WEC Peugeot Sport returning to WEC - Page 4

TF110 · 10 Sep 2020, 16:08 (Ref:4001459)

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Originally Posted by GT6

The previous car was all ready to go and was pulled out just before the season started, so i am always nervous.

True. But the global economy was just starting to tank when that happened. Covid is on its way out and the announcement is coming this weekend so I don't see this one falling through like the hybrid 908.

**Aysedasi** · 10 Sep 2020, 16:17 (Ref:4001463)

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Originally Posted by TF110

Covid is on its way out....

That's a fairly ambitious and optimistic statement......

GT6 · 10 Sep 2020, 17:43 (Ref:4001493)

Unfortunately Covid will be with us for some time, We will have to live with it and adapt, That is about the only certainty there is

Mike E · 17 Sep 2020, 07:18 (Ref:4002932)

https://twitter.com/JPImparato/statu...963865088?s=19

**joeb** · 17 Sep 2020, 17:32 (Ref:4003174)

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Originally Posted by Mike E

https://twitter.com/JPImparato/statu...963865088?s=19

That's a big Lion

GT6 · 17 Sep 2020, 18:02 (Ref:4003185)

Well they seem to be spending money on advertising related to racing so fingers crossed tomorrow the announcement confirms all we hope for.

deggis · 18 Sep 2020, 10:57 (Ref:4003473)

Press conference live stream in 1 hour

https://youtu.be/tY2qI2vQDfA

deggis · 18 Sep 2020, 11:58 (Ref:4003491)

Looks like all the info is already out before the press conference.

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2020/0...r-details.html

deggis · 18 Sep 2020, 12:04 (Ref:4003493)

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These sketches are the first design drafts intended to help us identify the important segments on which we should focus on.

seanyb505 · 18 Sep 2020, 12:57 (Ref:4003501)

Looks proper to my eyes sir.

Napolis · 18 Sep 2020, 15:13 (Ref:4003541)

Very glad they will be joining us.

tux · 18 Sep 2020, 15:20 (Ref:4003544)

Car looks kinda strange to me, like one of those "car of the future" designs that you used to see like 15 years ago.

hondafan37 · 18 Sep 2020, 15:21 (Ref:4003545)

Beautiful render, I love it

canaglia · 18 Sep 2020, 15:27 (Ref:4003548)

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Originally Posted by tux

Car looks kinda strange to me, like one of those "car of the future" designs that you used to see like 15 years ago.

agree it seems a car that just pop up from a cyberpunk parallel universe.
Anyway is quite unlikely it will have that shape

tux · 18 Sep 2020, 15:34 (Ref:4003549)

Im pretty sure now that the Peugeot "renders" are just a basic shape and not the final car judging on the newly released renders of the ByKolles.

https://twitter.com/FIAWEC/status/13...206955532?s=20

Deleted · 18 Sep 2020, 20:54 (Ref:4003667)

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/...cal-challenge/

Somehow these two points don't seem to match to me

“Our history is made around motorsport… In this scope I cannot write the chapter the story of this brand without being in the most demanding [platform]. It was part of the evaluations we were studying but at one point of time I asked Olivier [Jansonnie] and Jean-Marc [Finot], ‘Hey guys, what is the most demanding one and what do you think in terms of technological challenge?’

-- “The concept of the LMH regulations are very different from what we’ve seen before with LMP1 and LMP2 because of the BoP, for sure. Also because it gives an incredible amount of freedom in the design by letting the engineers design the car with almost [complete] freedom."

If you have "almost complete freedom" to design whatever you want, and such is controlled entirely by bop, how is that the most technical challenge and most demanding platform possible. I mean, in comparison to spec LMDh it might be (at least that can be seen as positive, that this car is not just rebranded Oreca), but you know... the hydrogen regulation is supposedly coming out only 1,5-2 years later after the launch of the Peugeot LMH still http://www.dailysportscar.com/2020/09/18/277810.html

Also announced were the additions to the H24 programme of new partners Richard Mille and French automotive supplier Plastic Omnium, which is to provide the fuel tanks for the 2024 hydrogen category, the lightweight composite tanks capable of containing Hydrogen at 700 bar with advanced impact resistance qualities.

