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30 Jul 2016, 13:32 (Ref:3662028)
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Hopefully the ECU was examined at N24? It would seem weird if it was not.
To me it seems downright strange that AMG would attempt this, in a class as tightly regulated as GT3. Is this an attempt at cheating or an error while preparing for the race? |
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30 Jul 2016, 13:36 (Ref:3662029)
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A+ article: http://www.autosport.com/premium/fea...e-spa-24-hours
"The Spa 24 Hours - taking place this weekend - is a fiercely competitive event in its current guise, but rule tweaks for 2016 risk moving it away from a pure endurance competition" What changes is he talking about? |
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30 Jul 2016, 13:47 (Ref:3662031)
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SC365 has this article about rule changes. It might be these.
http://sportscar365.com/blancpain/24...lations-101-2/ It may be the minimum pit stop times, or the reduction to just 1 SC that he's talking about. However, given what we're seeing in WEC, minimum pit stop times for this series makes sense. And multiple SCs always led to issues. |
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30 Jul 2016, 14:14 (Ref:3662034)
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Gary Paffet: we lost our time because a McLaren stopped on track which was silly.
Ignoring yellow in an illegal car had nothing to do with it. |
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30 Jul 2016, 14:16 (Ref:3662035)
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In light of the penalty the #00 received, they ...
Tried so hard, and got so far But in the end, it doesn't even matter |
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30 Jul 2016, 14:20 (Ref:3662036)
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30 Jul 2016, 14:25 (Ref:3662039)
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First time i'm going to follow the Spa 24H, but what are the reasons for the limitations for the driver stints?
I don't normally follow this series, is it like this for all the races? |
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30 Jul 2016, 14:27 (Ref:3662040)
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RLM are great but David Addison is in a league of his own; wouldn't be Spa coverage without him. Great to have the choice though.
Which sounds weird, as this is only the second time in about a decade I've not been. Excited though, let's do this. I see about 15 potential winners here, going to take a few stints to give an indication I think. |
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30 Jul 2016, 14:27 (Ref:3662041)
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Probably carried over from the normal races. The series was intended to be more Am based, so this rule suits the Am classes well. Keeps all the Ams competitive with each other. It doesn't work very well having restricted driving time of 65 minutes for pros IMO but it is what it is
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30 Jul 2016, 14:34 (Ref:3662042)
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FCY for the stricken #333 Rinaldi Ferrari, just as the Mercs pit for their 5 minute stop.
IIRC the marshals will add on the time taken under yellow to their stop? |
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30 Jul 2016, 14:36 (Ref:3662043)
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Lucky Mercedes... FCY.
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30 Jul 2016, 14:36 (Ref:3662044)
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How lucky for the Mercedes who took their penalties.
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30 Jul 2016, 14:37 (Ref:3662045)
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According to RLM, the Mercedes who are taking their penalty right now will have extra time added to the 5 minutes to ensure its a full 5 minute penalty.
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30 Jul 2016, 14:42 (Ref:3662046)
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Rast asleep at the green flag
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30 Jul 2016, 14:43 (Ref:3662048)
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Race control failed to announce when they were going green and just changed the status and now we have a mixed up front.
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30 Jul 2016, 14:45 (Ref:3662049)
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This is quickly becoming a hot mess of a start. Now race control wants all six Mercs in again for 5 minutes, Rast caught out by the lights changing without an announcement of the race going green.
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30 Jul 2016, 14:47 (Ref:3662051)
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Was that race control announcement another penalty for the Mercedes?
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30 Jul 2016, 14:47 (Ref:3662052)
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The first stopped while it was still green, so I fail to see what they did wrong. As for the 5th one, that stopped under yellow, I can see were that is wrong. Didn't see if the 6th one stopped or not. |
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30 Jul 2016, 14:49 (Ref:3662053)
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Anyone got a timing screen for this race? I don't know if it's just an issue at my end but I can't access timing from the website itself. Thanks.
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30 Jul 2016, 14:50 (Ref:3662054)
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30 Jul 2016, 14:52 (Ref:3662055)
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I am streaming from the NISMO TV, they have not said anything about a new penalty for the AMG teams. Where have you got this info from?
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30 Jul 2016, 14:53 (Ref:3662057)
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2 or extra minutes maybe added to their next (green) pitstop seems more fair. As for the one that stopped under yellow, well that's his own fault... |
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30 Jul 2016, 14:55 (Ref:3662058)
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I'm not sure they announced a new penalty. It may be that race control retroactivly announced the penalties taken.
Lasse, the race control announcement during the stream was where we got it. But I don't think proper context was given. |
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30 Jul 2016, 14:59 (Ref:3662060)
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30 Jul 2016, 15:00 (Ref:3662061)
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Did i hear that right? That you have to take a 5 minute pit stop at some point to change brakes?
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