Sunday 17th March 2013

Audi wins Sebring, dramas for Axis Porsche

1-2 for Audi at the last LMP1 race at Sebring while AxisOfOversteer Porsche experiences triumph and tragedy

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2013 is the last year LMP1 cars will run at Sebring so Audi will take bittersweet pleasure in its 11th - and last for now - win in the famous 12-hour endurance race. Last win for Audi but a first Sebring victory for Brit Oliver Jarvis, sharing the 2012 R18 E-Tron with Marcus Fassler and Benoit Treluyer and pipping the 2013 McNish/Kristensen/Di Grassi Audi by just 7.6 seconds.

Axis Porsche lead GTC class for a period

Corvette took the GT class win, ahead of the Risi Ferrari 458 GT and with an impressive third place for the Falken Porsche GT3 RSR ahead of assorted BMWs, Astons and Vipers.

But how about our friends in the Axis Of Oversteer GT3 Cup Porsche in GTC? Well, we'll be hearing the inside story tomorrow so no spoilers for now except to say they were among the seven cars in class to take turns in the lead of GTC, a coming together with the GT-winning Corvette in the hands of Oliver Gavin just one of the dramas over the 12 hours of this gruelling race. If you can't wait you can read the full story on AxisOfOversteer but we'll be hearing more about Sebring from the privateer's perspective tomorrow.

[Sources: AxisOfOversteer, Axis Porsche pic: Jim Hunter]

[Vocal Minority]

Hate to be a pedant (honestly), but he's called Marcel Fassler.

Sorry Dan, but the chaps won Sebring, I think he deserves to have his name reported right.

[Silent1]

Marcus Fassler :facepalm:

[Jellymonster]

Silent1 said:

Marcus Fassler :facepalm:

Ha.

[Ahonen]

Yet Another Copywriting Error said:

Marcus Fassler

Awesome. There will be some halfarsed apology for this from the writer, I'm sure, but this is comically pathetic. It's not like he's a rookie - the guy is a Le Mans winner and multi-year Audi factory driver.

It's nice that PH is trying to write about motorsport, but not having a single pissing clue about anything and looking like a utter, spasticated moron every time an article is uploaded remains something of a handicap.

Surely Haymarket could give you a discounted Autosport subscription so you can check your facts first.

Or sack the copywriter, proof reader or sub ed.

[zebedee]

Ahonen said:

Surely Haymarket could give you a discounted Autosport subscription so you can check your facts first.

Not sure that would help much with sportscar facts to be honest

[marcosgt]

zebedee said:

Ahonen said:

Surely Haymarket could give you a discounted Autosport subscription so you can check your facts first.

Not sure that would help much with sportscar facts to be honest

At least it would be better than the jingoistic comic Haymarket turned Motoring News into...

M

[Skylinecrazy]

Ahonen said:

Yet Another Copywriting Error said:

Marcus Fassler

Awesome. There will be some halfarsed apology for this from the writer, I'm sure, but this is comically pathetic. It's not like he's a rookie - the guy is a Le Mans winner and multi-year Audi factory driver.

It's nice that PH is trying to write about motorsport, but not having a single pissing clue about anything and looking like a utter, spasticated moron every time an article is uploaded remains something of a handicap.

Surely Haymarket could give you a discounted Autosport subscription so you can check your facts first.

Or sack the copywriter, proof reader or sub ed.

Hate to say it, but +1.

I like reading about motorsport as much as anyone, but only when it's reported correctly.

[Hoppelemine]

Vocal Minority said:

Hate to be a pedant (honestly), but he's called Marcel Fassler.

Sorry Dan, but the chaps won Sebring, I think he deserves to have his name reported right.

Speed TV in the US made a similarly basic mistake. His surname on the position ticker across the top of the screen was incorrectly spelled as Faessler

[b0rk]

Hoppelemine said:

Speed TV in the US made a similarly basic mistake. His surname on the position ticker across the top of the screen was incorrectly spelled as Faessler

The speed TV feed was actually the event "world" feed so there mistake was rebroadcast worldwide.

[BSC]

Hoppelemine said:

Speed TV in the US made a similarly basic mistake. His surname on the position ticker across the top of the screen was incorrectly spelled as Faessler

Actually that was correct and your comment is wrong.

Check his website.

[zebedee]

I've always thought it was Fassler with the accent thing on the a, as his website confirms, so on what basis is adding an 'e' correct (or is that accepted when you can't do the accent?)

[Silent1]

Ahonen said:

Yet Another Copywriting Error said:

Marcus Fassler

Awesome. There will be some halfarsed apology for this from the writer, I'm sure, but this is comically pathetic. It's not like he's a rookie - the guy is a Le Mans winner and multi-year Audi factory driver.

It's nice that PH is trying to write about motorsport, but not having a single pissing clue about anything and looking like a utter, spasticated moron every time an article is uploaded remains something of a handicap.

Surely Haymarket could give you a discounted Autosport subscription so you can check your facts first.

Or sack the copywriter, proof reader or sub ed.

Only 2 days since it went up and it's still wrong!

[Hoofty]

zebedee said:

I've always thought it was Fassler with the accent thing on the a, as his website confirms, so on what basis is adding an 'e' correct (or is that accepted when you can't do the accent?)

Believe that's the norm when you can't muster an umlaut. Hence, if you ever see it written 'Nuerbergring', it's not necessarily the result of foolishness.

[BSC]

Exactly. Check his email-addy in the link above.

[Hoppelemine]

BSC said:

Actually that was correct and your comment is wrong.

Check his website.

Hoofty said:

zebedee said:

I've always thought it was Fassler with the accent thing on the a, as his website confirms, so on what basis is adding an 'e' correct (or is that accepted when you can't do the accent?)

Believe that's the norm when you can't muster an umlaut. Hence, if you ever see it written 'Nuerbergring', it's not necessarily the result of foolishness.

Thanks, I've learned something!