(referring to it as 'hydrogen category' is interesting I guess)

deggis · 18 Sep 2020, 21:42 (Ref:4003681)

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Originally Posted by Chiana

, but you know... the hydrogen regulation is supposedly coming out only 1,5-2 years later after the launch of the Peugeot LMH still http://www.dailysportscar.com/2020/09/18/277810.html

Also announced were the additions to the H24 programme of new partners Richard Mille and French automotive supplier Plastic Omnium, which is to provide the fuel tanks for the 2024 hydrogen category, the lightweight composite tanks capable of containing Hydrogen at 700 bar with advanced impact resistance qualities.

(referring to it as 'hydrogen category' is interesting I guess)

Why does it sound like you still have this idea that it is going to be a top class or equivalent enough for overall. As mentioned in that link they're targeting "GT3 levels of performance" for the current H24 project.

Deleted · 18 Sep 2020, 21:53 (Ref:4003683)

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Originally Posted by deggis

Why does it sound like you still have this idea that it is going to be a top class or equivalent enough for overall. As mentioned in that link they're targeting "GT3 levels of performance" for the current H24 project.

For the H24 project which after all is just a modified ADESS LMP3. Probably not for the actual 'class'

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2019/0...-tomorrow.html
The ACO’s proposed zero emissions regulations, currently due for 2024/25 are set to target performance levels for the new cars at the same level as the forthcoming revised ‘Hypercar’ ruleset.
-- Beaumesnil added that the pushing back of ultimate lap time at Le Mans to a targeted 3:30 contained within the current rejigging of the Hypercar proposal, a change principally designed to accommodate racing versions of roadgoing Hypercars alongside pure-bred racing prototypes in the new top class from 2020/21 would also have the spin-off benefit of making the performance window more achievable by new and emerging racing and automotive technology.

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/...-in-top-class/
Instead of its own class, as initially indicated during the announcement last year, it now appears the cars will compete within the top class, which would add another platform to the mix. “This is a work in progress but [it will be a mix] with the same performance,” Fillon said.

deggis · 18 Sep 2020, 22:12 (Ref:4003686)

^ few months later:

Is the target for these cars to win the race overall?

“Able to win the race yes. Maybe not in 2024 but the idea is that these rules give us the framework to allow these cars to have the same performance as current cars and that they would be able to win Le Mans.”

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2019/1...ing-group.html

Mike E · 9 Oct 2020, 10:46 (Ref:4009301)

Grosjean hugely interested in not being unemployed.

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/15...-hypercar-plan

S griffin · 9 Oct 2020, 11:36 (Ref:4009310)

I seem to remember Romain was quite handy in GTs back in 2010. Be interesting to see how he gets on in a prototype.

canaglia · 9 Oct 2020, 11:55 (Ref:4009315)

as far I remember grosjean took part at half of FIA GT1 2010 season and le mans in a matech ford gt and drove a mosler MT900 at spa 24H.

Always thought he is an extremely overrated driver.

S griffin · 9 Oct 2020, 12:14 (Ref:4009318)

He did win a few. Considering he just come off the back of an unsuccessful short lived F1 attempt, I don’t think he was really rated at the time

**Aysedasi** · 9 Oct 2020, 13:24 (Ref:4009338)

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Originally Posted by S griffin

He did win a few. Considering he just come off the back of an unsuccessful short lived F1 attempt, I don’t think he was really rated at the time

Much the same as now then.......

Hawkwood · 4 Nov 2020, 23:14 (Ref:4014917)

10 drivers that that Motorsport com thinks Pug should take a look at for their forthcoming Le Mans program:
https://www.motorsport.com/lemans/ne...dget-1&nrt=102

A decent list, and some drivers on there that I think Peugeot should try to snap up asap (JEV and Menezes in particular).

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