The 2021 WEC thread.

[VladD]

outnumbered said:

The Programme guide on Virgin Media is wrong for tomorrow as it doesn't mention any WEC coverage. But the ES website confirms the first and last 2 hours are on Eurosport 2.

FIA WEC

Eurosport will televise qualifying as well as the race’s first two hours and closing two hours live across Europe. Moreover, the full race will be live on Eurosport Player.



Qualifying tonight at 17:10.

Edited by VladD on Friday 30th April 15:43

[FredericRobinson]

It's poor show that the WEC app isn't covering qualy if there's cameras there sufficient for Eurosport to put a programme out on Saturday morning.

As for sandbagging, it was pointed out on the Week in Sportscars podcast that the Alpine has the same chassis as the P2 Orecas, is lighter, more powerful, has better aero, and has been running slower.

[FredericRobinson]

Sandbagging latest - in FP3 it's Toyota, Toyota, Alpine, all ahead of the P2s, pace miraculously found.

[boxedin]

Magnetic Porsches. This is a long 10 minutes!

[VladD]

Yep, they both looked painful.

[NoBrakesWC]

VladD said:

outnumbered said:

The Programme guide on Virgin Media is wrong for tomorrow as it doesn't mention any WEC coverage. But the ES website confirms the first and last 2 hours are on Eurosport 2.

FIA WEC

Eurosport will televise qualifying as well as the race’s first two hours and closing two hours live across Europe. Moreover, the full race will be live on Eurosport Player.



Qualifying tonight at 17:10.

Edited by VladD on Friday 30th April 15:43

When I looked on BT Sport they were showing last years 8 hours of Bahrain.

[VladD]

NoBrakesWC said:

VladD said:

outnumbered said:

The Programme guide on Virgin Media is wrong for tomorrow as it doesn't mention any WEC coverage. But the ES website confirms the first and last 2 hours are on Eurosport 2.

FIA WEC

Eurosport will televise qualifying as well as the race’s first two hours and closing two hours live across Europe. Moreover, the full race will be live on Eurosport Player.



Qualifying tonight at 17:10.

Edited by VladD on Friday 30th April 15:43

When I looked on BT Sport they were showing last years 8 hours of Bahrain.

That was on at the same time on a different feed.

[df76]

boxedin said:

Magnetic Porsches. This is a long 10 minutes!

Was unbelievable.. exactly the same accidents. Anyone got a spare Porsche??

Also can't believe that Eurosport choose to show last year Bahrain highlights rather than the live qualifying on their main channel. A little odd.

[strudel]

Anyone got another spare Porsche? Into the barrier on the warmup!

[boxedin]

There's no spare Porsches; they're running in NLS today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvEIrVazWog&t=...

[boxedin]

With no fans at Spa today, it does remind me of how it looked during a Total 24 hour some years ago at stupid o'clock. Just less dark!
Get your Porsche specfic red pen ready!

[FredericRobinson]

boxedin said:

There's no spare Porsches; they're running in NLS today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvEIrVazWog&t=...

They're GT3s though, not GTEs

[boxedin]

FredericRobinson said:

boxedin said:

There's no spare Porsches; they're running in NLS today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvEIrVazWog&t=...

They're GT3s though, not GTEs

I wasn't being that literal, they all the look same, right? ;-)

[strudel]

What, broken?

[FredericRobinson]

Matt Campbell's making the one he's driving look very good

[FredericRobinson]

The ACO and FIA deserve a lot of credit for telling Toyota to do one when they were yapping about the performance levels of hypercar Vs P2 earlier in the week

[Tyre Smoke]

United in with a real chance of an overall podium. This is brilliant!

[skeggysteve]

Looking like a great final hour.

[FredericRobinson]

Think the Toyota drivers will be having firm words about the need to sort their brakes out, wouldn't fancy going down the Mulsanne or into Indianapolis wondering if you're going to be able to stop

[strudel]

Saucy.



Intrigued about the rear wing.