WEC 2024: Round 2, Imola

[Adam43]

Fun to see the countdown for the refueler there.

[Adam43]

At the moment most Hypercars are 19-20 laps into their stint and importantly short of three hour mark...

[hondafan37]

Live timing dead in lap 89....

[Adam43]

Woo!
Two tyres only for 51 - and they are very cold! But but but he keeps it in first.

[tomcug]

Ferrari doing triple and quad stints on some tires at least is interesting. I wonder how this works out for them in the end.

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by hondafan37

Live timing dead in lap 89....

Same for me.

Not that it is working, but do we have the energy stint details for this race? Or was that IMSA that did that.

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by tomcug

Ferrari doing triple and quad stints on some tires at least is interesting. I wonder how this works out for them in the end.

Very good for them. It is pretty good conditions for it, but even so, is it an indication that they are getting on top of the tyres in year two?

[tomcug]

Just wanted to check the timing because they didn't show gaps on TV for some time... still stuck on 89th lap The quality of WEC's site and different services it offers isn't too good.

[veeten]

Outside of Aqua Mineral, the stands are pretty well filled. Sure, F1 is half a world away, and the broadcast was earlier, it's good to see quite a turnout.

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by tomcug

Just wanted to check the timing because they didn't show gaps on TV for some time... still stuck on 89th lap The quality of WEC's site and different services it offers isn't too good.

The app is working, but not the site

[J Jay]

Isotta Fraschini off (again...) at Variante Alta.

Might be a good time to put wets on for any team willing to risk going early.

[veeten]

Isotta is in the wall. FCY.

[Adam43]

Oh no! Bennett off in the Isotta Fraschini.

SC - everyone still waiting for this rain. Maybe it is here?

[veeten]

Okay, let's see who goes in to pit this time...

[J Jay]

#51 under investigation for a technical infringement.

Edit - De Vries catches Molina on the restart, up to second.

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by J Jay

Isotta Fraschini off (again...) at Variante Alta.

Might be a good time to put wets on for any team willing to risk going early.

Could do, but even under slow conditions you can ruin a set of wets if the conditions aren't suitable. Maybe this latest generation can take this more?

FCY to be removed before any stops.

What's with this new voice for the count down!

Well done Nick! Wow!

[veeten]

Got it out, and... it starts and goes! Plucky little car...

[crooky]

The new voice thing is so that Eduardo can do other things rather than speaking into a mic.

But I don't see why it has to be an AI voice. They could have recorded Eduardo's voice and used that instead.

[Adam43]

Chaos ensued!

#94 Peugeot off, Jota off and stuck, and more rain!
Now puncture for #94!

[tomcug]

More cars coming to pits under VSC now.

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by tomcug

TOP 4 had a chance to pit under VSC but only #51 did so.

#51 stops - Good timing or a little too soon. Others might get longer in pits under FCY. If they stop. And we might have SC.

Originally Posted by Adam43

#51 trollers. Problem with the jacks?!

Have they used the trollers (sic) since then? Not sure we've seen, or I missed.

[veeten]

Wow! Tire shattered the Peugeot's wheel well...

[tomcug]

Originally Posted by Adam43

or a little too soon

Looks that way, lost a place to the Porsche. For a moment I thought that under VSC pits are closed but quickly realised they aren't

[Adam43]

So, was Nick a bit naughty?

On replay the jump seemed OK. But that isn't the only problem?

[tomcug]

"The track is declared wet"
This can get interesting.