[WEC] New rules. New manufacturers. The 2021 and beyond positivity thread!

[Mike E]

Iron Lynx AMG for 2025

https://www.dailysportscar.com/2024/...iron-lynx.html

[rdjones]

Originally Posted by Mike E

Iron Lynx AMG for 2025

https://www.dailysportscar.com/2024/...iron-lynx.html

No real surprise, however I think that news confirms the end of the Lambo Hypercar program in the WEC as I can't see Iron Lynx running both program's

[Ferrari333SP]

Awesome news; hopefully this increases Mercedes interest in doing a future Hypercar program.

Since Iron Lynx runs the car in IMSA as well, certainly that would mean the removal the car from ISMA as well? Or are they planning on running the Lambo in IMSA, and Mercedes in WEC? Or is there word of another team running the Lambo going forward?

[J Jay]

Originally Posted by rdjones

No real surprise, however I think that news confirms the end of the Lambo Hypercar program in the WEC as I can't see Iron Lynx running both program's

Sad to see Lamborghini bow out if this is (very likely) the case, but it's about time Mercedes were in the WEC.


Lambo's loss is AMG's gain - someone at Mercedes has done well to secure such a well-established and well-run team for a WEC effort.

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by Adam43

(I didn’t know there was this rule. 100db where? 1m away? 100m?)

105 dbA at 15 meters from the edge of the track. I guess it horizontally and not vertically…

[flatlandsman]

I adore that Lambo one of the best looking and sounding Hypercars, I hope it goes OK in the USA and at least they find a backer financially for it, seems the Iron Lynx guy was over spending maybe?

[Ferrari333SP]

Surely there's a team out there that has the resources to take the Lambo project on; a very fast car not far off from the leaders, fans love the look of the car, etc. With the car scoring the best lap at Daytona just a few days ago, it would then be weird if this Mercedes deal had been approved for some time.

[airbusA346]

Originally Posted by Ferrari333SP

Surely there's a team out there that has the resources to take the Lambo project on; a very fast car not far off from the leaders, fans love the look of the car, etc. With the car scoring the best lap at Daytona just a few days ago, it would then be weird if this Mercedes deal had been approved for some time.

I might be remembering wrong, but I'm sure I read somewhere that the car needs a lot of money spending on it for development because things were rushed to get the car ready for the 2024 season.