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Motorsports [OT] - Where it's Hammer Time every weekend
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We have a new name for the top class in WEC:
And controversially...
And controversially...
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They went from 3.20 to 3.25 to 3.30 lap time estimates at Le Mans, they would have been smoked by current LMP2 at those speeds.
Or possibly...
This weekend of WTCR was simply unbelieveable. If you want to go in fresh and you don't know who won the various races, I seriously suggest finding the full races. Motorsport.tv has them if you're not geoblocked, otherwise the usual venues will definitely have the full races. I'll spoiler tag what happened for those who want to jump straight into that:
What a thrilling event this was. Been following WTCC/WTCR for about a decade now but this was by far the best this series has ever been. Bring in 2020!
Michelisz and Guerrieri, Hungary vs Argentina. Neither driver ever won a title in WTCC or WTCR before (and Michelisz went very close moree than once in the past), and indeed everything looked good for Michelisz. A decent points lead, a pole position for race 1 and 3 - he really just needed to avoid fuck-ups throughout the weekends and even if he ended up 2nd/3rd from his pole positions, nothing bad was gonna happen. But this is Malaysia, and with all 3 races on the same day, it meant rain, rain, rain. Race 1 went smoothly enough, despite that: Michelisz walked home with a relatively easy win, with Guerrieri who had to catch up from the back of the field. Got away with good points, but the title went even closer towards Michelisz. Still, race 2 was looking like a feast: Michelisz 10th on the grid, Guerrieri 9th. Guerrieri needed a massive comeback and hope that Michelisz doesn't deliver to truly reopen the title. And well, chaos happened.
In yet another wet start, mayhem ensued. Guerrieri had one of the best starts I've ever seen in the motorsport, gaining 2nd place before the end of sector 2 and the lead shortly after. 8 cars overtaken in like a minute and a half. If this title was requiring the drives of his life, he sure was delivering. Over at the Michelisz camp, however, things were falling apart. An abysmal start brought him down to 15th, then 17th in the span of a dozen turns, and at the hairpin he also overshot it and went into the wet grass with many other drivers. Catsburg also rammed into Muller, the former's car went on a dramatic fire. Michelisz rejoined in 28th as the race got red flagged because of the fire. This was followed by a long stoppage during which the regulations were in serious doubt: what was gonna happen? Lap 1 was not completed yet, so it's possible they restart from the order on the grid. That would fuck over Guerrieri who gained 8 places, it would save Michelisz as well whose abysmal start was no more. In the end, in a move that is seldom seen in racing, they restored the order as they were running at the end of sector 2, the last completed sector. Here Guerrieri was 2nd, Michelisz 17th. A decent middle ground that would give both enough material to work on, and indeed after mighty scraps Michelisz came up to 7th while Guerrieri won. 10 points were now separating the top two, with Muller who was still in mathematical contention up until Race 2 now being out as well.
And what better way for a final showdown than have Michelisz on pole and Guerrieri in 2nd? This started the most epic finale in a season we probably haven't seen since Brazil 2008 in Formula 1. Guerrieri needs to win and hope Michelisz doesn't get on the podium. With another brilliant start, Guerrieri jumps Michelisz on the line, and shortly after a furious 4-way battle begins for the lead that lasts multiple laps. Michelisz falls to 4th multiple times, Guerrieri mainly stays 1st but loses the virtual title on more than one occasion himself. I counted 6 times in which the title shifted from one driver to another, with some ridiculous scraps. Other than the title fight, the highlight was the most insane start of a race possibly ever seen in motorsport: Kristoffersson with his rallycross experience already had some mighty fine pace all weekend, but this time he started 22nd and he was 3rd by the end of sector 2. 19 positions gained in about a minute and a half. Simply unreal. I mean, what is there to say when THIS (see below) is the battle for the race win AND the title on the final race of the season?
Unfortunately, this didn't last until the end. A contact with Azcona dealt damage to Guerrieri's car, who ended up losing several spots and pace which pushed him out of the points. Michelisz finished 5th after many other scraps, but with Guerrieri outside of the points it hardly mattered anymore. Kristoffersson, on the other hand, pulled one hell of a victory starting 22nd, proving to be the absolute master of the treacherous conditions in Malaysia. So after a decade or so in the sport, Michelisz (who came from eSports) wins the title in the most epic finale in motorsport in quite some years probably. A well deserved title with 5 wins on 5 different tracks this season, but Guerrieri was equally deserving it for how hard he fought in this difficult weekend. His 9th to 1st in a minute and a half is gonna be shown in driver academies for a while I think, along with Kristoffersson's 22nd-to-3rd.
