FIA WEC - 6 Hours of Sao Paulo

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Live now on MotorsTV.

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BIg crash for G-Drive Ligier.

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I still find it baffling that F1 gets such a following and WEC is overlooked. I've been riveted to the screen for 5 hours, there was only 1 10 minute point where there wasn't wheel to wheel racing for a top 4 position in P1. There's constant action, it's just superb.

It's also perfectly timed, since everyon just bought tickets to the proper race this week =)

[Vette_1978]

Quite amazed but I've managed to watch the entire race without interruption from the family. Also been good to drop into Radio Le Mans and use the FIA WEC app to check timings. Time to check the calendar for next year, maybe Silverstone or even Spa could be possible.

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I'll definitely be at Silverstone for the WEC. Only racing I get to watch live these days and won't miss it for the world. Always make a weekend out of it too.

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OMFG! What just happened?

[anonymous-user]

I've been watching all afternoon too - great entertainment.

I'm hoping to do Spa next year ans possibly Silverstone

[ajprice]

Webber crashed . Hope he's ok.

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Ouch. Not good.

1 out is great, but would like to see Mark out soon.

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Big crash . Cressoni is fine . Hope Webber is too!

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News just in - team see he is OK.

If that is the case, either Porsche first win and Turner / Mucke get a result, or it's restarted and the Yota on new rubber is a shoe in...

[ajprice]

Arm up from the stretcher and thumbs up from Webber.

[anonymous-user]

Bloody hell, not much left of the car. I assume the body takes as much energy as possible in a crash leaving the safety cell as protected as possible?

[ajprice]

Not much left of that Porsche.

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garyhun said:

Bloody hell, not much left of the car. I assume the body takes as much energy as possible in a crash leaving the safety cell as protected as possible?

2 factors - first is that in general, an LMP actually looks more like a formula car when it's clothes are taken off - they're aero, not structure. Second, is that they have very good deformable bits (like a formula car) that protect from impacts - so the body takes little, the crash structures take a lot.

As the commentators were just saying, the hardest part is a multi hit accident, where the crash structure is already deformed - thankfully I think this one was left - right - rear so hopefully Mark will be up and smiling soon.

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Another season ends. Awesome racing. Great TK is retiring . Toyota and now Porsche challenge Audi which needs a lot of work to be on top again. Great stuff

[phugleigh]

It's 9.19 and porsche win interlagos in the #14 car

[joema]

I see what you did there.

Glad webber is ok and the 919 got its first win!

[ajprice]

http://m.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116992

Webber is ok and seeing visitors in the hospital, his teammates have been to see him.

"Ferrari with Gianluca Roda and Paolo Ruberti, is reported to have told his team that he was hit by the Porsche only after Webber had lost control."

That's either the best Bart Simpson 'I didn't do it' line because the video is after the start of the crash, or Mark lost the car and collected the Ferrari on the way to the wall.

[gt6]

a great race and fitting end to the wec season, glad webber was not badly hurt for a while it did look very serious