Le Mans 24 hour race - 2015

NightSt@lk3r · 10 Jun 2015 at 20:42

dalin80 said:
nissan could pose a real threat to the LMP2 podium.

Which ones the LMP2 Nissans or the LMP1 Nissans?

Skeeter · 10 Jun 2015 at 21:03

Rain predicted for tomorrow and the second half of this session, so its likely this first hour of Q1 will see the pole time. Almost the entire field is out as the session starts.

Fastest ever chicane era lap coming soon...

Skeeter · 10 Jun 2015 at 21:32

Is that right what they said on Eurosport, that the Nissans aren't running the hybrid system at all? Wow that sucks!

dalin80 · 10 Jun 2015 at 21:40

Skeeter said:
Is that right what they said on Eurosport, that the Nissans aren't running the hybrid system at all? Wow that sucks!

Yep, but they still have to run with the equipment on board to be within the rules. It's one of the reasons they are being stuffed by 25s a lap.

Skeeter · 10 Jun 2015 at 21:53

Any details on why its not working? Having lost both the rear and front electric power they are going to be 50% down on power

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Doesn't look so bad that they are so far behind, but does raise some questions about their design choices. I wonder if they will bother with the rest of the WEC, or just go back to the drawing board for 2016.

Flibster · 10 Jun 2015 at 22:01

Nissan LMP1-H also seem to be running extremely low or with excessively soft suspension.
So many sparks.

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Who/What caused the red flag? Having to watch without sound at the moment. Saw the Audi spin, but that shouldn't have been that serious.

Vertigo · 10 Jun 2015 at 22:14

Flibster said:
Who/What caused the red flag? Having to watch without sound at the moment. Saw the Audi spin, but that shouldn't have been that serious.

Still unclear. Some clean-up going on at the end of Mulsanne but don't know what happened.

GingerNinja1989 · 10 Jun 2015 at 22:16

Skeeter said:
Its the ACO. They are one of the only motorsports regulators out there with their head screwed on properly.

The 2017 LMP2 regs say hi!

:eek:

Flibster · 10 Jun 2015 at 22:41

From that quick look at a mangled car, looks like the #41 Greaves Gibson-Nissan thumped the wall.

From the damaged area of the wall and the mangled right side of the car, looks like a spin.

Skeeter · 10 Jun 2015 at 22:49

GingerNinja1989 said:
The 2017 LMP2 regs say hi!

Is that the 4 chassis, 1 engine rules? They do seem rather odd.

Vertigo · 10 Jun 2015 at 22:52

So is the Nissan going to be running without its hybrid system for the race or will they get it sorted?

Marvin · 10 Jun 2015 at 23:11

Wow, with the Rebellions in place it really shows how off the pace Toyota is - only 3 seconds between the lead Rebellion and the Toyota. The only thing that's going to get them near a podium will be some freak accident/problem with all the Porsches and Audis.

The pace of the Porsches is breathtaking though. Remains to be seen whether the race pace is as good of course which is where the Audi has been so strong this season.

Flibster · 10 Jun 2015 at 23:14

22 seconds. Oooof. Behind a couple of LMP2 cars too. I think this is more painful than they were already expecting.

GingerNinja1989 · 10 Jun 2015 at 23:37

Skeeter said:
Is that the 4 chassis, 1 engine rules? They do seem rather odd.

Yup, think they've managed to annoy a heck of a lot of people with that one!

Skeeter · 11 Jun 2015 at 00:00

GingerNinja1989 said:
Yup, think they've managed to annoy a heck of a lot of people with that one!

Their reasoning is sound. They do need to control costs in a class that's entirely privateers. The problem is they have set the limit lower than the existing number of manufacturers. If there was only 3 current chassis makers then there wouldn't be anywhere near the same amount of fuss.

Perhaps a better solution would be just a single engine and leave the chassis makers alone?

Skeeter · 11 Jun 2015 at 00:03

Ryan-3 · 11 Jun 2015 at 07:59

I'd rather they just left LMP2 alone, as long as they keep to the required costs. But if they must, then a single engine and free chassis design would be a better option.

dalin80 · 11 Jun 2015 at 07:59

Vertigo1 said:
So is the Nissan going to be running without its hybrid system for the race or will they get it sorted?

They have confirmed it wont be used this week, although due to the rules they still have to carry the hybrid equipment around with them. On the plus side they are amongst the LMP2 field and the LMP2's could always do with a bit more coverage.

The Nissans tyre wear and fuel economy is also a mystery, by not competing in the WEC rounds we have no idea what that car in it's odd kind of FF layout does for a race strategy.

Skeeter · 11 Jun 2015 at 08:15

There was a video I saw where they said they were looking to 6 stint the rear tyres.

The fronts are going to be a mystery until race day.

Ryan-3 · 11 Jun 2015 at 08:46

I'm sure someone claimed a higher number than six, but i'm not sure if they were getting mixed up. The fronts will get quite a hammering, and I think 2 stints on a set will be good going, but lets see.