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Porsche quickest on Friday at Paul Ricard 2016-03-25 23:11:36 Post No. 14712869
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Porsche has topped the time charts in the opening day of testing at the Prologue, with the German manufacturer showing the upper hand in all three sessions at Paul Ricard.
Neel Jani ended as quickest of the day, thanks to the Swiss driver’s 1:37.487 lap set in Friday’s two-hour night session.
Jani’s time was 0.860 seconds quicker than the No. 5 Toyota TS050 Hybrid, which was second quickest overall on the time sheets, and also second in the twilight.
Audi continued its struggles with its new R18, as Andre Lotterer stopped on track midway through the session before returning to the pits under his own power. The car did not turn any additional laps.
It came after the No. 7 car missed the majority of the afternoon session due to a “small mechanical issue.” Audi has not disclosed the exact problems of its diesel-powered contender.
American Gustavo Menezes led the way in LMP2 in the night session, thanks to a 1:47.782 lap set in the No. 36 Signatech Alpine A460 Nissan.
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>>14712869
>>>/sp/ is this way.
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First for
>how can americucks even compete
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this is what Haas should be doing
Cheaper, more advanced, more exciting, a chance of beating a car sponsored by a competitor
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Diesel btfo
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>>14712951
But the 919 is a diesel
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>>14712899
If the WEC had more races in North America, maybe American teams would give a fuck. As it stands now, there are 4 races in Europe alone and then another 3 in the Asian leg of the Calendar. There are only 2 races that take place in the Western Hemisphere and the US has to split that with Mexico.
Besides, LMP1 is dying spec anyway. In 2014, the LMP1 class was split in two categories for factory and private teams. LMP1-L was just two teams fighting for the championship and one of them didn't even show up to half the races. 2015 saw Nissan drop out of the championship entirely after their one and only race at LM24. For 2016, the class is down one team from last year. It's possible to count all the LMP1 teams with one hand. Not to mention that the LM24 only ever has like 4 teams competing in LMP1. Nobody is going to throw their hat into the ring and spend hundreds of millions for a spec that's probably not going to be around for much longer.
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