WEC + GT World Challenge + IMSA + ELMS 2023

**nuni** · 17th March 2023, 22:21

Fuoco is fast.

**458 Italia** · 17th March 2023, 22:22

22:21:34 Hypercar H #51 (PIER GUIDI, Alessandro) has left the pits

**458 Italia** · 17th March 2023, 22:25

Originally Posted by nuni

Fuoco is fast. Would be nice to reach 2nd place, but depends on the number of pit stops.

He's been a star this weekend! I really think 2nd is out of reach, if an SC were to come at the right time though

**458 Italia** · 17th March 2023, 22:25

22:24:54 Race Control 10 SECONDS STOP AND GO PENALTY CAR 51 FOR CAUSING A COLLISION WITH CAR 56 AT T16

**458 Italia** · 17th March 2023, 22:28

Christ Villeneuve looks very old!

**458 Italia** · 17th March 2023, 22:31

Things get worse for #51 Left rear overheating so a lot of lift and coast is need.

**wisepie** · 18th March 2023, 13:00

Well we got a podium, P3 for the #50 499P so all is not lost after a great effort. GTEAm P3/4/5, shame about #51 car which had its troubles but got home in P15.

**Cavallino** · 18th March 2023, 13:59

Firstly, i put the times for the 12 hours of Sebring into my phone, so i missed it.

Anyway, best of the rest on our return !!! I'll take it!!!

we shouldn't expect to walk in and beat Toyota ( even though Audi thinks it should be allowed to walk in and be at the top of F1 )

how does BOP even work ( or i guess it doesn't work since Toyota is still this dominant )

**The Architect** · 19th March 2023, 22:02

Watched some of the race from the onboard stream with live timing on the side - I've never liked Sebring. I suppose third is the best they could have hoped for given the apparent performance differential to the Toyotas. Were they just being conservative given it was the first race with the new car? BoP might bring them closer, but I would hate for that to be the case.

**Tifoso** · 21st March 2023, 00:17

Originally Posted by nuni

Fuoco is fast.

He's on fire.

**wisepie** · 21st March 2023, 12:53

Originally Posted by Tifoso

He's on fire.

Very clever and very apt!

**458 Italia** · 15th April 2023, 15:41

No Pole today sadly and a massive gap to the Toyotas.

**wisepie** · 15th April 2023, 16:59

Originally Posted by 458 Italia

https://i.imgur.com/cNj5Btp.png

No Pole today sadly and a massive gap to the Toyotas.

To be expected, I suppose, but better P3/4 than losing out to others in the same class.

**458 Italia** · 15th April 2023, 17:39

Originally Posted by wisepie

To be expected, I suppose, but better P3/4 than losing out to others in the same class.

I'd like to think that the car is set up more for the race as well and that the gap will be closer than it was at Sebring.

**458 Italia** · 16th April 2023, 11:32

Good start by James Calado moving up to 2nd at the start, that didn't last long though as James made a mistake and let #8 make the pass. The Toyota's have run off into the distance.

**458 Italia** · 16th April 2023, 11:40

Angry exchange on the radio between James in #51 and the team when asked to let #50 overtake.

**458 Italia** · 16th April 2023, 11:44

#50 has got the overtake on #51 in traffic.

James is really angry!

**458 Italia** · 16th April 2023, 12:04

**458 Italia** · 16th April 2023, 13:38

Things not looking good for #51

**458 Italia** · 16th April 2023, 14:59

2 hours to go.

**458 Italia** · 16th April 2023, 15:50

It's not fun being a lap behind the leader when you're running in 2nd

**458 Italia** · 16th April 2023, 16:41

Guidi limping home in the #51 he has no brakes.

**wisepie** · 16th April 2023, 16:54

Thanks for keeping us updated, 458 Italia, unable to follow it on TV but hope both cars make the finish.

**458 Italia** · 16th April 2023, 17:03

How it finished.

**458 Italia** · 16th April 2023, 17:03

Originally Posted by wisepie

Thanks for keeping us updated, 458 Italia, unable to follow it on TV but hope both cars make the finish.

**wisepie** · 17th April 2023, 17:08

P2 and P5 could have been worse, at least the 2nd car finished after all the brake issues, and P2/4/5 for the GTEs, so quite a respectable day. Bravo ragazzi!

**brucewayne** · 17th April 2023, 20:12

So we do have good personal in WEC? Promote all the competent talents to F1. It amazes me how calm Caladoa race engineer is. He should replace Xavi as soon as possible.

**Rob** · 18th April 2023, 16:46

Originally Posted by brucewayne

So we do have good personal in WEC? Promote all the competent talents to F1. It amazes me how calm Caladoa race engineer is. He should replace Xavi as soon as possible.

Because they are not Ferrari employees. They are af corse. And plus, they dont count f1 as a promotion or better. They in endurance racing because its better. And their passion. And his name ia Damien.