WEC Peugeot Sport returning to WEC - Page 22

**joeb** · 20 May 2022, 14:18 (Ref:4110694)

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Originally Posted by Mike E

Monza debut confirmed

and no wing!

Mike E · 20 May 2022, 14:19 (Ref:4110695)

James Rossiter named as 6th driver

**joeb** · 20 May 2022, 14:22 (Ref:4110697)

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Originally Posted by Mike E

James Rossiter named as 6th driver

Great news, but i guess that means he is no longer with the Kolles project!

**joeb** · 20 May 2022, 14:24 (Ref:4110698)

Very interesting front wheel vents with the vertical strakes and mirrors attached.

**Aysedasi** · 20 May 2022, 14:28 (Ref:4110699)

How long has David Essex been the head of Peugeot Sport....?

deggis · 20 May 2022, 15:10 (Ref:4110701)

https://twitter.com/peugeotsport/sta...66899454152704

**Aysedasi** · 20 May 2022, 15:16 (Ref:4110703)

The car itself looks good but the livery is straight from the ByKolles school of art......

bentley speed 8 · 20 May 2022, 15:20 (Ref:4110704)

I like it more than the initial spy shots. Expected a bit more from the livery, but it's not horrible, so it's a pass.

kdr · 20 May 2022, 15:36 (Ref:4110705)

I quite like the livery, looks a little nardo grey and the black accents work, plus its not white/red/black..

**PascaLM** · 20 May 2022, 15:51 (Ref:4110706)

The livery looks like my kitchen floor, but the work on the external and internal aero done since the first presentation seems to be meticulous.

**joeb** · 20 May 2022, 15:54 (Ref:4110707)

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Originally Posted by Aysedasi

The car itself looks good but the livery is straight from the ByKolles school of art......

Perhaps the real reason they were denied the grid spot? Not to look like the Peugeot!

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Originally Posted by PascaLM

The livery looks like my kitchen floor, but the work on the external and internal aero done since the first presentation seem to be meticulous.

I was highly impressed with this unveiling today. Lots of good detail shots during the live stream. The tail lights are intriguing to me. It seems like they could be easily damaged with contact, so unless each of the 3 elements operates separately, i can see some extra pit stops for getting the lights working.

tux · 20 May 2022, 16:09 (Ref:4110710)

I just hope that we can have some close battles.

canaglia · 20 May 2022, 17:11 (Ref:4110714)

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Originally Posted by tux

I just hope that we can have some close battles.

wonder what kind of bop 9x8 will get at monza, in theory they should get the same of toyota

tomcug · 20 May 2022, 18:59 (Ref:4110724)

Nice looking car, however no wing makes it look a bit strange to my eyes. About BOP, this is pre-homologation, isn't it? If so, they can either get the same BOP as Toyotas or they can get base weight/power with no "penalties" so same as Glickenhaus. That entry won't be eligible for championship points anyway so not much difference.

canaglia · 20 May 2022, 19:13 (Ref:4110726)

from stellantis site:
"The PEUGEOT 9X8 features athletic forms and measures 4.995 metres in length, sits 2 metres wide and 1.145 metres tall. It tips the scales at just 1,030kg and its tank holds up to 90 litres of TotalEnergies’ 100% renewable, Excellium Racing 100 fuel."

So they used same fuel tank size of toyota. A 1:1 bop with toyota about weight, power and max energy would be extremely useful to compare a lot of data between 2 different AWD LMH

J Jay · 21 May 2022, 06:21 (Ref:4110755)

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Originally Posted by joeb

Great news, but i guess that means he is no longer with the Kolles project!

So it's even better news?

The livery is not red/white/black, so it's an automatic plus for me.

S griffin · 21 May 2022, 08:56 (Ref:4110772)

So glad it's finally happening. The livery looks fine to me, but what is more important is whether it's competitive or not

Tom908V12 · 21 May 2022, 13:03 (Ref:4110789)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjZv-kCQc0Q

Can't wait for 10th of july

**FIRE** · 21 May 2022, 13:21 (Ref:4110792)

I like the car. The livery could use a bit more yellow.

tomcug · 21 May 2022, 14:28 (Ref:4110803)

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Originally Posted by canaglia

from stellantis site:
A 1:1 bop with toyota about weight, power and max energy would be extremely useful to compare a lot of data between 2 different AWD LMH

No doubt about it but... what's the chance we're going to see the true performance of Peugeot's new car without any bags of sand? I'm not sure if it's in the best interest of a manufacturer just joining the party to show their true hand before their car is even homologated, especially considering the rumors about new Toyota car incoming + the fact that the GR010 is already extremely fast. Who knows, maybe after this initial run they delay homologation again (?).

deggis · 21 May 2022, 15:00 (Ref:4110805)

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Originally Posted by tomcug

No doubt about it but... what's the chance we're going to see the true performance of Peugeot's new car without any bags of sand? I'm not sure if it's in the best interest of a manufacturer just joining the party to show their true hand before their car is even homologated, especially considering the rumors about new Toyota car incoming + the fact that the GR010 is already extremely fast. Who knows, maybe after this initial run they delay homologation again (?).

From where did this idea come from. It will be homologated before it races and possibly that was already done.

tomcug · 21 May 2022, 15:05 (Ref:4110806)

I thought it will be a pre-homologation race, same as ACO proposed for LMDh cars.

canaglia · 21 May 2022, 17:45 (Ref:4110820)

Not 100% sure but porsche and peugeot will be invisible actually because will run without being homologated yet. As far I've read on official statements so far 9x8 just passed crash test homologation tests.

broadrun96 · 21 May 2022, 22:41 (Ref:4110883)

No where in their statement is they would be running without homologation. If that was the case why not run LM instead?? Would make much more sense. The entire reason for the delays was to homologate the car due to lack of development allowed during the cycle

**joeb** · 22 May 2022, 00:49 (Ref:4110885)

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Originally Posted by broadrun96

No where in their statement is they would be running without homologation. If that was the case why not run LM instead?? Would make much more sense. The entire reason for the delays was to homologate the car due to lack of development allowed during the cycle

Yes and in the Livestream of the unveiling they said they would be homologating in next couple of weeks.

They still have their full season wec entry as far as I know, they just missed rounds.

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