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Old 14 Oct 2014, 14:23 (Ref:3464965)   #251
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I think compared to the problems Porsche have had during races/development up until now these Fuji issues were relatively small.

Quite interested to see a bit more about how the #20 got into third place. They effectively saved an entire stop on the field. Okay the puncture gave them 10 laps more fuel but there must have been some fuel saving going on there? Surely that's why the pace dropped off so much at the end?
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I don't think the Porsche's double-stinted tires... i have notes but too lazy to check.

“I did a double stint. It was quite tricky to drive today and it wasn’t possible to do that distance on a single set of tyres" could imply that they single-stinted, and "The tyre degradation wasn’t as massive as expected, but still too much to do double stints" could also.

In any case Porsche was fast, and both cars finished ... pretty good for a new car.
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Old 14 Oct 2014, 15:12 (Ref:3464975)   #253
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Yes - I should have said " they tried to double stint their tires".
So - it seems the car is fast...but only for a short period of time. Let's hope the new car has the issue (what ever it may be) sorted.
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Old 14 Oct 2014, 17:50 (Ref:3465010)   #254
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I too was unable to follow the race, so there are still many things I don't know.

Certainly, Toyota seems to have cemented its status of fastest car of 2014.

The result for Porsche was a good step too. It was an honest 3rd/4th, not gifted to them through the misfortunes of others. Although beaten by Toyota, their race pace is getting closer.

Each of the teams seem set to make a lot of changes in the offseason, perhaps Porsche most of all. The current WEC LMP1 rules are very interesting - much more so than F1, in which so many more basic design decisions are prescribed in the rules.
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Old 14 Oct 2014, 19:16 (Ref:3465040)   #255
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I don't think the Porsche's double-stinted tires... i have notes but too lazy to check.

“I did a double stint. It was quite tricky to drive today and it wasn’t possible to do that distance on a single set of tyres" could imply that they single-stinted, and "The tyre degradation wasn’t as massive as expected, but still too much to do double stints" could also.

In any case Porsche was fast, and both cars finished ... pretty good for a new car.
The #20 double stinted the tyres once with Webber to try and make back the time they lost with the slow puncture. Webber managed to keep them on for a full run, while the #2 tried it but was back in again after less than half an hour.

I don't think anyone tried to do it again after that.
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Old 14 Oct 2014, 19:33 (Ref:3465043)   #256
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I don't think anyone tried to do it again after that.
One of the Audis tried it at the end of the race, but got swallowed up by his teammate on pace.
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Old 14 Oct 2014, 20:34 (Ref:3465061)   #257
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One of the Audis tried it at the end of the race, but got swallowed up by his teammate on pace.
Cheers Victor. I lost the thread of the race a bit towards the end.
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Further Fuji attendance weekend attendace comps (high to low)

2014 SGT 500km 89,400
2012 SGT 500km 83,000
2013 SGT 500km 80,100
2013 SGT/SG FGP 62,000
2012 SGT/Nippon FGP 60,300
2013 SGT 300km 52,300
2012 SGT 300km 52,000
2014 WEC 6 Hours 51,000
2012 WEC 6 Hours 50,000
2014 SGT 300km 45,000
2013 WEC 6 Hours 41,000
2014 SF Meeting 2 27,200
2012 Nippon Meeting 27,200
2013 SF Meeting 24,600
2014 SF Meeting 1 23,500
2013 AsLMS/SGT 3 Hours 13,600

2014 AsLMS was likely so terrible that ACO and circuit couldn't release it
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Old 15 Oct 2014, 00:07 (Ref:3465136)   #259
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Toyota brought out their old cars for a Fuji. Heres a video of the TS010 revving
http://youtu.be/JeOYJC6O-zQ
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Looking at those figures, would be possible to run two races in Japan? Fuji and Suzuka 1000?
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Old 15 Oct 2014, 20:35 (Ref:3465415)   #261
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Heres Paul Truswell's blog on the events at Fuji.
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Sorry if the LMP1 race was a bore to some of you guys...but overdue for a win I was on tenderhooks for the full 6 hours...from 3am here in the UK!

Well done TMG...what a place for a one, two!

Seeing Ant' this weekend, looking forward to hearing all about it.
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Sorry if the LMP1 race was a bore to some of you guys...but overdue for a win I was on tenderhooks for the full 6 hours...from 3am here in the UK!

Well done TMG...what a place for a one, two!

Seeing Ant' this weekend, looking forward to hearing all about it.
Yep, the boy done good!

Very well deserved and I'm sure he'll have a few more stories to tell before the year's out.

Just for a moment, I thought that maybe the #7 car wouldn't take tyres at the end and see how it fared, but it wouldn't have been a very fitting ending.
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Sorry if the LMP1 race was a bore to some of you guys...but overdue for a win I was on tenderhooks for the full 6 hours...from 3am here in the UK!

Well done TMG...what a place for a one, two!

Seeing Ant' this weekend, looking forward to hearing all about it.
Looking forward to getting a #1 Davidson cap next year! It was a great drive.
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Isn't it great how we're not talking about the FCY, even though that one IMHO took a tad bit too long?
Thanks for the good (better) procedures.
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Looking forward to getting a #1 Davidson cap next year! It was a great drive.
He reminded me that he hadn't won a Championship since he was 15 when he won his last Junior Karting title! That's despite numerous wins over the years in International Karting, Formula Ford, Formula 3 and lots of wins for Peugoet and Toyota.

So, Fingers & Toes all crossed here, he was overlooked in F1, their loss, our gain!
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Yup. Him and Buemi are the dynamic duo imo. Their pace was very close.
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