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Old 5 Feb 2013, 10:51 (Ref:3199522)   #176
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Cheers. Well I've turned in for the night so hopefully the news will be waiting for me when I awake for work in seven hours time. Should be a good start to thr morning.
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Old 5 Feb 2013, 16:07 (Ref:3199640)   #177
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BIG news on the driver front can only be an ex F1 or NASCAR driver - I would think ... Coulthard maybe?
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Old 5 Feb 2013, 19:50 (Ref:3199740)   #178
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BIG news on the driver front can only be an ex F1 or NASCAR driver - I would think ... Coulthard maybe?
Confirmation through Twitter from people at the press conference, it's Bruno Senna.
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Old 5 Feb 2013, 20:40 (Ref:3199777)   #179
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Good to get those six gaps on the entrylist filled with the Aston drivers.

Also great to see Bruno back.
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Old 5 Feb 2013, 20:57 (Ref:3199793)   #180
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Well that should please Ayse a senna driving at le mans
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Old 5 Feb 2013, 22:00 (Ref:3199824)   #181
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Old 5 Feb 2013, 22:04 (Ref:3199830)   #182
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I wonder where this leaves Brabham. Vipers, perhaps?
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Old 5 Feb 2013, 22:09 (Ref:3199840)   #183
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Is Brabham definitely driving then?
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Old 5 Feb 2013, 22:09 (Ref:3199841)   #184
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I wonder where this leaves Brabham. Vipers, perhaps?
Plenty of potential P2 seats he could fill.

Also a question for me is where do the Brundles fit in?
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Old 5 Feb 2013, 22:16 (Ref:3199848)   #185
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Again, do we know the Brundles are racing - or are we just assuming these guys will be taking part - for some one.....?
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Old 5 Feb 2013, 22:21 (Ref:3199853)   #186
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Again, do we know the Brundles are racing - or are we just assuming these guys will be taking part - for some one.....?
Martin did suggest that he would be looking for a seat somewhere, Alex probably stays with Greaves if they find a Bronze/Silver driver for the third seat alongside TK-S.
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Martin did suggest that he would be looking for a seat somewhere, Alex probably stays with Greaves if they find a Bronze/Silver driver for the third seat alongside TK-S.

Ah, righto - I'd missed that from Martin. I never thought that one race back would be enough for him.

And Brabs - has someone heard he's likely to be back?
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Old 5 Feb 2013, 22:40 (Ref:3199866)   #188
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Ah, righto - I'd missed that from Martin. I never thought that one race back would be enough for him.

And Brabs - has someone heard he's likely to be back?
He's said repeatedly he's looking for a drive and wants to add to his class wins - meaning he's aiming for a P2 or GTE seat if possible.

He's also competed at La Sarthe 18 times and only missed the race once since '96. So he's a decent bet.
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Old 5 Feb 2013, 22:51 (Ref:3199879)   #189
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Confirmation through Twitter from people at the press conference, it's Bruno Senna.
Well that is BIG.

Aston Martin are really going all out this year, all four cars entered have quite strong lineups. Excited for them, hope they do well-dont know who I want to win now, AF or AMR?

So is Mako an AMR factory driver now?
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Old 6 Feb 2013, 07:50 (Ref:3200009)   #191
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Does anyone know what engine the Rebellion Toyotas will have in them?

Can they play wing men to the Factory cars or are they likely to be quite a bit slower?
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Old 6 Feb 2013, 07:58 (Ref:3200011)   #192
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So is Mako an AMR factory driver now?
It appears so, he and Senna both.
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Great to see Mako finally get a factory pilot status, he very much deserves it. Im surprised it hasnt happened earlier.
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Old 6 Feb 2013, 08:48 (Ref:3200041)   #194
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Yeah I think Senna might steal some headlines but Mako is the big news for Aston here.

Best GT driver in the world possibly, as some have already suggested.
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Yeah I think Senna might steal some headlines but Mako is the big news for Aston here.

Best GT driver in the world possibly, as some have already suggested.
I think we now know without a doubt who will set the Le Mans GTE pole time.
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I think we now know without a doubt who will set the Le Mans GTE pole time.
Thats a bit presumption considering the amount of factory entries in that class - he may well be fastest for Aston but its way too early to say who will have the fastest GTE car.
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Thats a bit presumption considering the amount of factory entries in that class - he may well be fastest for Aston but its way too early to say who will have the fastest GTE car.
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I think we now know without a doubt who will set the Le Mans GTE pole time.
Remind me how many points or trophies does one get for pole position?
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Remind me how many points or trophies does one get for pole position?
A picture in the Friday edition of the local newspaper. And two points in the WEC standings as far as I'm aware.
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Great to see Mako finally get a factory pilot status, he very much deserves it. Im surprised it hasnt happened earlier.
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Best GT driver in the world possibly, as some have already suggested
As i posted in another thread, I would definitely have to agree with you here, Fred Mako and Maxime Martin, the standout drivers in GT1 over the past years (and basically any GT they drive) Both rewarded with factory drives at Aston & BMW respectively.
Im interested to see Mako go up against his teamates and the best in the WEC, he certainly showed well against Bruni in the luxury Ferrari at the start of last year.
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Does anyone know what engine the Rebellion Toyotas will have in them?

Can they play wing men to the Factory cars or are they likely to be quite a bit slower?
As far as I know the Rebellions will continue with the FNippon/Super GT derived motor they have been running for the last couple of years. I think the the works cars use an updated version of this engine. Not sure. The TS030s will be significantly quicker than the Rebellions.

http://www.rebellion-racing.com/toyota_rv8klm.html

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