The 2020 Le Mans 24hrs Watching from Home Thread
Discussion
Welshbeef said:
MG CHRIS said:
Lmp1 cars are allowed for next year.
With the same power?If they are Hypercars will not be the fastest
Anything to bring more teams to the top class is well needed hope gt3 replaces gte am tbh we really need more variety in the gts over just 3 manufactures.
Great race. GTE Pro through night and LMP2 the whole race great racing.
Loads of TV coverage for Rebellion when Menezes pushing - so did chuckle when they left rookie for last stint.
Pleased I had free ACO app (would pay as well) as commentary much better (and needed timing pages for Pro and LMP2 to follow properly) and Eurosport adverts were timed to coincide with pit stops in GTE Pro for first few hours. Plus could also go to WEC app when europsort shrunk picture every five minutes to show a large picture of a driver in a mask or 10 minutes of the same reply. Did listen to a few drivers though.
Radio LM good for non-race periods but there's only so much accents and sponsored weather or updates you can take.
Loads of TV coverage for Rebellion when Menezes pushing - so did chuckle when they left rookie for last stint.
Pleased I had free ACO app (would pay as well) as commentary much better (and needed timing pages for Pro and LMP2 to follow properly) and Eurosport adverts were timed to coincide with pit stops in GTE Pro for first few hours. Plus could also go to WEC app when europsort shrunk picture every five minutes to show a large picture of a driver in a mask or 10 minutes of the same reply. Did listen to a few drivers though.
Radio LM good for non-race periods but there's only so much accents and sponsored weather or updates you can take.
mw88 said:
Really missed the sound of the Corvettes this year.
Hoping the new hyper car rules next year bring some decent competition back at the top, and Peugeot returning for 2022. LMP1 has been struggling for years, but only 5 cars this year is sad.
There’s been plenty of tiny LMP1 fields in the last 10 years hasn’t there?Hoping the new hyper car rules next year bring some decent competition back at the top, and Peugeot returning for 2022. LMP1 has been struggling for years, but only 5 cars this year is sad.
mw88 said:
Really missed the sound of the Corvettes this year.
Hoping the new hyper car rules next year bring some decent competition back at the top, and Peugeot returning for 2022. LMP1 has been struggling for years, but only 5 cars this year is sad.
Probably missed the answer to thisHoping the new hyper car rules next year bring some decent competition back at the top, and Peugeot returning for 2022. LMP1 has been struggling for years, but only 5 cars this year is sad.
Where were Corvette?
Where were Ford?
Why does McLaren never have a presence at Le Mans?
Ditto Lambo or Mercedes AMG as per Blancpain series?
Will any of these brands be returning next year?
Wil they be in GTPro/Am or in the new "Hypercar" class.
Which judging from the demo run
Doesn't appear to have any connection to road cars at all
Edited by S1KRR on Sunday 20th September 19:07
Corvette didn't travel because of covid
Ford have finished the GT programme
McLaren and Lambo and the others can make money from selling GT3s to customers rather than spending money on GTE programmes
Mercedes have too much history with 1955 and 1999
Those committed to programmes next year or the year after are Toyota (that demo wasn't the hypercar they'll bring), Peugeot, Kolles, Glickenhaus and Alpine, more are expected when LMdH starts a year later.
Hyper car isn't road cars, but will have more road car styling than current prototypes.
GTE is finished, no new manufactures will join now, expectation is that some form of GT3 will replace it in the next few years
Ford have finished the GT programme
McLaren and Lambo and the others can make money from selling GT3s to customers rather than spending money on GTE programmes
Mercedes have too much history with 1955 and 1999
Those committed to programmes next year or the year after are Toyota (that demo wasn't the hypercar they'll bring), Peugeot, Kolles, Glickenhaus and Alpine, more are expected when LMdH starts a year later.
Hyper car isn't road cars, but will have more road car styling than current prototypes.
GTE is finished, no new manufactures will join now, expectation is that some form of GT3 will replace it in the next few years
FredericRobinson said:
Corvette didn't travel because of covid
Ford have finished the GT programme
McLaren and Lambo and the others can make money from selling GT3s to customers rather than spending money on GTE programmes
Mercedes have too much history with 1955 and 1999
Those committed to programmes next year or the year after are Toyota (that demo wasn't the hypercar they'll bring), Peugeot, Kolles, Glickenhaus and Alpine, more are expected when LMdH starts a year later.
Hyper car isn't road cars, but will have more road car styling than current prototypes.
GTE is finished, no new manufactures will join now, expectation is that some form of GT3 will replace it in the next few years
I still hold out hope for a field full of works and privately entered GT3 cars covering a wide range of manufacturers. Ford have finished the GT programme
McLaren and Lambo and the others can make money from selling GT3s to customers rather than spending money on GTE programmes
Mercedes have too much history with 1955 and 1999
Those committed to programmes next year or the year after are Toyota (that demo wasn't the hypercar they'll bring), Peugeot, Kolles, Glickenhaus and Alpine, more are expected when LMdH starts a year later.
Hyper car isn't road cars, but will have more road car styling than current prototypes.
GTE is finished, no new manufactures will join now, expectation is that some form of GT3 will replace it in the next few years
Genuine Barn Find said:
I still hold out hope for a field full of works and privately entered GT3 cars covering a wide range of manufacturers.
