[WEC] Porsche Prototype Discussion

[FstrthnU]

Is that a Red Bull I see on there?

[Victor_RO]

Originally Posted by FstrthnU

Is that a Red Bull I see on there?

Nah, looks more like the places where the ACO-issues HY stickers can be seen on the Audi and the Toyota.

[Breitling24]

Originally Posted by FstrthnU

Is that a Red Bull I see on there?

Heck, I barely see a car there!

[fausto]

Originally Posted by MoMedic9019

Baseline test.

for sure, I was wondering about the sense of testing for five days on a track that isn't hosting a LeMansSeries race since years...Aston, Audi, Peugeot and Toyota used the track for private testing but I don't think that times are available to rival teams, even if Michelin is their common tires's supplier...

[Bandicoot17]

Originally Posted by fausto

for sure, I was wondering about the sense of testing for five days on a track that isn't hosting a LeMansSeries since years...Aston, Audi, Peugeot and Toyota used the track for private testing but I don't think that results aren't available to rival teams, even if Michelin is the common tires's supplier...

Camera suggests some filming too, maybe for promotions and videos?

Edit: Someone already suggested this :blush:

[Nick Woodbury]

Heh, a picture leaked onto the web of a clearer shot of the back-end of the LMP1 on the front straight from what it seems.

However, the website that posted the picture is now down.

For those who are curious, it "was" at Endurance-Info.com. Have not been able to access the website for 30 minutes now.

[Bandicoot17]

Image is still out there

[fausto]

Originally Posted by Bandicoot17

Camera suggests some filming too, maybe for promotions and videos?

Edit: Someone already suggested this :blush:

possibly, yesterday, late afternoon, a service van lapped the track a couple or three times, the last one a drone-copter was flying above it https://picasaweb.google.com/1180497...CPX_puWDtPr0fQ maybe that flying device will help monitoring pirate photographers

[kingers]

Marc is on the Gold Coast in Australia racing in a V8supercar. I think he would have definitely skipped the v8 race for a crack in the LMP1 Prototype.

[CTD]

Originally Posted by Bandicoot17

Image is still out there

Interesting little "flare" we see on the left side of the fin!
This does indicate a single exhaust outlet.

[deggis]

Originally Posted by fausto

for sure, I was wondering about the sense of testing for five days on a track that isn't hosting a LeMansSeries race since years...Aston, Audi, Peugeot and Toyota used the track for private testing but I don't think that times are available to rival teams, even if Michelin is their common tires's supplier...

This does not concern Porsche this year yet, but actually for sure could be available. If you don't know regs have this term called "open private testing". A team can have 10 days of "closed private tests", rest of them have to be informed to FIA which then informs other teams and the team that reserved the circuit can not forbid participation of other teams.

[TF110]

That big red blotch is also on the right side, looking like a bull?

[deggis]

Originally Posted by Victor_RO

Nah, looks more like the places where the ACO-issues HY stickers can be seen on the Audi and the Toyota.

But there is only HY sticker in them. And in the pic both look about the same size, so the other doesn't seem like the number sticker either (and why would the test car have them anyway). Besides, the color looks way pinkier than the HY/number sticker red.

Red Bull, much more plausible, not all of logos have the same red:

[CTD]

To me, there is missing the yellow parts of the Red Bull logo.
Also, the Red Bull logo is usually placed right behind the front wheel, instead of the rear wheel:

[gustavobamba]

Well... well it´s not easy to get a video right!!!!!

They are really hidding their game :-)

[CTD]

They know how to keep a Hype going

[Simmi]

Porsche are lucky there were some sub-standard photographers at Monza today

[CTD]

Originally Posted by Simmi

Porsche are lucky there were some sub-standard photographers at Monza today

Or they wait for someone daring enoung to purchase the pictures (well knowing it will result in likely legal actions from Porsche to publish them)

[Simmi]

Monza is a public park so I don't see the problem? You can't test there and expect to keep anything a secret.

But yeah if I had some good stuff I'd sell it to AutoHebdo or something like that.

That's coming from a guy (me) who had a full-page photo printed in the Sunday Mirror in the UK today and didn't think to ask for any money.

[TF110]

Imo its a grey/white car with a big, red bull on the right side. No "red bull" lettering but just a single forward facing bull.

[Gingers4Justice]

Not sure why they'd bother sticking a Red Bull logo on a test livery in a test which no one in the public is meant to see. I'm sure there's a better explanation.

[Simmi]

Originally Posted by Gingers4Justice

Not sure why they'd bother sticking a Red Bull logo on a test livery in a test which no one in the public is meant to see. I'm sure there's a better explanation.

There does seem to be a filming element to the test session so they could be evolving the livery a bit. But who knows. I'm not convinced it's a RB logo.

[deggis]

Hmm... remember the Vodafone & fake-936 ad? The tone of the red color would match that even better.

[Simmi]

Originally Posted by deggis

Hmm... remember the Vodafone & fake-936 ad? The tone of the red color would match that even better.

Ooooo there we go.

Leaving McLaren for Porsche? Kudos if you've called that right.

[yamato]

I believe that it is not a logo of any kind. It looks to be the same pink tape that was used on the RS Spyder. It's holding some sort of color pallet on the sides of the car.