[WEC] WEC 2023 Season - A new beginning!

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

Caddy had a chunky penalty for the first corner contact I believe, as well as damage repairs.

Cheers

[Adam43]

On JOTA, looks like they have a small pace advantage over the Ferrari, certainly in this stint where they are averaging 0.243s a lap quicker.

[Akrapovic]

Originally Posted by Adam43

All of them are in the mix.

In WEC at least do you think there ist least more experience with some of the others? Or maybe dedication to it?

There's certainly teams with experience dotted around - Some of them even have Porsches, both in WEC and IMSA. If Penske are being beaten by Jota, then you have to imagine that eventually Porsche are going to start having those discussions with Jota. There's also Manthey as an obvious choice, and even Proton - who are only 10 seconds back on the factory cars as we speak.

Realistically, with these teams already have Porsches, or in Matheys case, used to operating Porsche factory entries, they're in the mix if Penske don't stop being, literally, average.

[veeten]

Still, there's lots of time to get back in the race. It is an 8 hour event after all.

[Adam43]

A WEC IMSA split, maybe? Although I guess Penske are very interested in Le Mans.

[Akrapovic]

Originally Posted by Adam43

On JOTA, looks like they have a small pace advantage over the Ferrari, certainly in this stint where they are averaging 0.243s a lap quicker.

Ye has been absolutely ragging it. Fuoco was challenging him for position and Ye turned the wick up and drove off. The gap to the 51 was 15 seconds at on point. The 51 was instructed to speed up, as the 38 was coming, but the gap has continued to drop.

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by veeten

Still, there's lots of time to get back in the race. It is an 8 hour event after all.

You’re right.
Qualifying has become irrelevant.

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

Ye has been absolutely ragging it. Fuoco was challenging him for position and Ye turned the wick up and drove off. The gap to the 51 was 15 seconds at on point. The 51 was instructed to speed up, as the 38 was coming, but the gap has continued to drop.

He’s a nice peddler .

[tomcug]

While it's sad that Caddy was already out of contention before Westbrook even got installed in the car, honestly that was a big mistake from Bamber and a well deserved penatly. Jota looking good on pace, might be interesting fight for 3rd between them and the Ferraris.
And by the way, Kubica will participate in "rookies test" (technically he's a hypercar rookie ) driving a Jota. So I think the deal was already made or will be soon.
Is there any better live timing that official from WEC that works bad?

[Akrapovic]

Originally Posted by tomcug

Is there any better live timing that official from WEC that works bad?

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/d...oogpd?hl=en-GB

Install this Google Chrome extension, then load the WEC timing. It will give you a button in the top right of the screen to click for better timing.

[tomcug]

Thank you, much better.

[J Jay]

Anyone doubting Pierson's move to gold next year has just seen why it's the right call; he's just sailed up to the back of Galael (who should also be gold) but is clearly not in the same bracket.

If not for their own errors, #23 would be giving #41 a hard time for the overall title.

[Adam43]

Bovy injustice watch. Getting only/a massive* 0.93s on average quicker on that last stint. Bovy back in the car.

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/d...oogpd?hl=en-GB

Install this Google Chrome extension, then load the WEC timing. It will give you a button in the top right of the screen to click for better timing.

Anyone been saving the full races from this? I’ve failed to do so a few times. Got a couple, but either I or the link has messed on others.

[Akrapovic]

I haven't. My internet connection isn't good enough, so i often have to reload it and I think the save would lose data.

[JoeW04]

Please for the love of god leave stop the pointless shots of people standing around in the pits looking at their phone.

[Akrapovic]

Originally Posted by JoeW04

Please for the love of god leave stop the pointless shots of people standing around in the pits looking at their phone.

And the overly long recap videos.

[J Jay]

Originally Posted by JoeW04

Please for the love of god leave stop the pointless shots of people standing around in the pits looking at their phone.

Where SRO goes, everyone else follows - standardisation of strategies, track neutralisation procedures, prevalence of BoP, 10+ minute highlight replays...

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

I haven't. My internet connection isn't good enough, so i often have to reload it and I think the save would lose data.

It does lose it. I’ve got a few incomplete races or sections of races.

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

And the overly long recap videos.

Just watched the 3 minute long three hour highlights one. Really useful as I’ve not been around.

[tomcug]

Originally Posted by Adam43

Anyone been saving the full races from this?

Not myself but I'll try next time, today I loaded the timing way too late

[FIRE]

Originally Posted by Adam43

Just watched the 3 minute long three hour highlights one. Really useful as I’ve not been around.

It's annoying when you watch continuously but if you miss larger parts its welcome.

[FIRE]

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

Porsche should be asking Penske questions. Why is the highest Porsche, once again, the Jota private entry?

Factory cars and private cars are exactly the same so no performance difference.
(at least that's what I want to believe )

[Adam43]

Pit stops.
Sparks on the wheel bit of the Ferrari.
Hot brakes on the Porsches!

[Adam43]

Jota. Ferrari. Cold tyres!

That’s one for the hourly highlights.