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16 Feb 2005, 11:20 (Ref:1227075)
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Montagny/Ortelli/Gounon for Oreca Le Mans Audi
Crash.net is reporting that these two have signed, but i'm confused, as I understood that Ortelli would be driving the Aston??
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16 Feb 2005, 11:50 (Ref:1227104)
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I've read it on Autosport.com.....I'm a bit confused....
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16 Feb 2005, 12:27 (Ref:1227140)
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Ortelli was signed to drive a number of races in the Aston but not sure if Le Mans was one of them
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16 Feb 2005, 12:44 (Ref:1227158)
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As neither is on the entry list yet.......maybe he knows which one will be.
If, as we all suspect, Aston and ORECA are both on, then I doubt Podrive will find it hard to fill a space on there line up. Is Colin McRae doing anything in June. |
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16 Feb 2005, 21:30 (Ref:1227647)
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Ortelli will drive for Aston Martin at least at Sebring and Magny-Cours.
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17 Feb 2005, 08:38 (Ref:1227964)
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I posted the news in the Le Mans thread, on the base of Hugues de Chaunac interview given to the press.
Ortelli wouldn't be in the AM for LM. |
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17 Feb 2005, 19:28 (Ref:1228613)
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I think this is fantastic news. He'll have a great chance to win overall again. He deserves it.
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18 Feb 2005, 12:33 (Ref:1229267)
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According to Hugues de Chaunac (in Ouest France), the third one could be Erik Comas, or a young pilot chosen among Lapierre, Prémat or Gommendy.
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18 Feb 2005, 16:05 (Ref:1229441)
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I want Didier Cottaz as the third driver ..... that little frenchman is a rocket ..... he was always the most spectacular driver when was one of Courages drivers .....
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18 Feb 2005, 18:03 (Ref:1229557)
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Yep, but he's not on the list, unfortunately.
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18 Feb 2005, 19:39 (Ref:1229621)
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www.italiaracing.net says the third driver will be Montagny or Sarrazin.
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18 Feb 2005, 19:49 (Ref:1229633)
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I'm open to believe everything those days, but for me, LM clashes too much with the F1 and WRC schedules to see Montagny nor Sarrazin in board...
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18 Feb 2005, 22:20 (Ref:1229774)
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I've also heard that the third driver could be Eric Comas!
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19 Feb 2005, 07:46 (Ref:1229962)
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22 Feb 2005, 16:05 (Ref:1232527)
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It won't be Montagny or Sarrazin, that's for sure. My impression is that de Chaunac wanted them but couldn't get them because of Renault and Subaru commitments.
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22 Feb 2005, 16:19 (Ref:1232543)
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Comas is a very good driver and seriously underrated IMHO, one of a batch of good drivers to come out of French F3 around the early 90s. An Ortelli / Gounon / Comas lineup would be one of the strongest on the grid, nice to see Ortelli in a prototype again.
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28 Feb 2005, 18:48 (Ref:1238268)
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First laps for Ortelli-Gounon, on Infocourse !
http://www.infoscourse.org/2005_Le_M...i_Oreca_01.jpg Both pilots are amazed ! 
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28 Feb 2005, 19:49 (Ref:1238313)
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Well, I can't read much of that article, but it sure appears that Oreca have a pretty intense testing schedule planned.
And I can imagine that the drivers are quite happy to be in the car. It's an Audi R8 after all. 
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28 Feb 2005, 20:26 (Ref:1238345)
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Gounon is amazed at the performances of the R8. He didn't have to stop into the pits during the very first stint of the car (10 laps), which surprised a lot his engineer because usually, during the first laps with a new car, you have to stop very shortly since there are some little adjustements to do. But Jean-Marc didn't stop before his tenth lap was over. Then he came back into the pits, opened his visor and said ""it's a fantastic car !"
Ortelli feels like he's "back at home" since he has driven 25.000 km in the car during the 1999-2001 period. The whole team is of course, extremly happy. Last edited by Laurent; 28 Feb 2005 at 20:27. |
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2 Mar 2005, 05:07 (Ref:1239675)
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The third driver should be Erik Comas (source : Stéphane Daoudi, on the french forum MotorLegend).
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2 Mar 2005, 10:05 (Ref:1239862)
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Ortelli/Gounon/Comas is certainly a strong line-up. But is it enough to beat Lehto/Werner/Kristensen or Biela/Pirro/McNish? Could be a tremendous scrap.
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Remember some of the last years... We're not on the verge to ask question about the car... but after first LMES/ALMS races, I hope we will !
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Will all three ORECA drivers contest the Spa 1000 Kms?
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These three pilots should not go in the gravel traps during the first laps or hit a car at 7AM.
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