In yet another wet start, mayhem ensued. Guerrieri had one of the best starts I've ever seen in the motorsport, gaining 2nd place before the end of sector 2 and the lead shortly after. 8 cars overtaken in like a minute and a half. If this title was requiring the drives of his life, he sure was delivering. Over at the Michelisz camp, however, things were falling apart. An abysmal start brought him down to 15th, then 17th in the span of a dozen turns, and at the hairpin he also overshot it and went into the wet grass with many other drivers. Catsburg also rammed into Muller, the former's car went on a dramatic fire. Michelisz rejoined in 28th as the race got red flagged because of the fire. This was followed by a long stoppage during which the regulations were in serious doubt: what was gonna happen? Lap 1 was not completed yet, so it's possible they restart from the order on the grid. That would fuck over Guerrieri who gained 8 places, it would save Michelisz as well whose abysmal start was no more. In the end, in a move that is seldom seen in racing, they restored the order as they were running at the end of sector 2, the last completed sector. Here Guerrieri was 2nd, Michelisz 17th. A decent middle ground that would give both enough material to work on, and indeed after mighty scraps Michelisz came up to 7th while Guerrieri won. 10 points were now separating the top two, with Muller who was still in mathematical contention up until Race 2 now being out as well.
And what better way for a final showdown than have Michelisz on pole and Guerrieri in 2nd? This started the most epic finale in a season we probably haven't seen since Brazil 2008 in Formula 1. Guerrieri needs to win and hope Michelisz doesn't get on the podium. With another brilliant start, Guerrieri jumps Michelisz on the line, and shortly after a furious 4-way battle begins for the lead that lasts multiple laps. Michelisz falls to 4th multiple times, Guerrieri mainly stays 1st but loses the virtual title on more than one occasion himself. I counted 6 times in which the title shifted from one driver to another, with some ridiculous scraps. Other than the title fight, the highlight was the most insane start of a race possibly ever seen in motorsport: Kristoffersson with his rallycross experience already had some mighty fine pace all weekend, but this time he started 22nd and he was 3rd by the end of sector 2. 19 positions gained in about a minute and a half. Simply unreal. I mean, what is there to say when THIS (see below) is the battle for the race win AND the title on the final race of the season?
Unfortunately, this didn't last until the end. A contact with Azcona dealt damage to Guerrieri's car, who ended up losing several spots and pace which pushed him out of the points. Michelisz finished 5th after many other scraps, but with Guerrieri outside of the points it hardly mattered anymore. Kristoffersson, on the other hand, pulled one hell of a victory starting 22nd, proving to be the absolute master of the treacherous conditions in Malaysia. So after a decade or so in the sport, Michelisz (who came from eSports) wins the title in the most epic finale in motorsport in quite some years probably. A well deserved title with 5 wins on 5 different tracks this season, but Guerrieri was equally deserving it for how hard he fought in this difficult weekend. His 9th to 1st in a minute and a half is gonna be shown in driver academies for a while I think, along with Kristoffersson's 22nd-to-3rd.
What a thrilling event this was. Been following WTCC/WTCR for about a decade now but this was by far the best this series has ever been. Bring in 2020!
WRC 2020 kicked off in monte carlo yesterday.
Friday morning, the reigning champ (ott tanak) ran into some problems...
Friday morning, the reigning champ (ott tanak) ran into some problems...
Ryan Newman just had a horrible wreck at the end of the Daytona 500. I'm starting to fear he's dead.
Edit: They cut the roof off and finally got him out of the car, but the rescue crews were carrying around black screens so spectators in the stands couldn't see. It's not looking good for Newman.
Edit: They cut the roof off and finally got him out of the car, but the rescue crews were carrying around black screens so spectators in the stands couldn't see. It's not looking good for Newman.
