WEC WEC 2024 - Page 10

Mike E · 25 Nov 2023, 19:24 (Ref:4187318)

For GT we are assuming:
Aston - Heart of Racing and D'Station?
BMW - WRT
Chevy - TF Sport
Ferrari - AF Corse
Ford - Proton
Lamborghini - Iron Lynx
Lexus - Akkodis ASP
McLaren - United Autosports
Porsche - Manthey

Quite a few driver line ups to be confirmed in that lot.

For Hypercar it's mostly BMW, Lamborghini, Isotta and 3rd Ferrari drivers that need to be confirmed.

Hawkwood · 25 Nov 2023, 19:47 (Ref:4187321)

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Originally Posted by Adam43

Although I’m not sure there are too many surprises this year?

Yifei Ye turning up in the 3rd Ferrari is a surprise.
Thought he was a Porsche (semi) works driver?
Ye, Kubia, and Schwartzman would be an excellent line-up.
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/11/25/yifei-ye-set-to-join-privateer-ferrari-hypercar-effort.html

TF110 · 25 Nov 2023, 23:07 (Ref:4187340)

Good pick up. Ye is a fast guy. Jota is getting poached lol

**Adam43** · 25 Nov 2023, 23:31 (Ref:4187348)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawkwood

Yifei Ye turning up in the 3rd Ferrari is a surprise.
Thought he was a Porsche (semi) works driver?
Ye, Kubia, and Schwartzman would be an excellent line-up.
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/...ar-effort.html

I’m so up for being wrong and seeing lots of surprises.

Matador · 26 Nov 2023, 00:57 (Ref:4187358)

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Originally Posted by TF110

Good pick up. Ye is a fast guy. Jota is getting poached lol

Bruh, I'm saying. TBH imo Jota had one of the best lineups, and to lose two drivers from one season to the next is crazy. Maybe they can convince Button and pick up Negrao?

tomcug · 26 Nov 2023, 07:02 (Ref:4187380)

Finding 5 drivers for their cars, that's a tough one for Jota. And Ferrari with this rumored line-up is basically a third factory car. If that plays out some role in the driver championship battle, I imagine other manufacturers will want a third "private" car too

Mike E · 26 Nov 2023, 10:41 (Ref:4187384)

**Adam43** · 26 Nov 2023, 15:00 (Ref:4187407)

Brummmm brummmm brummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Hawkwood · 27 Nov 2023, 10:08 (Ref:4187496)

Entry list confirmed:

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/...-season-entry/

https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/...-revealed.html

2024 feels real now!

Akrapovic · 27 Nov 2023, 11:04 (Ref:4187506)

Dane Cameron out of the Porsche in favour of Matt Campbell.

Ferrari333SP · 27 Nov 2023, 11:38 (Ref:4187508)

Looks incredible

Bcarr6 · 27 Nov 2023, 13:39 (Ref:4187524)

Short of having another 6-8 entries, I dont think we could ask for much more.

Its a shame Vanwall arent there, but then they were struggling to hit a good enough window of performance that justified their spot, I personally much prefer a 3rd Ferrari.

I don't think i'll miss LMP2 next year, let them be the main show in ELM, and feature at Le Mans. Fine by me.

The only loss on the GT front is no Mercedes and Audi, but considering how much those two have dominated GT racing for some years, im kind of not so bothered by their absence for the year.

veeten · 27 Nov 2023, 13:42 (Ref:4187527)

...and yes, Vanwall didn't make the cut. That last-second deal with Pipo didn't make a dent with the FIA or the ACO.

Isotta Fraschini did get in, even with the team change.

Hawkwood · 27 Nov 2023, 15:06 (Ref:4187545)

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Originally Posted by Akrapovic

Dane Cameron out of the Porsche in favour of Matt Campbell.

Bit of a shock?
He was certainly a Penske pick rather than a Porsche man, was he the weakest of the drivers, or weak enough that Porsche was able to put on some pressure perhaps?
Headed back to IMSA or just dropped completely?

Also, Isotta picked a silver driver in Garcia. I didn't watch ELMS this year, but he won the LMP3 category, so he must have some promise.
But taking a silver seems a strange choice considering there are always more good drivers than there are seats available.

