Comments on: 24 Hours of Le Mans 2009 – LMP1 Preview

By: Kevin R. Barrett

Kevin R. Barrett — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:42:45 +0000

I tend to agree with much of what has been said so far by your collective comments but the chance of prolonged or heavy rain could certainly change everything.
I was always impressed with any Aston in the rain !

By: bamba

bamba — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:14:03 +0000

the odds maker on Skybet.com give the two Zyteks better chances at winning the 24h than the Orecas and the Speedy racing Lola Aston.

I don’t think they’ve done their homework as far as the driving crews.

It’s interesting that they picked the Prodive Lola Aston over the Pescarolo 908.

By: bamba

bamba — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:05:07 +0000

The lead car for oreca should be the #1. Though it seems the #10 would take them on pure speed.

I’ll take the #16 Pescarolo or the #13 Lola Aston for top petrol cars.

By: William

William — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:30:33 +0000

“Driving the #10 at Le Mans are Bruno Senna, Stephane Ortelli and FIA WTCC driver Tiago Monteiro. While Ortelli is fast and has tons of Le Mans experience his two team mates are new at Le Mans, which could be this car’s biggest handicap.”

Monteiro has driven a Larbre Viper in 2001 (finished 20th).

By: The Bream

The Bream — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:46:41 +0000

man i hate how my exams keep clashing with this race, but atleast i finally get some live coverage for the first time i can remember.

i think last year was Peugeots chance, i don’t think they can win this year unless something happens to the #1 Audi.

By: The Dane

The Dane — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:21:21 +0000

Hi All,

Sorry but the #1 Audi will take the victory this weekend, Audi dit not show there full speed at Sebring, Audi were still learning to drive the new R15 and learn to find the right setup.

but anyway lets hope we get at super race.

By: Frans

Frans — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:37:32 +0000

008 will win the race.
diesel stinks

By: Dave Pilgrim

Dave Pilgrim — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:46:38 +0000

Some odds for the race race here guys!

http://www.skybet.com/skybet?action=GoEvClass&id=10000053

By: Kiki

Kiki — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:51:35 +0000

@ Mike – that’s what I meant. He has the pace for sure, but the experience/consistency?

@ Byron – from the sound of it, Audi will be double stinting tires as well. IMSA didn’t follow ACO’s lead in the 2 mech/1 gun rule, but since at Le Mans tire changes will come at a significant time penalty, I’d say that tire wear should be relatively even. If you recall though, the Pugs struggled heavily near the end of the second stint on the same set of tires. I wonder if Audi will play the same gamble, or if they devised some clever suspension setups to reduce wear? Probably split strategies as well. I can’t remember if they double stinted the tires on the other (non-winning) R15 at Sebring.

By: Byron

Byron — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:02:59 +0000

Didn’t Audi at Sebring need more tyre stops then the Peug though? Is that solved and was that due to Audi not knowing if they could double stint, or is it a problem and is it still there? If it is still there then it might lose Audi quite some time like it did at Sebring.