2016 Blancpain GT Series

[Akrapovic]

Originally Posted by J Jay

No, they will need two stops and half a tank from here (just pitted, Nico Muller in).

They could try a couple of short fills on their stops, but the rules on pit times make that difficult. Another FCY that they could capitalize on would see them on the same sequence as the two leaders.

You can do short stops with no pit time limit if you don't change tyres (or only change 1, for example for a puncture). So that would work if they can make tyres last.

[J Jay]

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

You can do short stops with no pit time limit if you don't change tyres (or only change 1, for example for a puncture). So that would work if they can make tyres last.

Yes, thanks for reminding me. Come to think of it, how far behind the #28 was the #86? I thought the Audi would have lost 3rd in the pits, so maybe they are doing that right now.

Edit - Martin just avoids becoming the meat in an Am-Ferrari sandwich. It's becoming rather treacherous for the leading cars.

[Akrapovic]

The track now has a wonderful sprinkling of Ferrari round the full length of the circuit.

Does this FCY help anyone? Bentley could swing it the other way if so as BMW is beyond the pit lane entry.

Edit: neither of the lead cars pit.

[J Jay]

Cut my tire into pieces
This is my last resort

Wait sorry, wrong song, wrong band. Correct genre though

[gert]

Muller got past Soulet (but is still almost a lap down)

[Akrapovic]

Gap between the leaders was 40 seconds at the start of the stint. Its now 21 seconds.

[J Jay]

#28 just pitted for a bit of fuel and one tyre change. I think it's safe to assume they only need two stops from here as well.

Edit - Duncan Cameron, you should have stuck to the inside... another lap with flailing bodywork and a rear puncture.

[Starfish Primer]

The pitlane entry at Spa is ridiculous.

[gert]

Originally Posted by J Jay

#28 just pitted for a bit of fuel and one tyre change. I think it's safe to assume they only need two stops from here as well.

Right rear puncture

[J Jay]

Originally Posted by gert

Right rear puncture

Well dropping back clearly isn't good, but getting on sequence would be a decent silver lining.

[Hawkwood]

John Watson doesn't "do highlights"... good to know

[J Jay]

I'm not surprised, they take a good 10 minutes to go through!

Nobody thought of doing highlights from 6/12/18 hours clearly...

[gert]

part of the floor is loose on #8

[Akrapovic]

They don't seem concerned with the floor. I suppose if you stop to fix it then you lose. So you might as well run and see if it holds.

[Akrapovic]

28 penalty. So Mercedes now has a proper 3rd place.

[gert]

drive through for Audi 28. Not their day today...

[J Jay]

Missed that.

Edit - Pit stop infringement apparently. Must have been on that last stop.

[Rodger Davies]

Anyone know how Soucek's pace has compared to Soulet's thus far?

[J Jay]

You mean Martin vs. Soucek? Martin is ever so slightly quicker (a matter of seconds over the stint so far).

[Rodger Davies]

Originally Posted by J Jay

You mean Martin vs. Soucek? Martin is ever so slightly quicker (a matter of seconds over the stint so far).

No, v Soulet - Soulet was reeling in the BMW gradually, was wondering if Andy would be able to do the same.

[Rodger Davies]

Great BoP here on the whole, must give credit where it's due.


So, you're Bentley, do you take tyres? Elements of VDS v WRT in 2014 here. I'd say probably no tyres if it were my call.

[gert]

98 stuck in 4th gear. It's losing 10-15 seconds a lap.

[Rodger Davies]

Damn, puncture on the #8, race should be over

[gert]

Soucek in, right rear only.

[gert]

58 on fire

And it's out again...