Coach Ep · 27 Nov 2023, 15:15 (Ref:4187550)

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Originally Posted by Akrapovic

Dane Cameron out of the Porsche in favour of Matt Campbell.

Might he find a spot with Jota or go back to IMSA?

Coach Ep · 27 Nov 2023, 15:15 (Ref:4187553)

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Originally Posted by Hawkwood

Bit of a shock?
He was certainly a Penske pick rather than a Porsche man, was he the weakest of the drivers, or weak enough that Porsche was able to put on some pressure perhaps?
Headed back to IMSA or just dropped completely?

Also, Isotta picked a silver driver in Garcia. I didn't watch ELMS this year, but he won the LMP3 category, so he must have some promise.
But taking a silver seems a strange choice considering there are always more good drivers than there are seats available.

Did Garcia run with Duquine?

**FIRE** · 27 Nov 2023, 15:35 (Ref:4187559)

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Originally Posted by Coach Ep

Might he find a spot with Jota or go back to IMSA?

IMSA

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Daarbij neemt Matt Campbell de plaats van Dane Cameron in de nummer 5-Porsche in, Cameron rijdt volgend jaar weer in de Noord-Amerikaanse IMSA-serie, waarin Campbell dit jaar actief was.

Source: https://autosport.nl/klasse/nieuws/3...el-1-hypercars

Hawkwood · 27 Nov 2023, 15:56 (Ref:4187562)

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Originally Posted by Coach Ep

Did Garcia run with Duquine?

After looking him up, he was with Cool Racing in LMP3, and they race a Ligier, whilst also finishing 20th in FIA F3 this year with Jenzer.
Honestly, I don't get it, but I'm always prepared to been wrong when it comes to drivers being given a chance.

tomcug · 27 Nov 2023, 16:03 (Ref:4187564)

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Originally Posted by veeten

...and yes, Vanwall didn't make the cut. That last-second deal with Pipo didn't make a dent with the FIA or the ACO.

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/...try-rejection/

Quote:

We would have had a very competitive package.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawkwood

Also, Isotta picked a silver driver in Garcia. I didn't watch ELMS this year, but he won the LMP3 category, so he must have some promise.
But taking a silver seems a strange choice considering there are always more good drivers than there are seats available.

There was so much talent in WEC LMP2 and ELMS LMP2 this year without hypercar seat so yea, strange things going on around Isotta (including Vector exit).

Akrapovic · 27 Nov 2023, 16:38 (Ref:4187577)

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Originally Posted by Hawkwood

Bit of a shock?

Not even a little bit.

Hawkwood · 27 Nov 2023, 17:26 (Ref:4187584)

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Originally Posted by Akrapovic

Not even a little bit.

Fair enough, was he just not good?
I'll confess I haven't cared enough about Porsche this year to pay much attention to their driver combinations.

Mike E · 27 Nov 2023, 17:29 (Ref:4187585)

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Originally Posted by Coach Ep

Did Garcia run with Duquine?

He was in a Cool Racing Ligier. Duqueine don't run a team in LMP3 because they are a chassis supplier.

Maybe look for some Mexican sponsors on the Isotta...

Akrapovic · 27 Nov 2023, 19:14 (Ref:4187593)

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Originally Posted by Hawkwood

Fair enough, was he just not good?
I'll confess I haven't cared enough about Porsche this year to pay much attention to their driver combinations.

Was the weakest of the Porsche factory drivers. He does have an IMSA title to his name, so he deserved a shot, but he wasn't the strongest driver in his IMSA title either.

veeten · 27 Nov 2023, 19:22 (Ref:4187595)

In the end, Penske will transfer him to the IMSA team, where he can use his skills in the north American tracks. The spot will be taken over with one of their other drivers, so it's no real problem.

Hawkwood · 27 Nov 2023, 20:21 (Ref:4187602)

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Originally Posted by Akrapovic

Was the weakest of the Porsche factory drivers. He does have an IMSA title to his name, so he deserved a shot, but he wasn't the strongest driver in his IMSA title either.

I assume you're talking about Juan-Pablo Montoya rather than Eric Curran

But anyway, if you're the weakest Porsche driver then you can't expect to stick around that long, considering the binders full of drivers they have access to.

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