Disco said:nick w said:Ah, ha....apology to Herr Webber !...and no wonder he looked a bit cheesed
off at the end. I know it's sounds harsh, but those two minutes probably
cost him a shot at a Le Mans win... :nooo:
Certainly, but had that been the case then if might have detracted from Nick Tandy getting a well deserved win from what was probably the drive of the event. His overnight performance made the race for the #19 crew IMHO.
Can I start criticising the Nissans now though? Porsche return to Le Mans and it is podium on year 1, 1-2 on year 2 and dethroning the diesel Audi juggernaut. Nissan come back with an ill-conceived design (including the only car in the field where the driver can't close the door from the car - which actually became an issue when the door popped open during one stint - costing an extra stop) and finish as the last thing in the field moving a legion of laps behind. If I am honest I was impressed that their crew managed to keep one of them moving, but they need a rethink. I rate many of their academy drivers and if they cannot genuinely make that contraption work next year then they should bin the marketing rubbish and get a chassis put together by someone like Oreca like the Rebellion and give their guys a proper racing car. If they aren't able to build something that can compete, at least enter something that can race.
I don't really understand the Nissan concept either...why go front engined ?
One thing was pretty apparent...the Toyota's seemingly have 986hp..so
what an earth are the 919 and Audi's packing ?....not 1000hp, which are
the often quoted outputs. The Audi's and Porsche's had a significant power
advantage over all the other LPM1 cars.