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Audi | 49 | 28.99% | |
Porsche | 23 | 13.61% | |
Toyota | 94 | 55.62% | |
The others...! | 3 | 1.78% | |
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22 May 2014, 17:46 (Ref:3409050) | #101 | |
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22 May 2014, 19:27 (Ref:3409087) | #104 | |
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You know I was kinda fearing they would go after that French TV celebrity (??) presenting all the promotional P1 "tech videos" for the ACO... Fred Courant or whatever
Glad they picked someone relevant |
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22 May 2014, 19:33 (Ref:3409093) | #105 | ||
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Well they did pick Derek Bell and Jochen Mass for the previous two races, so the trend is established.
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22 May 2014, 20:26 (Ref:3409118) | #106 | ||
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A good choice in my opinion
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22 May 2014, 23:07 (Ref:3409174) | #107 | ||
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As this year seems to be one with out a pit visit, I might be able to still provide us with some inside information from one of the big teams, Toyota TMG.
My connection to the dutch motorsport site RaceXpress has handed me the great opportunity to take an interview with a few team members of this Japanese/German/French squad. For all our dutch members, I'd advise you to keep an eye on the RaceXpress site on the Friday/Saturday and for all attendants at the meet, I might have some inside info on the strategy and set ups of the cars. |
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26 May 2014, 18:12 (Ref:3410975) | #108 | ||
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Alonso to start the race
http://racer.com/latest-stories/item...24-hours-start |
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Hmmm, an official Ferrari pilot, interesting.
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26 May 2014, 20:24 (Ref:3411028) | #112 | ||
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Could it be that the ACO would like Ferrari to enter LMP1
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26 May 2014, 20:33 (Ref:3411032) | #113 | ||
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Oh really now....
Yeah but that was 5 years ago - when admittely there was the F1 breakaway series stuff going on, however Ferrari had not made subtle realistic hints towards LMP as in the recent times, so now there is at least some real fuel in the fire I'm sure many would have wanted McNish there waving the flag (though he still does want Pesca did last year) but this is far better ploy for PR catching. Some quotes from Alonso @ ferrari.com: Quote:
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26 May 2014, 21:00 (Ref:3411042) | #115 | |
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Even if they were to come in P1, only a fool would think it'd be the end of their easily highest profile, highest profit (veto-right-driven) campaign in that other series.
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26 May 2014, 21:16 (Ref:3411046) | #116 | ||
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Ferrari back in sportscars with a full factory team in the lmp1 class is what we all want to see let's be honest.
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26 May 2014, 21:21 (Ref:3411049) | #117 | ||
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yes it would be nice
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Does the economics in Italy add up to a full LMP1 splash? Easy to dream it, tough to see it.
They'd have to get a third party to pay for it to race and the third party would attract sponsorship on the back of the Ferrari brand winning outright after so many years. 50 years since Rindt's win I think - by the time '15 comes around. |
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Just updating on this thread as well, as I think it's very pertinent to the race itself. Strakka has dropped out, replaced by Krohn Racing.
We should start a poll: how many more entry changes before race time? |
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27 May 2014, 19:19 (Ref:3411453) | #123 | |
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Should someone start Test Day thread since the heat is on, already
http://sportscar365.com/features/pho...et-up-gallery/ |
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28 May 2014, 18:43 (Ref:3411956) | #124 | ||
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Feel free.......
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