WEC 2017 - Round 01 6h di Silverstone

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LMP1: record precedente in qualifica 1:39.534, pole di Kobayashi 1:36.793; record precedente in gara 1:40.303, giro più veloce di Conway 1:39.656
LMP2: record precedente in qualifica 1:47.090, pole di Lynn 1:43.412; record precedente in gara 1:48.909, giro più veloce di Jarvis 1:46.256. E qui un bel discorso sul fatto che le nuove LMP2 fossero merda...
GTE-Pro: record precedente in gara 1:58.885, giro più veloce di Priaulx 1:57.416. Qualifica non conto per il cambio regolamentare dell'anno scorso, quando al sabato piovve. Stesso discorso per la GTE-Am.

Il. Cambio regolamentare c'è stato ancora di più per Lmp2.  Non sono brutte macchine. Ma è un monomotore più potente te di quelli vecchi , che è nei fatti un monarca almeno nel wec

 

Modificato April 17, 2017 at 16:17 da mau65

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Beh il cambio regolamentare della LMP2 ha rivoluzionato la categoria molto meno di quanto sia accaduto in GTE l'anno passato. Quest'ultima si sta avvicinando sempre di più ai prototipi, mentre la natura delle LMP2 non è cambiata se non per il fatto che sono state vietate le macchine "aperte".

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Aston Martin Racing takes GTE-Am podium at 6 Hours of Silverstone

Aston Martin Racing has claimed its first podium of 2017 after the team’s #98 V8 Vantage GTE finished the FIA World Endurance Championship’s season opener at Silverstone in second.
After qualifying on pole yesterday, Paul Dalla Lana (C), Mathias Lauda (A) and Pedro Lamy (P) amassed a commanding lead by the three-hour mark. Despite the team’s strong start, an incident in the series’ LMP1 class ensured the safety car came into play, diminishing the crew’s advantage in the process.

With the three GTE Am leaders trading lap-times throughout the closing stages, Lamy emerged second by the fall of the chequered flag cementing a strong start to the team’s 2017 GTE Am campaign.

Lamy said, “We were enjoying a very strong race until the safety car arrived, which completely destroyed the advantage we had. We lost everything and then of course the race starts again from zero. On the restart, the Ferrari was a little faster than us and we had to defend ourselves hard until the end to claim this position. That was a positive result though and we start the championship well, but we we’re now completely focused on the next race at Spa”.
 

Lamy’s team-mate Lauda added, “My second stint, we were still in the lead over the Ferrari but with a much smaller lead than before. I could hold the gap at around 5 to 6 seconds but it was getting tougher as Pedro jumped in for the final laps. We’re very pleased with the points, we didn’t make any mistakes ourselves and we’ll be working a bit harder to make sure we have a little more pace in Spa”.

In GTE Pro, the team’s #95 and #97 entries completed the season opener 6th and 7th respectively, adding to the team’s overall manufacturer points tally.

“Silverstone was certainly a challenging first round to the championship. The race threw up many situations but the team reacted well to each of them. Across the team we’ve gained a significant amount of information which we can analyse and use to our advantage ahead of Spa. As on many occasions, we’ve left the circuit today with silverware and we’ll be looking to claim more as the season progresses”.
 

Aston Martin Racing enjoyed further racing success across the weekend, as customer teams TF Sport and Beechdean AMR finished 1st and 3rd in Saturday’s European Le Mans Series opener; the 4 Hours of Silverstone.

With factory driver Nicki Thiim (DN) racing with TF Sport and Darren Turner (GB) piloting the Beechdean AMR entry, the result demonstrates the strength of the V8 Vantage GTE beyond the FIA World Endurance Championship.

“Darren and Nicki have had a tremendously busy weekend supporting both customer outfits in the ELMS on Saturday claiming a victory for TF Sport and a podium for Beechdean AMR. Without doubt, the V8 Vantage GTE remains a force to be reckoned with on track as well as Aston Martin Racing drivers. Congratulations to both outfits on your successes this weekend”.

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