Olympian1010 7,579 Posted June 11, 2023 #941 Share Posted June 11, 2023 8 minutes ago, Monzanator said: #7 Toyota out, #8 Toyota leads. Lots of different leaders today! Definitely not a walk in the park for Toyota this year. Consistency and clean running may ultimately be their friend though. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,638 Posted June 11, 2023 #942 Share Posted June 11, 2023 #8 Toyota had an off and trails #51 Ferrari by over three minutes with 1,5 hours remaining... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianlu33 3,697 Posted June 11, 2023 #943 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Luckily the last one for Ferrari will be Pier Guidi and not Giovinazzi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,638 Posted June 11, 2023 #944 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Well, it's not like endurance racing hasn't seen its share of mercenary drivers Would be quite a feat if Ferrari wins Nurburgring 24 hours and Le Mans 24 hours within few weeks of each other... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,638 Posted June 11, 2023 #945 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Pier Guidi stalled the car on the last pitstop and took ages to restart it. Good thing they had such a big lead or else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianlu33 3,697 Posted June 11, 2023 #946 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Vamosssssss Ferrari won for the 1st time since 1965; Monzanator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,638 Posted June 11, 2023 #947 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Meanwhile the Polish bakery Inter Europol team wins LMP2 class Not bad for a country with only one operational race track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,579 Posted June 11, 2023 #948 Share Posted June 11, 2023 I didn’t realize that LMP2 was dropped from the WEC next season. I’m glad to read they’ll still use the class at 24HLM because it has been reliably chaotic and entertaining for a while now. HyperCar definitely breathing some much needed life into top end endurance racing thankfully. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,841 Posted June 15, 2023 #949 Share Posted June 15, 2023 W Series put out of its misery. Always thought it was a bit of a con, women did the glamorous driving bit, but no women did the difficult "get up at five in the morning and rebuild the suspense system" bit. W Series: All-female championship enters administration after failing to secure funding - BBC Sport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,638 Posted June 15, 2023 #950 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Well, most of the W Series regulars have jumped to F1 Academy since FIA basically created that women series under its own roof. W Series was destined to extinct after that series was formed. Jamie Chadwick is toiling as rookie in Indy Lights (NXT) where she has had many incidents so far and struggles to even crack Top 10 last time I watched. Dare I say it's gonna be nearly impossible to even find the next Simona de Silvestro among this Academy bunch. Danica Patrick was a marketing project even late in her IndyCar career and it went haywire after she chased the NASCAR money but that's water under the bridge now. Natalie Decker has crashed her way out of the NASCAR Trucks (and she failed the initial W Series driving test) and there's still Hailie Deegan in the Trucks who has had mediocre results for three years overall but she can sell the glamour looks. Guess the WEC Iron Dames are the current high-water mark for women in racing, Christina Nielsen is still doing IMSA last time I checked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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