We need the virus gone and people buying these lovely cars else forget about manufacturers being able to turn up/justify racing. VW is offloading Bugatti to Remac already
No BMW in GTE this year either.
Still remember some of the images on Twitter of the M8 from last year
- It was only a few inches taller than the GT40, but looked huge
Still remember some of the images on Twitter of the M8 from last year
- It was only a few inches taller than the GT40, but looked hugeMiniMan64 said:
There’s been plenty of tiny LMP1 fields in the last 10 years hasn’t there?
Don't think there's been one this small - Most of the manufacturers were running 3 cars a few years ago, so it probably seemed biggermw88 said:
No BMW in GTE this year either.
Still remember some of the images on Twitter of the M8 from last year - It was only a few inches taller than the GT40, but looked huge
Come on, that’s got to he one of the many photoshops hasn’t it? Still remember some of the images on Twitter of the M8 from last year
- It was only a few inches taller than the GT40, but looked hugeMiniMan64 said:
There’s been plenty of tiny LMP1 fields in the last 10 years hasn’t there?
Don't think there's been one this small - Most of the manufacturers were running 3 cars a few years ago, so it probably seemed bigger
S1KRR said:
Probably missed the answer to this
Where were Corvette?
Where were Ford?
Why does McLaren never have a presence at Le Mans?
Ditto Lambo or Mercedes AMG as per Blancpain series?
Will any of these brands be returning next year?
Wil they be in GTPro/Am or in the new "Hypercar" class.
Which judging from the demo run
Doesn't appear to have any connection to road cars at all
Ford were towards the end of the program, but i definitely think their decision to pull out was down to the BOP. The Ford was, and still is, a very quick car and, had it no been hindered with extra weight, i’m sure it would have likely won another Pro class at Le Mans. I understand BOP, but still can’t fathom how it’s a positive for racing..... Aston were nobbled last year and the works porsche’s were destroyed this year with 50kg weight penalty’s. How adding 50kg of weight to the pole sitting car can be a good thing is beyond me. They went backwards at an alarming rateWhere were Corvette?
Where were Ford?
Why does McLaren never have a presence at Le Mans?
Ditto Lambo or Mercedes AMG as per Blancpain series?
Will any of these brands be returning next year?
Wil they be in GTPro/Am or in the new "Hypercar" class.
Which judging from the demo run
Doesn't appear to have any connection to road cars at all
Edited by S1KRR on Sunday 20th September 19:07
Well, albeit late in the day, I thoroughly enjoyed this years race.
Some great battles, especially yesterday afternoon/early evening. Plenty of overtaking, some spirited racing & that Toyota is just an amazing car.
I missed the Covettes, the Ford GT’s & even that pug ugly BMW M8 however the Ferraris were immense & Porsche were, well, crap!!!!
Granted the Eurosport coverage was a tad annoying with the adverts but hell full 24 hour coverage doesn’t come cheap.
Seemed really odd last night with no funfairs, no bbq’s etc but at least the race was run & was won fairly.
Next year will be an interesting transition. Let’s just hope that crowd are allowed back in.
Some great battles, especially yesterday afternoon/early evening. Plenty of overtaking, some spirited racing & that Toyota is just an amazing car.
I missed the Covettes, the Ford GT’s & even that pug ugly BMW M8 however the Ferraris were immense & Porsche were, well, crap!!!!
Granted the Eurosport coverage was a tad annoying with the adverts but hell full 24 hour coverage doesn’t come cheap.
Seemed really odd last night with no funfairs, no bbq’s etc but at least the race was run & was won fairly.
Next year will be an interesting transition. Let’s just hope that crowd are allowed back in.
Welshbeef said:
FredericRobinson said:
No, they'll be pegged back, bit Alpine doing it gives the ACO a problem, they won't be pegging them back too much, a privateer and they'd give them no chance
Any chance another privateer will buy more LMP1 or hybrid cars?And on the hypercar front I think we'll see privateer's keep their powder dry in '21, though we may see some come in from '22 or '23. I'm not even convinced there though - Toyota haven't shown any interest in selling TS050s to privateers and I think it was a couple of years before Pug. let Henri have one, and then only really because he was Henri Pescarolo. Outside the two chassis with a real prospect of winning you have Glickenhaus with no real track record or Bykolles who have a track record...just not one of success.
I fear we'll see something similar with the new LMP2 chassis - a few teams gambling on different chassis but most running grandfathered current-generation cars till they see which is best, then back to grids full of chassis X.
Really enjoyed the race, as always - bit more practiced than some at watching from afar as I've always watched with my father who hasn't been able to make the trip there for a few years now - we do ensure we maintain several of the traditions including the ubiquitous 1664 (only time a year I drink it) and a steak-frites lunch.
Must say, being able to watch several hours on a big screen outside as the sun went down brought back some strong and nostalgic memories of sitting in Maison Blanche for several years supping warm lager soaking up the atmosphere listening to the deafening exhaust roar of engines of various guises being fired in our direction as the perpetrator disappears up the start finish straight.
Must say, being able to watch several hours on a big screen outside as the sun went down brought back some strong and nostalgic memories of sitting in Maison Blanche for several years supping warm lager soaking up the atmosphere listening to the deafening exhaust roar of engines of various guises being fired in our direction as the perpetrator disappears up the start finish straight.
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