WEC 2024 Le Mans

6:53 to go....first pitstops done.

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running order as 2nd pitstops starting 6:05 to go... #51 passes for the lead...can go an extra lap on energy.
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7 has some sort of trouble.... steering wheel seems to be flaky.

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4:25 to go. 51 still leads. the 6 needs to be in the top 8 to win the championship.

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2:33 VSC for GT3 mustang that was shooting engine bits out the exhaust pipes...

sjd

 

Good race so far

 

7 retires just under 2 hrs to go

 

shortly after that the 94 peugeot turns off... VSC, becomes safety car.

1:26 to go, back to green

 

Nice to see the 50 having recovered to 5th...

 

8 hours taking its toll. GT3 mustang and carguys lexus.... FCY for both stopping...

 

did the 51 screw themselves on strategy again?

 

Alpine crashes into the 50....rear puncture....

 

not in my estimate.. the cars with 50+% have to stop again.

A safety car could wreck things but the 13% energy they have right now should get them within an hour...and easily home after a final stop. the 6 is on the same strategy.

 

OK the broadcasters made it sound like they're hosed.

 

They were doing nearly an hour on a stint....

back to green!

 

the 50 is hosed for the championship. they had to win.

 

The way the 51 gets hosed is to NOT stop as soon as possible (there's 11 cars on the lead lap), then everyone else gets into the finishing window and a safety car comes out. then everyone pits, and the cars needing less energy all jump to the front.

 

GT3 Ferrari Corvette Ferrari battle for the win is insane.

 

81 corvette gets to the GT3 lead. Corvette - Ferrari - Corvette - Ferrari

 

I clearly missed something if the 5 and the 8 are battling for the win.....

sjd

 

the 6 gets a drive through for FCY violation

 

8 gets through to the lead, and has to give the place back for running the 5 off the road.

 

GT3 is now the 55 ferrari, two corvettes and a lamborghini.

 

How the hell 51 which was leading before the last pit stop is now 5 ?

 

That's what I'm trying to figure out.... and he's done one less pit stop than the top 3 (two less than the leader!)