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12 Oct 2018, 23:51 (Ref:3856362) | #1 | |
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WEC 6 hours of Fuji- race thread
The WEC is back! This time in Japan at the foot of Mt. Fuji with the track sharing the mountains name, Fuji Speedway. Timetable- Practice 1: Friday 02:00 GMT, 11:00 local, Thursday 22:00 EDT, Friday 13:00 AEDT Practice 2: Friday 04:30 GMT, 15:30 local, 00:30 EDT, 17:30 AEDT Practice 3: Saturday 00:30 GMT, 09:30 local, Friday 20:30 EDT, Saturday 11:30 AEDT Qualifying: Saturday 05:30 GMT, 14:00 local, 01:30 EDT, 16:00 AEDT RACE: Sunday 02:00 GMT, 11:00 local, Saturday 22:00 EDT, Sunday 13:00 AEDT Last edited by TF110; 13 Oct 2018 at 00:06. |
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13 Oct 2018, 00:11 (Ref:3856364) | #2 | |
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Practice 1 & 2 have concluded with Toyota (obviously) up front, the #8 car leading both sessions in lmp1. The gap between them and the next lmp1 is about 1.7 seconds.
In lmp2 the Signatec Alpine Oreca led while in GTE the new Aston Martin is the pace setter so far. Practice 3 is in 30 minutes and has been extended from 60 to 90 minutes due to stoppages in both the first two practice sessions. Those stoppages were from curbing being broken and ripped up by cars which needed work on the track. |
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13 Oct 2018, 03:39 (Ref:3856376) | #3 | |
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Practice 3 results
Seems there was a pre-fp3 eot change in lmp1 as well https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/...end-eot-break/ |
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13 Oct 2018, 05:15 (Ref:3856383) | #4 | ||
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No coverage on TV, no youtube streaming. What's going on with WEC?
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13 Oct 2018, 06:06 (Ref:3856385) | #5 | |
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I'm hoping there's something in terms of free streaming for the race. Anyway it was a good qualifying session. Aston Martin and BMW on the front row in GTE, and then in lmp1 the #7 pulled out pole from the #8 after one of Buemi's laps was deleted. Not record setting pace from the Toyotas this round and the private teams (Rebellion) were under a second back on average.
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13 Oct 2018, 06:32 (Ref:3856389) | #6 | |
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Thank you for setting up the thread TF110!
Aston and BMW to the fore in GTE qualifying: http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Res...LMGTE%20Am.PDF The Rebellion's best of the rest in P1 and Dragonspeed take P2 pole: http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Res...20-%20LMP2.PDF |
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13 Oct 2018, 06:38 (Ref:3856391) | #7 | |
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13 Oct 2018, 07:06 (Ref:3856394) | #8 | |
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It was also streamed on Motorsport TV for those who subscribe to that service, and of course there was an audio version on RS3 from Radio Le Mans, which was free.
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13 Oct 2018, 08:04 (Ref:3856402) | #9 | |
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#7 Toyota penalised and will start from the back of the LMP1 field, #8 now on pole:
http://www.dailysportscar.com/2018/1...r-6h-fuji.html |
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13 Oct 2018, 09:58 (Ref:3856415) | #10 | ||
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13 Oct 2018, 10:04 (Ref:3856416) | #11 | |
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They don't start a lap down though I don't think.
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13 Oct 2018, 16:36 (Ref:3856486) | #12 | |
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Correct, although I'm not sure where exactly they will start on the grid. DSC understood that they would be placed at the back of the LMP1 field, but the implication from the article on the WEC website is that they will start at the very back of the grid.
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13 Oct 2018, 18:17 (Ref:3856535) | #14 | |
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I thought they would start at the back of the prototype field meaning behind the P2s. Afaik that has happened in the past
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13 Oct 2018, 18:49 (Ref:3856556) | #15 | |
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If a driver isn't paying attention and doesn't brake for the speed limit in time they get penalised. Doesn't matter if they press the button or not. The pit lane limiter won't brake the car.
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13 Oct 2018, 21:34 (Ref:3856622) | #16 | |
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13 Oct 2018, 22:07 (Ref:3856635) | #17 | ||
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The race will be entirely on FS3 so I could watch it.
Sad error from Lopez to lose pole position. SMP and Rebellion looks very close each other and It could be a good battle there, the same between ByKolles and DragonSpeed. |
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13 Oct 2018, 23:17 (Ref:3856675) | #18 | |
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https://motorsport.tv/livestream
runs a 1-month trial. Does not require a credit card, just email confirmation. Geoblocked in US (you might be able to take the trial in US too, but the race feed won't be visible and will be geoblocked, I confirmed that by logging in with a VPN). The stream uses the WEC feed, same comms and continuous feed. |
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14 Oct 2018, 01:13 (Ref:3856736) | #19 | |
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Should be able to watch on youtube. Just type in Fuji and select live. About 45 minutes from now until the start.
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14 Oct 2018, 01:31 (Ref:3856747) | #20 | |
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The article says that Lopez was 8.7 km/h over the limit. He was the first man in the car. So the offense was either at the start of quali or on his in-lap to hand over to Kobayashi. The limiter would be engaged from a standstill so it is unlikely to have been at the start of quali. And since Kobayashi didn't have any problems either leaving or entering the pits, that surely makes it most likely that Lopez was at fault when he entered the pits to switch drivers.
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14 Oct 2018, 02:08 (Ref:3856751) | #21 | |
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3 laps and Toyota had 1-2.
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14 Oct 2018, 02:48 (Ref:3856752) | #22 | |
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Menezes bins the #3 Rebellion behind the safety car... Button leads in the #11 SMP. And #17 SMP lost a wheel and 7 laps.
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14 Oct 2018, 08:52 (Ref:3856770) | #23 | |
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So the ******s won again. It was a close race - just a 4 lap lead at the end.
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14 Oct 2018, 09:56 (Ref:3856781) | #25 | |
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You can always sign up to the online system and pay for a system that doesn't work. That's always a fun way of doing it.
Anyway - not a great race. Turns out adding a tiny bit of weight didn't make a difference - shock and horror. Clashing with Petit is stupid for many reasons, but the biggest takeaway is that Petit is consistently awesome, whilst Fuji is consistently a bit meh. So WEC comes out looking terrible every time. Onto Shanghai. Let's added a couple of grams to the Toyotas this time and pretend it'll negate the entire hybrid advantage. |
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