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11 Mar 2012, 19:53 (Ref:3038457) | #251 | ||
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I love their treatment of the BHF.
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11 Mar 2012, 20:17 (Ref:3038473) | #252 | |
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they didn't need of a sponsor because were fully supported by nismo. Surely HPD will reserve to JRM and strakka the same support that highcroft team received in past years
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11 Mar 2012, 22:28 (Ref:3038534) | #253 | |
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We'll see also if Chandhok brings any sponsors with him. I assume there must be some money behind him.
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12 Mar 2012, 06:47 (Ref:3038638) | #254 | ||
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From what Ive heard , there is a substantial wedge coming from his sponsors .
How about a "PATAKS" curry Honda ? |
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18 Mar 2012, 14:51 (Ref:3043922) | #255 | ||
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18 Mar 2012, 21:27 (Ref:3044196) | #256 | |
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The WEC point standing after the Sebring round can be found on http://www.lemans.org/en/races/fia-w...ring_6567.html
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18 Mar 2012, 22:32 (Ref:3044246) | #257 | |
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as i feared the driver championship structure is pure insanity .-. how could gt drivers reach more than 10 points during all the season? wasn't better do a driver championship for each class?
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18 Mar 2012, 22:47 (Ref:3044254) | #258 | |
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The points in the driver world championship are based for overall position. So realistically only LMP1 drivers can win this championship.
The lower classes can only win an Endurance Trophy, which is awarded to teams instead on individual drivers. See http://www.lemans.org/wpphpFichiers/...er_Sebring.PDF |
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18 Mar 2012, 23:01 (Ref:3044265) | #259 | |
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i know this, so what the meaning to make a driver champ structured like that? if lmp2 and gt drivers won't never be able to win? they could do a driver championship just reserved for lmp1 drivers or a driver championship for each class, but structured like this is a farce!
it's not a case if all multiple-class championships (ALMS, LMS, ex.FIA GT, Super GT, Blancpain etc....) don't use this kind of system, a thing like this if i remember well is used (or was used) just in GT-Open, but is already a different thing because in that champ the only difference is between GT2 and GT3 not between a prototype and a gt. BTW weren't just #1 and #2 audi cars inserted in WEC entries? (if i remember well a third scoring manufacters champ's point car per team was allowed only at spa and le mans) |
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18 Mar 2012, 23:21 (Ref:3044277) | #260 | ||
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Originally the plan was that 2 designated cars would score points for the manufacturers title. However, that changed when Peugeot pulled the plug and Toyota decided only to enter 1 car in the full WEC season. |
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18 Mar 2012, 23:28 (Ref:3044281) | #261 | |
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yes i know about toyota and 6 best results rule, but during the ACO conference of 2nd of february i perfectly remember that in the entry list, audi received for the WEC just 2 entries!
before the peugeot drop in january was agreed that manufacters could use a third car at spa and le mans and this car could score points for manufacter's champ (if was one of the best 2 placed). Last edited by alexkiller8; 18 Mar 2012 at 23:39. |
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18 Mar 2012, 23:36 (Ref:3044284) | #262 | ||
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FIA already has a world championship for GT - what's the point of having another one? LMP1 is the main course of the WEC, so it's perfectly logical that only LMP1 drivers will have a shot a the title.
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18 Mar 2012, 23:39 (Ref:3044285) | #263 | |
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what's the logic of this post? are you talking about 2 totally different competitions, well thinking like this then GT shouldn't run at all in FIA WEC!
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18 Mar 2012, 23:40 (Ref:3044286) | #264 | ||
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Audi has two full season WEC entries. See http://www.lemans.org/wpphpFichiers/...ist_310112.pdf For Sebring Audi had three WEC entries. See http://www.lemans.org/wpphpFichiers/...of-sebring.pdf |
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18 Mar 2012, 23:44 (Ref:3044287) | #265 | |
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His post is fairly logical for me. In WEC the GT teams can only win a trophy, but not a world title because there already is a seperate world title for GT cars.
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18 Mar 2012, 23:48 (Ref:3044290) | #266 | |
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ok, at least we agree about the fact that audi received just 2 entries for the WEC, well, now shouldn't a third car be invisible in scoring points (with the exception of spa and LM if is in the 2 best placed) ? well why bernhard/dumas/duval scored points for the driver championship then? (and for sure they would score 25 points for audi if they won). The problem i think is that FIA/ACO hasn't ever been clear with the regulamentation... I just am asking my self what will prevent audi to bring a third car in all WEC races if they wish? so what's the point to make a WEC entry list if isn't respected at all?
The post before has not a logic, because if is like if i compare other 2 competitions that don't share a thing between each other. |
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In Spa all drivers, in any car and any class, can score points for the WEC driver championship. That includes the drivers in the #3 and #4 Audi, in the Pescarolo Dome, etc. |
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19 Mar 2012, 00:18 (Ref:3044302) | #268 | |
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"The FIA WEC sporting regulations are no secret. You can find them on the FIA website"
and i think that you don't understand the difference between regulations and regulamentation... and i am the guy that isn't clear with english language.... What i am trying to say is if audi is free to bring a third (and scoring points) car in all events (if audi did it in sebring, in theory can do it in all other post le mans races) why ACO release an entry list that doesn't match the truth? |
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19 Mar 2012, 00:26 (Ref:3044309) | #269 | |
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I still don't understand your problem. These additional cars will only score points the driver championship, but not the manufacturer championship.
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19 Mar 2012, 00:40 (Ref:3044322) | #270 | |
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Regulamentation isn't a word in the English language.
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19 Mar 2012, 00:41 (Ref:3044324) | #271 | ||
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The only thing that doesn't make sense to me is how Audi are freely allowed to change what car #1 and #2 are, one of which becomes a hybrid for the rest of the WEC. Last edited by aneesh99; 19 Mar 2012 at 00:48. |
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19 Mar 2012, 05:09 (Ref:3044396) | #272 | |
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How are driver points scored? Position in class like the old ETCC days?
So if Tracy Krohn wins every GT-Am race he can be the world driver champion? |
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19 Mar 2012, 05:19 (Ref:3044397) | #273 | ||
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There's your flaw with that system, and why overall positions and a separate title for the GT classes is a better solution.
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19 Mar 2012, 05:58 (Ref:3044401) | #274 | ||
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