2023 24 Hours of Le Mans (June 10-11)

RtN · PostPosted: Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:08 pm

deggis wrote:

SBan83 wrote:

codename_47 wrote:

Slow zones have been quietly more dangerous compared to any other caution type period and no-one talks about it

Causing more carnage than they're saving now....

Yeah, I don't really get this safe zone concept...saw another check-up accident in the Ferrari Challenge race at Le Mans earlier today. How does it determine position? What if two cars are battling for position as they approach the slow zone? Who backs off? Seems like a pretty weird and dangerous thing to me.

Slow zones were introduced in 2014. Nearly always the drivers that fuck up in the zones are Am drivers so there's isn't much that can be done about it.

There are literally hundreds of gentlemen (and ladies) on track during the N24 and there are no problems. If the ACO were to do something sensible for once and ensure that breaking those parts of the sporting regs that are in place for safety will carry severe, career-damaging penalties, there will not be any problems here either.

Gaara · PostPosted: Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:09 pm

Omega wrote:

amq55 wrote:

I think Eduardo used the SC as soon as he could while the field wasn't spread out to see how it worked and now he's avoiding it like the plague.

I had the same thought. The crashes of the last 30 minutes were much heavier than in the 1st lap, yet no SC. Looks like race control just don't want to use it anymore.

With how long it adds just for all the sorting the classes out I don't blame him.

Omega · PostPosted: Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:17 pm

Omega wrote:

Anyway, in less than 2 hours of racing, we have had 3 different manufacturers leading the race.

And Porsche makes 4

Gaara · PostPosted: Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:22 pm

#60 Porsche spun and #16 Porsche had no chance

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:23 pm

what an unsafe rejoin

Gaara · PostPosted: Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:24 pm

LucasWheldon wrote:

what an unsafe rejoin

They weren't rejoining they were spinning

deggis · PostPosted: Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:24 pm

amq55 wrote:

I think Eduardo used the SC as soon as he could while the field wasn't spread out to see how it worked and now he's avoiding it like the plague.

It was during the first laps (harder to take it slow) so probably that played a role. The procedure was already tested during test day.

codename_47 · PostPosted: Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:28 pm

So much for all these thunderstorms.... :whistling:

amq55 · PostPosted: Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:32 pm

Ferrari strategy working as usual.

Schumifan · PostPosted: Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:33 pm

Rain expected in 7 minutes

Gaara · PostPosted: Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:34 pm

#6 Porsche has a puncture

Fabs · PostPosted: Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:35 pm

big shower inc

fede999 · PostPosted: Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:35 pm

amq55 wrote:

Ferrari strategy working as usual.

I'm really trying to wrap my head around that, but can't...

amq55 · PostPosted: Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:35 pm

Puncture for the 6

codename_47 · PostPosted: Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:37 pm

Fabs wrote:

big shower inc

No

Gaara · PostPosted: Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:39 pm

#22 taking out a GT

Schumifan · PostPosted: Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:39 pm

Wtf is this race, most action packed Le Mans for years

Gaara · PostPosted: Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:40 pm

Fucking hell that could have been big

JJ · PostPosted: Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:40 pm

That could have been so bad worse.

amq55 · PostPosted: Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:40 pm

Wow that could've been massive

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