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It looks much, much better than the first iteration of the 2014 car.
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28 Jul 2015, 11:10 (Ref:3561932) | #6152 | |
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Has improved, and although I hate the headlights (looks like football stadium floodlights, but it is on a road car), but the rest is nice. The livery works, but only by accident. They've accidentally made something aesthetically pleasing by having what looks like an art students concept slapped on it, something which only work in specific angles and circumstances.
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28 Jul 2015, 11:37 (Ref:3561938) | #6153 | ||
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Actually it is very Porsche like...not the accident, but the fact that its looks have to grow on you. Most of their models are never stunning when first glimpsed at. Over time they become more and more attractive, and eventually they make all other designs look fleeting.
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Purely on aesthetics, I preferred last year's car ...
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28 Jul 2015, 12:05 (Ref:3561942) | #6155 | ||
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No hate from me. To each his own.
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28 Jul 2015, 17:49 (Ref:3561988) | #6157 | |
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Can't wait to see the car in person at COTA in September!
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28 Jul 2015, 19:31 (Ref:3562008) | #6158 | ||
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Am I reading this right ? It looks like Porsche will be testing the high down force package in a few days. Can this be correct or is it just a bad translation?
http://www.endurance-info.com/fr/ess...eves-du-mardi/ |
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3 Aug 2015, 17:43 (Ref:3563548) | #6160 | |
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Onboard the 919 at Nurburgring
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14 Aug 2015, 12:47 (Ref:3565996) | #6163 | ||
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Inside the Porsche LMP1 team with Mark Webber
http://www.redbull.com/en/motorsport...mp1-team-mates |
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14 Aug 2015, 13:32 (Ref:3566009) | #6164 | ||
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Looks like Porsche testing at Barcelona next week.
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15 Aug 2015, 13:11 (Ref:3566178) | #6166 | ||
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Are the 6 current Porsche LMP1 drivers confirmed for 2016?
Just with Hulkenburg 'possibly' looking for a fulltime LMP1 ride and someone on here saying a little while back that Porsche was signing Buemi for next year, what of the current guys? Who would Porsche drop, if anyone? Are they confirmed? Or any possibly any of them going to be replaced next season? |
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I can guarantee the three that Porsche are NOT going to drop from their current line-up unless either of them retires from driving: Bernhard, Dumas and Lieb. And in Lieb's case, even when he ends his driving career, Porsche are undoubtedly going to keep him as an engineer somewhere within the team.
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Marc Lieb appears to be the next Norbert Singer. Even when he stops driving he'll have a long career with Porsche outside the car. I don't see him stopping driving anytime soon though. Didn't they put him through university for a few years?
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15 Aug 2015, 14:56 (Ref:3566189) | #6169 | ||
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Yeah he's got an engineering degree
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16 Aug 2015, 01:48 (Ref:3566248) | #6170 | |
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I like the Norbert Singer comparison, but Singer was always an engineer. He didn't have a dual role within the team or at least not as driver + something else.
In some ways I think Huschke von Hanstein is a better comparison. He was both a Porsche factory driver plus did PR work for the company and I think also ran the racing department. This was in the 50's. Regardless, I expect Lieb functions purely as a driver today, but one who really understand the engineering on the car (an undeniable bonus). I can also see him having a life with Porsche beyond his racing career. Richard |
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16 Aug 2015, 09:02 (Ref:3566275) | #6171 | ||
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Marc Lieb. The guy's an engineer and knows everything. The detail he can go into is just flabbergasting. - Mark Webber
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I fully expect Mr Manthey's objectives list for next year to be 2 bullet points that read "Nurburgring" and "Spa" and, if you put together a list of Porsche drivers you'd want to help you achieve that, those would probably be the first three names on your list. If Hulkenberg did join the P1 party, I'd expect one of your three names to be assigned to making the new GT3 look damned good. |
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17 Aug 2015, 07:54 (Ref:3566403) | #6173 | ||
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There is of course, the possibility that Lieb get "requisitioned" for the development of the 2017 mid-engine GTE car .
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19 Aug 2015, 05:28 (Ref:3566874) | #6174 | ||
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The new LDF package will supposedly be quite noticeable, so I expect to see quite a difference in the look of the car.
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