2024 Le Mans race thread

[Clockwork Cupcake]

thatsprettyshady said:

i'm watching on dodgy streams, theres plenty about.

Username checks out.

[Sandpit Steve]

Jordie Barretts sock said:

Sandpit Steve said:

freedman said:

Ferrari 50 & 51 starting drivers fined for being late for the top 4 starters briefing yesterday

Ben Barker also fined but for non attendance

Ferrari WEC team about as well-organised as their F1 team!

Fred is in the back of their garage...

It always amazes me when teams at this level make basic organisational errors.

They have people paid specifically to read and understand the rule book and pick up the incoming messages, yet still can’t drag their drivers to a scheduled appointment.

[TCEvo]

VladD said:

It has really clouded over and I've just felt a couple of rain drops.

Whereabouts at the circuit are you?

Track declared wet.

[airbusA346]

Sandpit Steve said:

It always amazes me when teams at this level make basic organisational errors.

They have people paid specifically to read and understand the rule book and pick up the incoming messages, yet still can’t drag their drivers to a scheduled appointment.

It's not uncommon for team managers to be fined for non-attendance or being late to their Team Manager briefings too.

[Jordie Barretts sock]

TCEvo said:

VladD said:

It has really clouded over and I've just felt a couple of rain drops.

Whereabouts at the circuit are you?

Track declared wet.

Has it? Overcast but still dry in Houx.

[airbusA346]

Jordie Barretts sock said:

Has it? Overcast but still dry in Houx.

Yup, was declared wet before pitlane opened.

[TCEvo]

FFS #7 Toyota. tt.

[airbusA346]

De Vries has crashed the #7 Toyota.

[airbusA346]

He drove into the Lexus!

[FourWheelDrift]

airbusA346 said:

De Vries has crashed the #7 Toyota.

And then entered the pits late.


Brake checked by the Lexus.

[TCEvo]

Hopefully #7 getting all the bad luck out of the way before the race starts.

Maybe.

[airbusA346]

FourWheelDrift said:

And then entered the pits late.


Brake checked by the Lexus.

De Vries was too busy adjusting something and not looking too.

[Jordie Barretts sock]

How bad?

[airbusA346]

Other Toyota told to take NO Risk.

[TCEvo]

Jordie Barretts sock said:

How bad?

Front clip being replaced - in garage. It was a reasonable impact.

Not sure about Lexus yet.

[airbusA346]

It'll be interesting to see if/what penalty De Vries gets for that.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Who are the Eurosport commentators? One of them sounds like Ant Davidson but maybe I'm mistaken.

[TCEvo]

Caddy #3 with an LMP2 rub-up.

[airbusA346]

47 LMP2 dive bombing the #3 Caddy... WTF!

[FourWheelDrift]

Jordie Barretts sock said:

How bad?

https://x.com/24hoursoflemans/status/1801921717360...