2024 Le Mans race thread

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As qualifying has started and we usually don't have a race thread until people start asking "Where's the race thread?" I thought we should get one underway earlier than usual.

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I wouldn't have expected Kobayashi to make a mistake, he's been around the Circuit de la Sarthe more times than he's had hot dinners.

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Leithen said:

Dare we say that it’s looking quite unpredictable?

Toyota, Porsche, Ferrari, Cadillac, Alpine, BMW….

Yes, bodes well for a good race.

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TCEvo said:

Catweazle said:

Leithen said:

Dare we say that it’s looking quite unpredictable?

Toyota, Porsche, Ferrari, Cadillac, Alpine, BMW….

Yes, bodes well for a good race.

Weather forecast looking v.wet for early Sunday morning.

I can't remember one where it didn't rain at some time.

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Session red-flagged, Callum Ilott puts it into the tyre wall.

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Here we go for hyperpole.

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Pedaller said:

Is Graham the name of the hyperactive commentator? Makes David Croft sound normal. Calm down!

Hyperpole hyperbole.

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Just ten minutes to go.

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I see the live timing site has a track map this year.
https://24h-lemans.tv/page/6655a2c4d9988d6eb74a8e1...

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snotrag said:

First overtakes as the Hypercars begin to lap the GT cars and it's chaotic!

Always is until the gaps start to appear.

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Sandpit Steve said:

18 Hypercars within 32 seconds, after 75 minutes. An F1 race would be more spread out by now.

An F1 race would have finished by now.

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Some teams choosing wet weather tyres.

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Big Nanas said:

The woman commentator is very good indeed. I think they said she's an engineer for a WEC team perhaps? Clear, concise, knowledgable, great stuff.

Leena Gade, former Audi race engineer.

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Ad breaks are useful for personal needs visits, you don't feel like you've missed anything.

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What I miss most is the scrolling race order/ live timing that used to run across the bottom of the screen.

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Clockwork Cupcake said:

Catweazle said:

What I miss most is the scrolling race order/ live timing that used to run across the bottom of the screen.

Open this page on a laptop or side screen

https://24h-lemans.tv/page/6655a2c4d9988d6eb74a8e1...

I've got that, on a separate tab, it was just nice to be able to casually check who was gaining or losing time.

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airbusA346 said:

54 Ferrari crashed!

Showing as officially retired.

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Jordie Barretts sock said:

Apart from the fact they are designed and built by Ferrari, you mean?

Oh, ok. I thought all the Hypercars were the same this year? I guess I must have got confused.

It looks pretty much the same as all the other Hypercars anyway. Hence my observation.

It's the LMP2 cars that are all the same chassis and engine.

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Valentino!

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Rain reported @MP30