[LM24 Race] 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans

[J Jay]

Originally Posted by gert

Anyone know what Alex Brundle is doing?
He was quite good last year. I'm surprised he wasn't retained by OAK, especially after Pla left for Nissan.

I have also not seen him in Blancpain I think? Didn't he race a McLaren there last year?

Health issues have kept him out of racing since then, but he should be making a comeback next year if all things go well

[fergus_r]

Originally Posted by gert

Anyone know what Alex Brundle is doing?
He was quite good last year. I'm surprised he wasn't retained by OAK, especially after Pla left for Nissan.

I have also not seen him in Blancpain I think? Didn't he race a McLaren there last year?

I think he has/had some health issues this year.

[Accident]

Originally Posted by gert

Anyone know what Alex Brundle is doing?
He was quite good last year. I'm surprised he wasn't retained by OAK, especially after Pla left for Nissan.

I have also not seen him in Blancpain I think? Didn't he race a McLaren there last year?

I thought I read elsewhere he was having health problems.

[gert]

3 same answers, so that must be true then.
Must have missed that ...

Hope he makes a good recovery and we'll see him back soon.

[Articus]

I have to think Audi are driving to a pace. Right now Lotterer and Bonanomi are matching each other which quite frankly doesn't happen when Lotterer has his way.

[airbusA346]

Close call then for the Manthey Porsche.

[isynge]

Originally Posted by Rodger Davies

Nissans 44th, 46th and 47th, Kolles 48th... Game On!!!

See your point on a whole array of levels, but my basic stance going into this was I had no expectations about the Kolles and they exceeded that comfortably by running really quite a lot, and going into the weekend I figured that the Nissan objective had to be to make sundown, which they did.

Yes, both should be quicker, and in Nissan's case a load of soul seeking is needed, but none of those four cars disgraced themselves; I'd rather have seen them than another Oreca LMP2 or identikit GT.

[Livininthinair]

you would think we are watching F1 with all the wheels rolling all over the track

[MihokS5]

Originally Posted by Articus

I have to think Audi are driving to a pace. Right now Lotterer and Bonanomi are matching each other which quite frankly doesn't happen when Lotterer has his way.

I was thinking the same thing. They aren't even close to the Porsches time, but we know the R18's can go faster. Think they are laying low through the night and will go on a tear in the a.m.?

[Rodger Davies]

Originally Posted by isynge

See your point on a whole array of levels, but my basic stance going into this was I had no expectations about the Kolles and they exceeded that comfortably by running really quite a lot, and going into the weekend I figured that the Nissan objective had to be to make sundown, which they did.

Yes, both should be quicker, and in Nissan's case a load of soul seeking is needed, but none of those four cars disgraced themselves; I'd rather have seen them than another Oreca LMP2 or identikit GT.

Oh, no, my point was that Kolles stated his aim was to beat the Nissans and RLM/Hindhaugh has been using it to bait them, but now it's looking more possible - I'd like to see them do it for being plucky enough to keep fixing it and sending it out, although another 40 laps might be a bit too ambitious.

[Articus]

It is really Porsche's loss that Makowiecki isn't pounding around in some kind racecar right now...Ashame for the team car.

[ederss7]

Who lost a wheel?
Edit: Smp LMP2.

[ztnedman1]

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

Have Porsche triple stinted tyres during this race?

This is a race winning stint from Tandy. If this car wins then this stint will be remembered.

Tandy has done very well, but hulk deserves alot of credit for getting the car from 5th up to the lead

[Bandicoot17]

Originally Posted by MihokS5

I was thinking the same thing. They aren't even close to the Porsches time, but we know the R18's can go faster. Think they are laying low through the night and will go on a tear in the a.m.?

This makes no sense though as we've seen that the Porsches are a match on ultimate pace, and by being slow now they're just letting the 19 pull further away.

[tux]

#64 Corvette is on a mission at the moment, running much quicker than their qualifying times would have suggested.

Shame #97 retired early on with an engine failure.

Sam Hancock coming across very well on the Eurosport commentary

[GT3.14]

Rain getting closer.

http://www.accuweather.com/en/fr/le-...r-radar/135975

[Rodger Davies]

Aston just gained masses of time under that slow zone braking, seemed very late.

[MihokS5]

Originally Posted by Bandicoot17

This makes no sense though as we've seen that the Porsches are a match on ultimate pace, and by being slow now they're just letting the 19 pull further away.

Right. I don't know what they are doing but they aren't making any progress that's for sure

[J Jay]

Originally Posted by Bandicoot17

This makes no sense though as we've seen that the Porsches are a match on ultimate pace, and by being slow now they're just letting the 19 pull further away.

This is the problem I have with that assumption as well. If Audi could go faster in this situation, they would. Add that to the fact that all three cars are consistently slower by the same margins and I think they've done something very un-Audi - they've got the setup (tyres) wrong.

Sunrise is due in a few hours, right? It can't come soon enough for the four rings...

[gsmith2424]

99 just went straight at the first chicane.

[supermario21]

It is so unconventional seeing Audi lose ground at night. That was usually when they'd catch up in the past. I think #9 might catch a break by pitting during a slow zone period.

[joeb]

Originally Posted by supermario21

It is so unconventional seeing Audi lose ground at night. That was usually when they'd catch up in the past. I think #9 might catch a break by pitting during a slow zone period.

I agree but there is still a lot of racing yet to be done.

[Livininthinair]

WEC commentators... "its kinetic recovery and this and that its all very technical"...

[ederss7]

Four stints for Tandy.

[MitchZ06]

Why aren't you listening to RLM?....