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It would be interesting to see the stint times rather than just the overall time in the last hours. My impression is that Montagny was faster but the reason Peugout lost was because of an atrocius performance from Lamy. He spun on his outlap and his pace never got anywere. At times he was losing 5 seconds a lap for severel laps in a row. I would not be surprised if the stint performed by Lamy was around 40 seconds slower than what Montagny or Sarrazin would have managed.
To anyone watching the race there was no question the new 908 was the class of the field. Not by huge margins as previously, but still the best car. I really think ACO is smart enough not to beleive that the HPD is a more capable car than the 908 despite the Sebring result. |
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it is not so much important what the ACO believes, as well what arguments can be brought forward to once again have to do rebalancing. For the time being the diesels did not run away as in previous years, so the fact that the HPD was there and competitive (well almost) is a blessing for the ACO. For now they may not have to worry about new claims that once again the regulations favour diesel engines.
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Can anyone suggest a site that has good (and many) photos posted of the action from the weekend ? Motorsport.com is not as 'thorough' as it used to be. Thanks
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I did some number crounching for the gte-pro class, here are the average bestlaps for the best cars of a singe model.
BMW 55..........122.47512903225808 Corvette 04..........122.60575806451615 +0.106% Ferrari 430 51..........122.80208064516133 +0.267% Ferrari 458 002..........123.00092592592588 +0.429% PORSCHE 45..........123,501 +0.838% the calculation was done using ACOs metod, here it is In order to maintain the gap between the different model of cars within a range of 0.5% of lap times, the ACO will keep the possibility to adjust the performance of the LMGTE as follows: • The reference will be the calculation of the fastest average lap time of the fastest car for each model and for each year of the homologation (model homologated in 2010, evolution of the model in 2011, etc.). The same model of car with the same specification (same model of the year) must use the same adjustment of performance. • The fastest average lap time will be calculated using the number of laps which corresponds to 20% of the race distance. the calculation was done using the imsa oficial laptimes, the crounching by a self developed app. Last edited by arakis; 23 Mar 2011 at 17:53. |
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Some nice pictures of the race by David Lister: http://www.doubledeclutch.com/?p=913
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It seemed to me that the 908 was the fastest car of all. It was clear at the start and after every new green flag that they were pulling away from the competition. They had a good lead over Oreca and HPD before the last yellow flag. After that, they lost because of the nose change, Lamy's mistake and traffic (including Audi).
It is also true that in the last hours Audi seemed faster than in the begining. I got the impression that Peugeot were up to speed faster than the Audis at the start and after every new green flag, maybe because the tires were up to temperature quicker. I have only one important question after Sebring: How fast will the 908 be at Le mans, comapred to the R18? I think the 908 and the R18 will be similar in aerodinamic performance, and the main diference will come from the engine, maybe including fuel consumption. Somehow i feel that a diesel V8 (908) produces more power than a V6 (R18) of the same size, but I would love to hear a specialists opinion. Based on that, i hope the 908 will win and get a revenge for last year. |
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BTW, porsches average best lap is 1.2 seconds slower then its last years avverage best lap....
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The track was definitely slower than last year. It was hotter, and they put more sealer down to fill crack in T7 and T17 amongst others.
Plus GTE cars have larger gurney's Overall the LMP1 pace should be slower as that was the goal of the regs - I can't see it making a big difference on high (ish) downforce tracks, which I would class Sebring as for LMP1. Ben |
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