[ELMS Race] ELMS Round 6 - Estoril

[rich07]

Originally Posted by TheMightyM

Just tuned in, what happened to the Pegasus car?

It went off on the first corner, not sure why though.

[J Jay]

Shaytar looks like he's struggling on old tyres. He does well to hold off Dolan for a couple of laps but the Jota Gibson gets past into T1.

[tux]

I think rain is on its way....

[J Jay]

Hirsch catches Shaytar at the exit of T1 to take 2nd.

Edit - Lot of rain. Dolan spins. Car looks beached. FCY to save Dolan's blushes, if not the title.

[gert]

41 goes back out on slicks - I think

maybe intermediates, as on 48?
38 also intermediates, not full slicks

[tux]

Some GTE cars stayed on slicks. Marc VDS for sure.

[J Jay]

#38 now 90 seconds behind the leading #41. A long way to go, but if Greaves don't get caught out they should be ahead of Jota at the end and to the championship. Although the temptation to lap the Jota just ahead and Shaytar pressuring behind will be a challenge for Hirsch.

[tux]

Now the slick tyres are faster than the wet tyres. Some teams gained a nice advantage.

[rich07]

I see Bjorn Wirdheim is still rocking that beard of his.

[J Jay]

The rain is back with a vengeance. This is becoming a real test of finessing a car round a constantly changing track.

FCY. Shaytar off the track but doesn't beach it in the gravel.

[rich07]

Prilaux is catching Rob Smith in the JMW Ferrari hand over fist in these conditions.

[gert]

How long can a single driver be in the car?

Shaitar has been in for 2 hours I think?

[J Jay]

I don't think there's an upper limit for Silver/Bronze drivers in the ELMS. It looks like they're going to give the other two drivers of the #21 a stint each.

[Ephaeton]

Originally Posted by ELMS

For the LMP2 category

For the driver line up made of 3 drivers:

If the crew is composed by 2 Platinum or Gold drivers :
- Maximum driving time for a Gold or Platinum driver : 1h30 minutes
- Minimum driving time for a Gold or Platinum driver : 40 minutes
- Minimum driving time for a Bronze or Silver driver: 1h30 minutes

If the crew is composed by 1 Platinum or Gold driver :
- Maximum driving time for a Gold or Platinum driver : 1h40 minutes
- Minimum driving time for a Bronze or Silver driver: 40 minutes

If there is no Gold or Platinum driver in the driver line up:
- Minimum driving time for a Bronze or Silver driver: 40 minutes


For the driver line up made of 2 drivers:
- Maximum driving time for a Gold or Platinum driver : 1H40 minutes
- Minimum driving time for a Bronze or Silver driver: 2H20 minutes

(source)

[J Jay]

So that would confirm my assumption - I don't see any maximums mentioned for Bronze/Silver drivers.

Hirsch spins, bringing himself another 15 seconds closer to Thiriet & Dolan, although he's still in 2nd.

[gert]

Thanks for that.

So actually they can keep Shaitar in as long as they want.
At the moment there's not really a reason to get him out...

[J Jay]

If it wasn't for Nick Tandy, Shaytar would be my shout for the best sportscar driver this year. He's put a lot of drivers in the shade over the latter half of this season.

[Ephaeton]

Originally Posted by gert

Thanks for that.

So actually they can keep Shaitar in as long as they want.
At the moment there's not really a reason to get him out...

Not quite, if I understand it correctly: The #21 carries Aleshin (P). Ladygin (G) and Schaytar (S).

So I would assume there's a 40 min minimum drive time for one of the gold or platinums per the 3 driver team, "If the crew is composed by 2 Platinum or Gold drivers :" clause/paragraph

[J Jay]

#66 JMW 458 stops at (in the middle of) the chicane.

Originally Posted by Ephaeton

Not quite, if I understand it correctly: The #21 carries Aleshin (P). Ladygin (G) and Schaytar (S).

So I would assume there's a 40 min minimum drive time for one of the gold or platinums per the 3 driver team, "If the crew is composed by 2 Platinum or Gold drivers :" clause/paragraph

Edit - You win, Ladygin gets in the car.

[Starfish Primer]

What is happening in P3? The Ligier is now second.

[Ephaeton]

And the #21 is being piloted by Ladygin now.

[Ephaeton]

Originally Posted by J Jay

Edit - You win, Ladygin gets in the car.

This is not a competition, come on

[J Jay]

Don't worry, that was just a figure of speech

So with Dolan/Hirsch pitting soon Tincknell/Lancaster will be in for the double? Lapierre will have to watch out, I'm sure Gommendy will have briefed him...

[gert]

Originally Posted by Ephaeton

Not quite, if I understand it correctly: The #21 carries Aleshin (P). Ladygin (G) and Schaytar (S).

So I would assume there's a 40 min minimum drive time for one of the gold or platinums per the 3 driver team, "If the crew is composed by 2 Platinum or Gold drivers :" clause/paragraph

You're right, of course.

2x 40 minutes = 1H20.
1H33 to go from now, so as long as they bring in Lagygin just before 0H40 to go, they're safe (as long as Ladygin has done his 40 minutes of course)

[J Jay]

Hirsch, Dolan & Markozov all nursing their tyres. Lapierre drove clean round the outside of the Jota. With less than 90 minutes left I'd be tempted to bring it in now and have one more fuel stop to the finish.

And Jota does just that. Expect Greaves to respond next lap. Which he does.

Edit - The Jota stalls on pit lane again. Another 20 seconds gone and that probably seals it for Greaves. They're basically a lap in front, only a few seconds behind the Jota on track.