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Porsche only had the advantage at spa at the start of the straight, Audi was faster towards the end of the Kemmel straight. I expect to see Porsche/Audi cat and mouse the whole race.
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I'm sorry guys, the net incomes I posted are in billions of dollars, no millions as stated. It's just that it's just much more common to have values like budgets, and even net profits, in millions that I automatically wrote that way.
TF110 , I realized that your claim is not exactly correct(the combined part) because if you combine VAG's net income with BMW's, it's already bigger than Toyotas : http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=BMW....atement&annual BMW's = $6.3 billion dollars(5.8 in euros) GM had much less = $2.8 billion dollars while Mercedes(Daimler) had $5.3 billion Last edited by Artur; 29 May 2015 at 06:21. |
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I didn't check the numbers but he was talking about profit, not about net income.
Spa is a type of circuit where you have one long straight and 3 short ones, where it's probably better to wait for that long straight with most of the hybrid energy, Toyota can't do that. LeMans has 4 very long straights and 3 not so long straights, ERS boost can be distributed more evenly, I really hope Toyota finds it's pace at LeMans |
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they weren't. at spa, definitely not. audi's high downforce package has A WHOLE LOT more downforce than toyota's, that's why the high downforce audi is slower in a straight line. but their 'lower' df package at spa, which was faster on the high df curves than ANYBODY ELSE, was considerably faster on the straights as well. pretty much comparable to porsche. i suspect their le mans package is even more trimmed out for straight line speed. also, at spa, the momentum created by porsche's 8mj system is much more handy than at le mans. porsche have been significantly faster last year as well down the kemmel straight, yet at le mans both audi and toyota were noticeably faster (both hitting 355 km/h while porsche only hit 334 km/h).
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Time to spot the differences...
(source: Endurance-Info.com) I wonder what is the actual purpose of those parts made of clear/transparent material on the trailing edge of the rear wing endplates. Diffusing the light produced by the "rain" lights that are supposed to be integrated there ? Last edited by MyNameIsNigel; 29 May 2015 at 16:55. |
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According to Endurance-Info :
- Kazuki Nakajima est présent sur le circuit du Mans. Blessé lors des 6 Heures de Spa, le pilote du Toyota Gazoo Racing pourrait bien piloter la TS040 HYBRID #1 ce dimanche après un passage devant le médecin de la FIA. K . Nakajima is present at Le Mans. He could drive the TS040 next Sunday after a check-up with a doctor of the FIA. |
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My best guess is that this has something to do with the rear lights integrated in the trailing edge of the rear wing endplates. Some optical diffuser. |
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It was just poking fun/sarcasm directed at last year's wing-gate scandal that burned through many many pages. I tried to make it as obvious as possible while still sounding serious haha.
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net income = profit I hope Toyota, given their very healthy finances, puts more money in TMG so that they can properly develop the aero of their LMP1. I wish we had seen quite comprehenive differences in the car |
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The problem is not aero. Its the hybrid, at least at some wec tracks. Lets see how it does here at Le Mans. Theyre not going to be hunting for hard braking areas to recharge the capacitor. Silverstone and Spa dont have near the amount of hard braking that LM has. Where the capacitor works best is immediately afterward. Thats why places like Fuji and COTA suit their car.
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Now the minimum weight is lower and they have to recover a lot more energy than before, and it seems that the supercap is too heavy for such applications. Still think though that their approach of not using an exhaust recovery is the correct one. It will be interesting to see how they will fare next year. |
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Problem is, it cant store energy like the Porsche's batteries. Neither can it recover energy as easily. Spa has turn 1, the end of the kemmel straight, maybe the entrance of turn 13 and into the bus stop as 'major' braking areas. Those are the places Toyota relies on for recharging the capacitor. Audi may be the same, but theyre relying a lot less on the hybrid side because of the diesel and because theyre 4mj vs 6mj. Compare that to Le Mans where theres so many different places of hard braking, Spa and especially Silverstone are not a great indication of what Toyota should be able to do. Even look to last year with Porsche beating Toyota to pole at Spa. That changed at Le Mans. Im not expecting that to happen again, but I feel LM is totally different from what weve seen so far and Toyota should be way closer, hopefully! |
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