drive.
Maassen was not the fastest with RS Spyder, but he's very regular and reliable at the wheels. And this counts very much in LM. I think he may be a good choice for a second crew, based upon reliability more than over speed. At the same way it was Brabham in Pug program. Experience does very much in a so tough race as Le Mans. Maassen could bring experience and reliability.
On the other hand, he's a perfect tester, so he could help Porsche to improve the car since the first times.
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What about contracted drivers from the Supercups? Edwards and Rast for example?
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Maassen is surely an excellent development driver, I remember doing tyre testing with him back in the 90s, but so is Heidfeld, for example.
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On September 28th 2014 Sascha Maassen will turn 45. It's not likely he will be one of the drivers, however, and as stated before, I would not be surprised if he had a role in testing.
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