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Horrible crash. Seems like his conditions are serious but not life-threatening. Great news, all things considered.
https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/ryan-newman-daytona-crash-condition/4687224/
The 1000 miles of Sebring has been cancelled, and the 12 hours of Sebring has been postponed until November.
oh no
listening to the announcers - "OHHHHH!..... (silence for 20 seconds)... resume regular race commentary"
=(
listening to the announcers - "OHHHHH!..... (silence for 20 seconds)... resume regular race commentary"
=(
I'm surprised the N24 has been delayed to September rather than cancelled, and WEC is deciding on LeMans next month.
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Le Mans 24 Hours postponed until September
The famous 24-hour race at Le Mans has been postponed from June 13-14 to September 19-20 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
This is not new news.
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Le Mans 24 Hours postponed until September
The famous 24-hour race at Le Mans has been postponed from June 13-14 to September 19-20 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
This is not new news.
DTM News: Audi to quit series at the end of 2020
Audi has announced it will not take part in the DTM beyond the 2020 season, leaving BMW as the series' only manufacturer
www.autosport.com
This doesn't seem good for the DTM x Super GT merger.
Pretty cool:
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The top-of-the-range hardware in Alexander Albon's simracing rig
Alexander Albon has a simracing set-up most online racers would envy. Here's what hardware he's using, and what it would cost to build one of your own.
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Lando has the same rig.
Anyway, was watching Nicki Thiim's stream yesterday - he and Aston Martin seem convinced that the 24hr LeMans will happen this year (but in September, meaning more darkness) and Aston will continue with full commitment with their WEC GT program.
Anyway, was watching Nicki Thiim's stream yesterday - he and Aston Martin seem convinced that the 24hr LeMans will happen this year (but in September, meaning more darkness) and Aston will continue with full commitment with their WEC GT program.
NASCAR is restarting their season on May 17.
Sun, May 17 Darlington Cup 400 mi FOX 3:30 PM
Tue, May 19 Darlington Xfinity 200 mi FS1 8:00 PM
Wed, May 20 Darlington Cup 500 km FS1 7:30 PM
Sun, May 24 Charlotte Cup 600 mi FOX 6:00 PM
Mon, May 25 Charlotte Xfinity 300 mi FS1 7:30 PM
Tue, May 26 Charlotte Gander Trucks 200 mi FS1 8:00 PM
Wed, May 27 Charlotte Cup 500 km FS1 8:00 PM
Double headers AND races in the middle of the week. This season is going to be weird as hell.
Sun, May 17 Darlington Cup 400 mi FOX 3:30 PM
Tue, May 19 Darlington Xfinity 200 mi FS1 8:00 PM
Wed, May 20 Darlington Cup 500 km FS1 7:30 PM
Sun, May 24 Charlotte Cup 600 mi FOX 6:00 PM
Mon, May 25 Charlotte Xfinity 300 mi FS1 7:30 PM
Tue, May 26 Charlotte Gander Trucks 200 mi FS1 8:00 PM
Wed, May 27 Charlotte Cup 500 km FS1 8:00 PM
Double headers AND races in the middle of the week. This season is going to be weird as hell.
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The 1000 is still in October, this one is a support race to the 12 hours. Probably a 250-300km race on Saturday?
They cancelled the Gold Coast and Newcastle, too hard to have street circuits with no crowd and so to keep the TV heads happy, same number of races, they added two in 2021. Easy to partner with the GT3 mob.
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Turns out NSW (Newcastle street race, Eastern Creek, Mt Panorama etc...) has to be the final race of the season by contract hence Bathurst in feb. An new season will probably start a few weeks later in Adelaide if everything is still going ok.
Good weekend for some former F1 drivers on the Brazilian Stock Car series. Ricardo Zonta (remember him?) got the pole and won an emotional first race at Goiânia, and Rubens Barrichello clinched race 2, with Piquet Jr. finishing in 2nd. Great weekend too for Toyota, for not only winning both races on their debut on the series, but also making a 1, 2, 3 on the race 2. Rubinho sure looks happy!
Some nasty crashes this week in MotoGP
Thankfully everyone seems to "OK" just bruises etc
And Valentino Rossi is lucky to be alive
Syahrin
Thankfully everyone seems to "OK" just bruises etc
And Valentino Rossi is lucky to be alive
Syahrin
Six riders are lucky to be alive right now.
MotoGP narrowly avoided a catastrophe worse than Imola'94.
Enjoyed the Dakar this year. Plenty of drama, loads of good footage.
All the stage highlights currently on Redbull TV to watch.
All the stage highlights currently on Redbull TV to watch.
