WEC Race Spa 6 Hours 2021 - Page 7

Mike E · 1 May 2021, 18:57 (Ref:4049070)

The tank is as it was when the car was a Rebellion. The BoP was only set recently. They probably wouldn't even have known it was going to be smaller than permitted.

**PascaLM** · 1 May 2021, 18:58 (Ref:4049071)

The race was better to follow than I expected. Good race for the brand new Toyota, congratulations to Philippe Sinault's team and to the crew of the Oreca-Gibson #36.
I liked the confirmation of the United team and Estré-Jani.

**Adam43** · 1 May 2021, 19:05 (Ref:4049074)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike E

The tank is as it was when the car was a Rebellion. The BoP was only set recently. They probably wouldn't even have known it was going to be smaller than permitted.

I guess. I'm surprised if it caught them completely off guard. ?????

Would love to know if they have plans to sort.

**Aysedasi** · 1 May 2021, 19:09 (Ref:4049076)

Well, just finished watching the full 6 hours (I started a bit late....). I really enjoyed that. Some great racing all over the place. As might have been predicted, Toyota won, but a much closer affair than we've had for quite a while. I bet Rebellion wish they hadn't thrown in the towel....

S griffin · 1 May 2021, 20:12 (Ref:4049080)

New rules, status quo remains, although it’s good to know it was tougher for them than previous seasons. And yes I too would have loved to see how Rebellion would have done

broadrun96 · 1 May 2021, 20:20 (Ref:4049083)

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Originally Posted by Adam43

I guess. I'm surprised if it caught them completely off guard. ?????

Would love to know if they have plans to sort.

I would be curious how they could fix it. Would if there is room in the chassis for a larger bladder or if they have the budget to make the changes if they can within the homologation. I guess the ACO could cut Toyota's capacity to bring "balance" to the regs based on chassis limits but is it really Toyota's fault the R13 was already built?

**Adam43** · 1 May 2021, 21:25 (Ref:4049089)

I’m not really for shorter stints. I agree on the Toyota point.

I’d like. To think that this could be outside the homologation. Could depend on what else needs to be changed.

I guess the tank is between the engine and the cockpit/driver?

canaglia · 1 May 2021, 22:23 (Ref:4049093)

would be interesting to see how or if things will change with the 007 debut, according the specs that car has a 110L fuel tank, even if it has to be considered that unlike toyota the 500-520kw power will come only from ICE, so it should consume more anyhow

Napolis · 2 May 2021, 06:43 (Ref:4049129)

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Originally Posted by canaglia

would be interesting to see how or if things will change with the 007 debut, according the specs that car has a 110L fuel tank, even if it has to be considered that unlike toyota the 500-520kw power will come only from ICE, so it should consume more anyhow

Our fuel system will give us both range and re-fueling speed we need. Total non issue.

canaglia · 2 May 2021, 07:50 (Ref:4049133)

It's not about refueling speed, it's about how long a 007 stint could be compared to the alpine because of larger fuel tank.

Sodemo · 2 May 2021, 08:35 (Ref:4049138)

Where can you usually watch the race(s) live?

**PascaLM** · 2 May 2021, 09:41 (Ref:4049149)

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Originally Posted by Sodemo

Where can you usually watch the race(s) live?

https://www.lequipe.fr/Directs (no ads)
But I don't know if you can access to this site from your location.

**Aysedasi** · 2 May 2021, 09:52 (Ref:4049155)

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Originally Posted by Sodemo

Where can you usually watch the race(s) live?

I watched the whole thing, uninterupted and ad-free on Eurosport Player, with great commentary by Martin Haven, Graham Goodwin and Allan McNish (who I thought was terrific).

**Adam43** · 2 May 2021, 09:59 (Ref:4049159)

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Originally Posted by canaglia

It's not about refueling speed, it's about how long a 007 stint could be compared to the alpine because of larger fuel tank.

That was answered - they have the range - and Napolis gave us a small bit of extra info.

Mike E · 2 May 2021, 10:17 (Ref:4049163)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

I watched the whole thing, uninterupted and ad-free on Eurosport Player, with great commentary by Martin Haven, Graham Goodwin and Allan McNish (who I thought was terrific).

That's odd. So Eurosport player had the official WEC app comms team but Eurosport on the telly had the usual Eurosport comms team (which is not good).

I watched on TV and the app, with comms from the app.

**Aysedasi** · 2 May 2021, 10:28 (Ref:4049165)

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Originally Posted by Mike E

That's odd. So Eurosport player had the official WEC app comms team but Eurosport on the telly had the usual Eurosport comms team (which is not good).

I watched on TV and the app, with comms from the app.

I just went straight for the player as it said it was uninterrupted coverage (not the first two and last two hours), so I didn't check anything else out.

Napolis · 2 May 2021, 11:05 (Ref:4049171)

Quote:

Originally Posted by canaglia

It's not about refueling speed, it's about how long a 007 stint could be compared to the alpine because of larger fuel tank.

Everyone will have the same range period.
If you need larger tanks you can have them but as they take longer to fill it is about refueling times. Our refueling times will be fine.

claude2cv · 2 May 2021, 12:27 (Ref:4049181)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

I just went straight for the player as it said it was uninterrupted coverage (not the first two and last two hours), so I didn't check anything else out.

I watched it on Youtube with live feed from the WEC. Same for ALMS and ELMS.

Not been able to get on here to post for a while as I messed up my password and when try8ing to reset it the sytem just gave an error message. I tried to set up a new account with a different email address, but that just gave the same message for the past month.

Sean

**Aysedasi** · 2 May 2021, 12:35 (Ref:4049184)

Glad you made it back in Sean!

**Adam43** · 2 May 2021, 12:59 (Ref:4049186)

I never thought about that. I just chose the non-stop ad free coverage on Eurosport player.

I haven’t got the WEC app coverage this year, because I have Eurosport (and get Tour de France, snooker, and other stuff).

I switched the sound RLM for a bit, but it didn’t really do it for me. Which I found quite disappointing.

It was like listening to people scrabbling around in the dark. And the sound quality was dreadful.

The Eurosport ad free was top notch quality. The commentary grates for me after a bit, but then it is six hours of the same people. It it’s good stuff.

Badlands99 · 3 May 2021, 09:48 (Ref:4049360)

Why do Eurosport always screw their TV coverage up?
If you are going to bothered to show it at all, at least show the start!
and please, please ..... no more Tom Gaymor! He is awful!
Very annoying commentary style and just not up to speed with regulations, participants and history of the series.
The official feed was much better and, with Allan McNish, they have an excellent communicator who has actually 'been there and done it'.
Eurosport - really not good enough!

Gingers4Justice · 3 May 2021, 10:00 (Ref:4049363)

I really would love it if everyone could pull together and tell Eurosport this. Heaven knows why they spend money on making the coverage worse.

S griffin · 3 May 2021, 14:12 (Ref:4049409)

I know Motorsport.TV have highlights of it, although you would need to subscribe, but hey there’s plenty of good content on there

Lutzvic · 3 May 2021, 18:56 (Ref:4049490)

did anybody recognise the pace of the Chevy? is it a well planned sandbagging for an advantageous BoP for LM (till there no appearance in the WEC) or simply it is as it is......? over the big pond they sweep victories....

**Adam43** · 3 May 2021, 21:35 (Ref:4049507)

Earlier in the thread it was suggested they ran on IMSA tyres not WEC tyres.

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