April 17. The 6 hours of Silverstone.
- Thread starter Saint Ho
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Ferrari does seem to have a second per lap advantage - not a lot in a two minute lap though.
Now sitting steady in 3rd and 4th
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Now sitting steady in 3rd and 4th
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Seems like the WEC BoP was more punitive right off the bat.
GT effort looks good at 3 hours in. Smooth driving, as opposed to the chaos in LMP1.
GT effort looks good at 3 hours in. Smooth driving, as opposed to the chaos in LMP1.
ByeEnzo
GT
The Ferrari Corse best lap is 1.5 sec quicker than the FGT on WEC timing. So much for BoP. So so coverage on FoXS2... But better than nothing. 8-10 CST. Safety car out now as the Toyota sharded the whole track after cutting a tire. Should tighten up the field. Great motorsports weekend...got up at 1 am to watch F1 also.
ByeEnzo
GT
GHC was bitching about the BoP a couple weeks ago, and it appears he's correct.
Utterly ridiculous is how the announcers were discussing how nobody will run flat out at this point. "Nobody is going to run flat out for fear of getting an adjustment prior to Le Mans. Everyone wants to win Le Mans." You know it's idiocy when the announcers the series itself employs are discussing the fact that nobody is performing their best for fear of penalty.
It totally makes sense to invest time, money and effort to watch the preceding races in that scenario. :bored
ByeEnzo
GT
FGT's running P4 and 5 in GTE-Pro. Less than 2 hrs to go. 2nd Ferrari started with 3 min stop and go penalty for engine change after quali. That car is now up to P3 with fastest lap. FGT #67 got pinched by 2nd place LMP1 Porsche 919. Both cars spun.
Stef
GT Owner
Big time. I wish IMSA would adopt this model. $35 for 9 races? Done. Coverage is great, app is great.
Alternatively, for IMSA, the U.S largest cable provider doesn't even offer FS2 in most markets, it's usually in Standard Def if you can get it, and you have to subscribe to a sports package almost nobody wants. Great deal!
RESULT :
1 : Ferrari.
2 : Ferrari.
3 : Aston Martin.
4 : FORD GT.
5 : FORD GT.
I am a little bit disappointed.
1 : Ferrari.
2 : Ferrari.
3 : Aston Martin.
4 : FORD GT.
5 : FORD GT.
I am a little bit disappointed.
They will have gained a massive amount of data today. The cars ran with no technical issues so a solid performance for the first time out.
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fordification
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- Aug 9, 2005
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Joe Dozzo
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Congratulations to Ganassi Racing, IMSA and WEC teams. No podiums and that's a bit of a disappointment BUT all cars finished and the WEC effort looked particularly strong.
Progress being made and I'm optimistic there are better results to come out of this first year!
Progress being made and I'm optimistic there are better results to come out of this first year!
I'm very impressed. New team, brand-new car, incredibly ambitious goals. 4th & 5th and climbing! GO FORD!!!
It wasn't great in terms of speed, but I will take the smooth overall operation. Drivers all stayed out of trouble except Franchitti getting clipper by the 919, pit ran smooth, cars were reliable.
They'll get back boost and lose some of the weight eventually. People need to remember, for this first race, the GT was penalized with a weight of 1260 kg, and the 488 was only 1240kg and the Astons were a paltry 1230kg. That's in addition to the GT losing boost at all RPM.
Those 488s were running around with 45 less lbs. That will be addressed. Not sure if the 488 boost level was penalized similarly to the GT.
FWIW, when the Corvette gets to run at Le Mans, they've been granted a 1240kg weight as well. That should tell you something, that seeing what they've seen, the FIA still chose to load the GT full of ballast.
They'll get back boost and lose some of the weight eventually. People need to remember, for this first race, the GT was penalized with a weight of 1260 kg, and the 488 was only 1240kg and the Astons were a paltry 1230kg. That's in addition to the GT losing boost at all RPM.
Those 488s were running around with 45 less lbs. That will be addressed. Not sure if the 488 boost level was penalized similarly to the GT.
FWIW, when the Corvette gets to run at Le Mans, they've been granted a 1240kg weight as well. That should tell you something, that seeing what they've seen, the FIA still chose to load the GT full of ballast.
ThatPhilBrettGuy
GT Owner
Many thanks to Ford and GT101 for a great day out. The cars looked fantastic and when I got a few minutes with Dave Pericak he was calm and confident of a good run. And he was right, it all looked very smooth :thumbsup
BlackICE
GT Owner
It seems the rules are controlled by those in power and and a lot of gamesmanship is going on to try gain advantage. Is this fair racing or something else? Do the people setting the rules get the cars telemetry data during the race? I can see a lot possibilities with engine management software to make the cars appear to under perform and with some tweaking they suddenly come to life.
Cobrar
GT Owner