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23 Mar 2015, 20:37 (Ref:3518760) | #851 | |
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I think there should only be penalties for not appearing in the post-LM period. Missing pre-LM races is normal. Anyway I think if the FIA loosened off the crash test passing requirements for two weeks prior the start of the season it would help a lot. But when have they ever relaxed anything...
As for Kolles vs Rebellion and the 'lost advantage', I don't think speed really matters at LM, but rather reliability again. And the swiss have two bullets in the gun. Well at least the engine will be the same for both parties. In any case I'm sure both are more looking forward to decent-ish overall placement due to factory retirements rather than the pointless sub trophy. |
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23 Mar 2015, 20:44 (Ref:3518762) | #852 | ||
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If the tub and the nose box is the same, Rebellion shouldn't need to do another crash test, unless the rear crash structure needs to be re-crash tested.
Audi had to re-do a crash test when the modified the R18's front end for this season (bodywork mods probably lead to a nosebox change), but there has been nothing said for the rear crash structure, on on the Audi and most LMP1s is different this year. I think that it's just Oreca is taking forever adapting the car to the AER V6. |
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23 Mar 2015, 20:59 (Ref:3518770) | #853 | |
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I wish they had just opted to do the AER modding for one car and kept the old Toyota for another. Would've kept the team running in the first two races, even with only one chassis, as well as offered engine diversity & possible performance variations. The Toyota car would've been the 'safe option'
Then after Le Mans possibly upgrade the engine for AER in the second car. You know, during the million year summer break of sitting around. I suggested the same sort of thing last year with running the old Lola alongside R-One. Cheap and secure |
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24 Mar 2015, 09:47 (Ref:3518903) | #856 | ||
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All this makes the post-LM gap seem like even more of a farce. Those final 5 races come thick and fast, and it only pushes back teams development and planning for the following season.
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24 Mar 2015, 11:37 (Ref:3518943) | #857 | |
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Looks like we might see some drivers get announced today.
Daniel Abt is certainly ready to announce something - https://twitter.com/Daniel_Abt/statu...840896?lang=en Seems like it will be Beche/Heidfeld/Prost and Kraihamer/Abt/Imperatori according to AutoHebdo. |
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Bellichi is doing a full season of the new TCR series so that seemed to be a big hint he was out at Rebellion. It also sounds like Imperatori is not currently planning to race for KCMG so this all fits.
I thought Leimer was out of his Japanese drive? Has he fallen through the cracks? |
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I'm starting to think a winter-serie isnt so bad afterall, all they need to do is to add Daytona and Sebring to the shedule and the season is compleat. |
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24 Mar 2015, 12:48 (Ref:3518963) | #861 | |
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Bunch of races loosely slotted all the way from ~ September to June isn't gonna fix anything, only worsen the preparation times and flow of tings. And the American enduros have all been lost completely.
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24 Mar 2015, 21:01 (Ref:3519145) | #862 | |
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The post LM gap pushes development back? I disagree. That should be the time most teams take the make changes for later in the year and begin steps toward the next year. It is too big, though. They could do another European round like Monza or Imola before Nurburgring.
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'After the tragedy that happened today I will wait until tomorrow to announce my plans. Thoughts are with everyone involved...' Good chap. |
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25 Mar 2015, 11:15 (Ref:3519311) | #864 | ||
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It's confirmed.
From Autosport: Abt and Imperatori to drive the 2nd Rebellion alongside Kraihamer, with Heidfeld once again joining Prost and Beche in the No. 12. |
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26 Mar 2015, 07:51 (Ref:3519674) | #865 | |
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So what is the delay Rebellion are having? Fitting the new engine into the car?
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Yes, I didn't realize how much work was involved due to the switching to a turbo engine that has much different cooling requirements than the old v8 does. I do think part of the delay may be down to how much of a workload Oreca has as well. |
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26 Mar 2015, 13:49 (Ref:3519843) | #868 | ||
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Shame, because it'd have been nice to see them against Kolles. |
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26 Mar 2015, 15:05 (Ref:3519887) | #869 | ||
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The noise will have gone, that's the main issue here!
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27 Mar 2015, 15:48 (Ref:3520391) | #870 | |
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The biggest 'issue' for me is not the lack of Toyota, but the lack of something more exciting than AER. Even the Judd, the bigger one, would've been exciting. And quite possibly now secured company's presence on the grid with spec-LMP2 coming up...
Anyway, Kolles has so far done around 35 laps today, with the best time five seconds off from Rebellion's B12/60 fast lap last year... so I'm sure the swiss are more than confident |
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21 Apr 2015, 19:23 (Ref:3529800) | #871 | |
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Will we have Rebellion on the grid for 6hSpa ? ...seems like Kraihamer is ready for racing. (tweets).
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21 Apr 2015, 21:09 (Ref:3529825) | #872 | ||
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They have already said they will not be there
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27 Apr 2015, 16:33 (Ref:3531211) | #873 | ||
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So next question. Will we have Rebellion on the grid at Le Mans???
I sure hope so! |
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27 Apr 2015, 16:37 (Ref:3531215) | #874 | |
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We will. They are likely gonna start testing soon
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28 Apr 2015, 11:45 (Ref:3531468) | #875 | ||
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They are on the entry list for the test day.
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