LM24 Race 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans - Race week thread - Page 11

**Adam43** · 19 Aug 2021, 13:17 (Ref:4067758)

Coffee and breakfast made. Did I miss much?

We could play who’s drinking the coolest coffee, but it would be a short game.

**Aysedasi** · 19 Aug 2021, 13:20 (Ref:4067760)

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Originally Posted by Adam43

Coffee and breakfast made. Did I miss much?

We could play who’s drinking the coolest coffee, but it would be a short game.

Those are smart!

Osella · 19 Aug 2021, 13:21 (Ref:4067761)

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Originally Posted by Adam43

Coffee and breakfast made. Did I miss much?

We could play who’s drinking the coolest coffee, but it would be a short game.

impressif

Osella · 19 Aug 2021, 13:22 (Ref:4067763)

they’re going to run out of fresh scenery to throw IDECs at! ….do Oreca run a loyalty card scheme?

kvenom · 19 Aug 2021, 13:23 (Ref:4067764)

Man this session has been useless.

**Aysedasi** · 19 Aug 2021, 13:24 (Ref:4067766)

Fritz (****) van Eerd has spun the Jumbo at Dunlop…

seanyb505 · 19 Aug 2021, 13:38 (Ref:4067770)

Thoughts so far:
- Agreed, those coffee tins are pretty sweet. I feel like after they're empty I would need to go buy power steering fluid and acetone and other garage fluids just to have reason to store them.
- I feel like I've seen more blankets being used when a car comes back from a shunt. Toyota I get, but these are P2 cars. Maybe teams are nervous to show that they are actually running an Oreca?
- Also noticed night vision being used to locate incidents during night practice. Don't remember that from previous years unless I just missed it
- Racing Team Netherlands having a rough practice session

kvenom · 19 Aug 2021, 13:38 (Ref:4067771)

Fritz seems to enjoy beaches.

**Aysedasi** · 19 Aug 2021, 13:40 (Ref:4067773)

Some of the am drivers seem to be easily distracted as far as braking points are concerned today….

Pandamasque · 19 Aug 2021, 13:41 (Ref:4067774)

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Originally Posted by kvenom

Fritz seems to enjoy beaches.

To be fair, in Indianapolis he went off in avoidance of a blue Porsche that was about to plough through the corner and likely into his side.

**Aysedasi** · 19 Aug 2021, 13:41 (Ref:4067775)

#7 Toyota with a problem?

Edit - running again.

**Aysedasi** · 19 Aug 2021, 13:42 (Ref:4067776)

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Originally Posted by Pandamasque

To be fair, in Indianapolis he went off in avoidance of a blue Porsche that was about to plough through the corner and likely into his side.

I’m not so sure the danger was quite as imminent as he thought….

Edit - they’ve just shown it again, the Porsche was a long way away….

greenmachinets040 · 19 Aug 2021, 13:43 (Ref:4067777)

What did Toyota Nr. 7 do, stopping after Arnage??

The way he is going now, is it possible, that he did a intentional ctrl-alt-del??

Toyotats03OUS · 19 Aug 2021, 13:43 (Ref:4067778)

Well better now then during the race (7 Toyota )

seanyb505 · 19 Aug 2021, 13:45 (Ref:4067780)

Particularly the last lap of the race

Pandamasque · 19 Aug 2021, 13:48 (Ref:4067781)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

I’m not so sure the danger was quite as imminent as he thought….

Better safe than sorry. That could easily have been session ending.

In his place I'd also assume that Porsche's not stopping before it crosses the road.

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Originally Posted by seanyb505

- I feel like I've seen more blankets being used when a car comes back from a shunt. Toyota I get, but these are P2 cars. Maybe teams are nervous to show that they are actually running an Oreca?

That was bizarre. Also yesterday a P2 mechanic put his hand and eventually bullied a cameraman away from the car that was being repaired ON THE PITLANE, not even in the garage. How is that even allowed?!

**Aysedasi** · 19 Aug 2021, 13:49 (Ref:4067782)

Hmmm, more of the fabled Toyota braking issues?

**Aysedasi** · 19 Aug 2021, 13:50 (Ref:4067783)

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Originally Posted by Pandamasque

Better safe than sorry. That could easily have been session ending.

In his place I'd also assume that Porsche's not stopping before it crosses the road.

That was bizarre. Also yesterday a P2 mechanic put his hand and eventually bullied a cameraman away from the car that was being repaired ON THE PITLANE, not even in the garage. How is that even allowed?!

As I say, think the danger wasn’t as great as he perceived it.

I saw that incident in the pit lane yesterday too and thought it was a bit off….

**Adam43** · 19 Aug 2021, 13:50 (Ref:4067784)

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Originally Posted by seanyb505

Thoughts so far:
- Agreed, those coffee tins are pretty sweet. I feel like after they're empty I would need to go buy power steering fluid and acetone and other garage fluids just to have reason to store them.

I haven’t worked out what to do with them. I keep some fluids in the car, but not sure.

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- I feel like I've seen more blankets being used when a car comes back from a shunt. Toyota I get, but these are P2 cars. Maybe teams are nervous to show that they are actually running an Oreca?

yes, odd behaviour.

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- Also noticed night vision being used to locate incidents during night practice. Don't remember that from previous years unless I just missed it

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Might just be that they are showing on telly? I don’t know.

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- Racing Team Netherlands having a rough practice session

they need a little pause and then go again.

My son’s opinion on Glick so far. They are either really good or really bad.

Toyota into Arnage. And another at Mulsanne. Funny use of the roundabout.

**Adam43** · 19 Aug 2021, 13:53 (Ref:4067786)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Hmmm, more of the fabled Toyota braking issues?

Just trying a new line at Mulsanne

slingshot out of the roundabout.

Pandamasque · 19 Aug 2021, 13:53 (Ref:4067787)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

I saw that incident in the pit lane yesterday too and thought it was a bit off….

Didn't ACO introduce some sort of regulation about this during the Audi vs. Peugeot era about blocking the camera view?

greenmachinets040 · 19 Aug 2021, 13:53 (Ref:4067788)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Hmmm, more of the fabled Toyota braking issues?

I don t think so. Both of them are pushing the cars over the limit.

Toyotats03OUS · 19 Aug 2021, 13:53 (Ref:4067789)

Has anybody notice that apart from the breaking issues that Toyota had earlier during the year, the main issue that they have had during the years is that the car just stops working ( electric or something that it isn’t structural ) it happened at Monza recently other then that Toyota driver don’t make much mistakes.

I know that it has to do with the current tech system ( hybrid) but I don’t record Porsche or Audi having these kinds of issues with their cars.

greenmachinets040 · 19 Aug 2021, 13:55 (Ref:4067790)

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Originally Posted by Toyotats03OUS

Well better now then during the race (7 Toyota )

Definitely.

Still my opinion is that Toyota runs like Clockwork. The guys are pushing the cars now to the limit. Both of them.

Pandamasque · 19 Aug 2021, 13:55 (Ref:4067791)

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Originally Posted by Adam43

Just trying a new line at Mulsanne

Note all the British commentators unanimously proclaimed that Toyota went THE WRONG WAY around the roundabout... forgetting they were in France!

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