WEC WEC 2022 Season - Page 17

tomcug · 10 Jul 2022, 14:49 (Ref:4118936)

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Originally Posted by J Jay

Both were moving to each other, but I'd place more blame on Kobayashi for moving over too quickly.

Kamui kept turning to the inside for quite some time, I don't expect a penalty there.

Toyotats03OUS · 10 Jul 2022, 14:50 (Ref:4118937)

That was so unnecessary!

J Jay · 10 Jul 2022, 14:50 (Ref:4118938)

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Originally Posted by tomcug

Kamui kept turning to the inside for quite some time, I don't expect a penalty there.

I don't think it's necessarily penalty-worthy, but Kobayashi ultimately misjudged the move, so he's at fault.

Another half a second, and he would have been clear of the Alpine's nose.

tomcug · 10 Jul 2022, 14:52 (Ref:4118939)

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Originally Posted by Toyotats03OUS

That was so unnecessary!

For sure... BTW, I think second Peugeot is also out.

Toyotats03OUS · 10 Jul 2022, 14:56 (Ref:4118941)

I love koba aggressive driving style, but sometimes he takes unnecessary risk.

tomcug · 10 Jul 2022, 15:09 (Ref:4118942)

#94 back on track

J Jay · 10 Jul 2022, 15:20 (Ref:4118943)

90-second stop/go penalty for Kobayashi.

Frietas is not pleased.

#28 in the barrier as well. Another FCY coming.

Edit - I think the silly hats have been put on in the last couple of hours. Too many drivers taking liberties with their, and each other's cars.

Toyotats03OUS · 10 Jul 2022, 15:27 (Ref:4118944)

this is the last pits stop for the Alpine.

J Jay · 10 Jul 2022, 15:35 (Ref:4118946)

Both Estre & Pier Guidi have been rather lucky that neither have been taken out.

Edit - #92 penalised for his nonsense with Pier Guidi and Aberdein.

tomcug · 10 Jul 2022, 15:43 (Ref:4118949)

Drive through for Estre.

Toyotats03OUS · 10 Jul 2022, 15:46 (Ref:4118950)

Good point by the broadcasters, the 92 gets a drive through for contact with different cars and it was done on purpose, but the toyota gets a 90 second penalty for a mistake?

J Jay · 10 Jul 2022, 16:00 (Ref:4118951)

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Originally Posted by Toyotats03OUS

Good point by the broadcasters, the 92 gets a drive through for contact with different cars and it was done on purpose, but the toyota gets a 90 second penalty for a mistake?

It was a big mistake, at the fastest part of the track. Kobayashi pushed his luck big time, and it could have been a nasty accident. 90 seconds was a bit on the long side, but justified.

However, Estre should have received at least 60 seconds for his deliberate shoving and squeezing. He's been let off with just a drive-through.

Has Tandy pulled off a mega strategy here for Corvette...

EverOne · 10 Jul 2022, 16:03 (Ref:4118952)

What a disaster for Ferrari..

tomcug · 10 Jul 2022, 16:07 (Ref:4118953)

Alpine/Oreca/Rebellion wins, #41 in LMP2, Corvette in GTE Pro and #77 in GTE Am. Great drive by Alpine, good pace and good stint lengths. Sad for Glick...

bentley speed 8 · 10 Jul 2022, 16:07 (Ref:4118954)

That was an interesting race, and ironically not because of Peugeot. Lots of work to do for them, but they can only improve from here. Alpine manages to win and keep their lead in Hypercar
A missed opportunity for Glickenhaus with a rare engine(?) failure.

Congrats to Corvette for that win, well-executed.

Can't wait to see Pier Guidi X Estre antics next year in hypercar

tomcug · 10 Jul 2022, 16:11 (Ref:4118955)

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Originally Posted by bentley speed 8

not because of Peugeot. Lots of work to do for them, but they can only improve from here

I wouldn't worry about them. Car seems to be fast, they only need to make it reliable and also I believe the ACO will make sure they don't get hurt by BOP

**skycafe** · 10 Jul 2022, 16:23 (Ref:4118958)

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Originally Posted by J Jay

He lost it on the inside kerb, at more or less top speed; there was going to be a hard hit with the barriers on the outside of the exit even if gravel/grass was there.

But the Aston would have been the right side up at least.

Yes, he locked or something and clipped inside curbing, and that had the effect of sending him sideways across to the curbing-the impact ofvwhich knocked the door off, crumpled the floor and launched the car.

crooky · 10 Jul 2022, 17:22 (Ref:4118960)

Congratulations to Corvette on their first WEC victory and also to Alpine for another win in the Hypercar class.

I'm sure this has been debated to death already on here...

But how do you think the ACO, Toyota etc are feeling about seeing an LMP1 grandfathered car potentially winning the Hypercar class?

J Jay · 10 Jul 2022, 18:01 (Ref:4118969)

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Originally Posted by crooky

I'm sure this has been debated to death already on here...

But how do you think the ACO, Toyota etc are feeling about seeing an LMP1 grandfathered car potentially winning the Hypercar class?

ACO - Necessary sacrifice, otherwise we'd be heading into the fly-away races with two identical cars in the top class.

Toyota - Missed opportunity to pick up a relatively easy WEC championship, before the other factories show up en masse.

In both cases, they should appreciate that their achievements would be diminished without Alpine there to race against.

**skycafe** · 10 Jul 2022, 18:42 (Ref:4118974)

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Originally Posted by J Jay

In both cases, they should appreciate that their achievements would be diminished without Alpine there to race against.

Absolutely! You can include SCG also.

Mike E · 10 Jul 2022, 19:31 (Ref:4118979)

Really enjoyed that race. Action and surprises right to the end.

Looking at Peugeot's troubled race after 15000km of testing you would think Penske/Porsche would be doing all they can to get a car to Bahrain to get a race under their belts before it gets serious next year. No substitute for the rough and tumble of competition.

tomcug · 10 Jul 2022, 19:36 (Ref:4118982)

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Originally Posted by skycafe

Absolutely! You can include SCG also.

Glick isn't doing full season, that's an important difference.

broadrun96 · 10 Jul 2022, 20:09 (Ref:4118990)

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Originally Posted by Mike E

Really enjoyed that race. Action and surprises right to the end.

Looking at Peugeot's troubled race after 15000km of testing you would think Penske/Porsche would be doing all they can to get a car to Bahrain to get a race under their belts before it gets serious next year. No substitute for the rough and tumble of competition.

With all respect to Peugeot, Porsche and Penske are an entire other level of testing and preparation individually. Combine them and there isn't another team out there prepping like they are.

Simmi · 10 Jul 2022, 21:12 (Ref:4118998)

What a race! Really delivered in all classes. Kind of ironic that after the hype Peugeot ended up being a footnote. But their time will come, and I think that's validated their decision not to show up at Le Mans.

I'm sure the BoP will swing back Toyota's way for Fuji but yeah, absolutely loved it!

Mike E · 10 Jul 2022, 21:36 (Ref:4119000)

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Originally Posted by broadrun96

With all respect to Peugeot, Porsche and Penske are an entire other level of testing and preparation individually. Combine them and there isn't another team out there prepping like they are.

Agreed. And part of that prep is getting a car to Bahrain.

https://en.endurance-info.com/auto/a...ahrain-8-hours

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