Isotta Fraschini Hypercar thread

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by veeten

Well, it's not like any major drivers were breaking down their door to be in their program. Not to mention that it's a small outfit, no big sponsors there, at the moment...

Not breaking down the door, no, but there were almost certainly drivers around with more experience who would might have been willing to take on a WEC and Le Mans drive to keep up their profile via Hypercar.

[flatlandsman]

I do not think the decision to switch teams was from them it was from Vector as they saw little hope in it being anything other than a backmarker and were getting less than decent feedback on updates from IF, this can also be visible with driver choice, largely pay drivers, but next year there are going to have to be two of them and let's hope they drag someone with some experience in there to push it forward. I get having pay guys is great for the team but you are not going to develop it with people who are simply there hanging on every lap, they are not going to find faults and suggest improvements as much, yes drivers like this are dear, but right now it would be worth it as this car could be very useful for the grid in time.

[Adam43]

IF being prepared. The suspension looked a little more crammed in that some, but all still accessible. Pay driver names can be seen on the door.

[J Jay]

I suspect IF will come out of Le Mans rather more pleased than Vector Sport.

Maybe in a few years we'll find out what the fallout was, but for now Isotta are definitely on the right track.

[FIRE]

I don't know how deep their pockets are but will the money keep flowing? Thats my concern for this project.

[flatlandsman]

The trouble is they need a customer team and they are really relying on someone like Kolles who just wants to be there, there are rumors they are trying to rework the Vanwall, this could work, but I doubt is taken seriously, the IF is quicker and more up to date, but they need a customer team someone who is willing to pay to be there, and maybe hopefully secure a Dumas or someone who wants to develop it, but I guess he is perhaps sick of doing that!!

[Matador]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Not breaking down the door, no, but there were almost certainly drivers around with more experience who would might have been willing to take on a WEC and Le Mans drive to keep up their profile via Hypercar.

IKR? It's obscene that talent like Andre Negrao, Bruno Senna and other quick, experienced drivers were not on this grid.

[TF110]

I'm glad the car finished and performed well. It stayed out of trouble and crossed the line in one piece. That alone should bode well for it's future.

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by Adam43

I can confirm this as I’ve done 71.5 mph in a 2CV, can count to 4, and have put things in a 911 and a 2CV.

https://x.com/notfifthgear/status/18...744891182?s=61

[E.B]

Originally Posted by Adam43

https://x.com/notfifthgear/status/18...744891182?s=61

Brilliant. Love it.

[TF110]

Awesome! That's quite the advert!

[veeten]

Truth in advertising, what more can you say...

[Matador]

Originally Posted by veeten

Truth in advertising, what more can you say...

Truth is very subjective in this case isn't it? lol

[flatlandsman]

I mean fair play, but let's be fair here it is not much quicker yet than the Vanwall was initally!

[Adam43]

They’re doing alright in pace. And they started at a better relative pace than Vanwall ended.
https://tentenths.com/forum/showpost...&postcount=110

And Vanwall had the advantage of competing against less established teams. Most had new cars then.

I’ve not looked at the consistent lap times from Le Mans this year, but fastest laps show it was closer to the ultimate fastest at this race.

They are doing very well.