João Tiago Rebelo#WEC is back! #1000MilesSebring is going to start, #Ferrari is back (and on pole) to race on the top class, #LMH. Don't forget that on April 16th there's the #6HPortimão (Portugal)
First lap on the #1000MilesSebring , 268 to go!
#Peugeot9X8 94 goes in for a penalty, the race start proper with #Ferrari in front since many years ago.
#Peugeot9X8 94 is limping along the track, it is going to be a long (or short in km travelled) race. The radical design suffers from the harsh Sebring track conditions.
The #Porsche963 have been taking their turns wider than anyone else in class.
#SafetyCar on #1000MilesSebring because #GTEAM #Ferrari 83 losing the back and ending up 4-wheels up.
Race Director #EduardoFreitas clears up safety car rules, drivers should take special caution on T1. #1000MilesSebring
#1000MilesSebring racers still behind the safety car and driving to the left on T1 because the removal of crashed Ferrari and replacing the tirewall after 4 laps (8 total).
The #Peugeot9X8 94 is in box at the #1000MilesSebring. The 93 driver says he doesn't know why the sister car failed.
The #Peugeot9X8 94 gets back to the race, after the mechanics did what could be done and think it can run correctly again, with fuel and new four tires.
The #Ferrari 83 has been removed, most assistance vehicles are out of T1, but there is still a truck on the asphalt. Maybe one more lap under safety car before going back to green.
#Alpine 34 was in pitlane for refueling and back on track.
The safety car was speeding up so after 9 laps under it, back to racing. Both the 8 and 7 #Toyota in the two places.
#Glickenhaus 708 slowed down, almost stopping, on restart, losing sight of the front of the race and ending up with the GT cars.
The results and timetable can be seen here https://live.fiawec.com/en/live
The 777 #AstonMartin of #DStationRacing driven by #TomonobuFujii is at the top of the #GTEAm because of his good driving but also because it is the only one without a pit stop.
In the #Hypercar category #Toyota 8, Toyota 7 and #PorschePenske #Porsche963 occupy the first three places, followed by the #Cadillac 2 of #AlexLynn.
On #LMP2 #RobertKubica (Gigakubica) is in front with his #OrecaGibson #TeamWRT 41, followed by #PietroFitipaldi on his #JOTA Oreca Gibson 28 (2nd) and #PremaRacing's #BentViscaal nr. 9.
On #LMP2 #RobertKubica (Gigakubica) is in front with his #OrecaGibson #TeamWRT 41, followed by #PietroFitipaldi on his #JOTA Oreca Gibson 28 (2nd) and #PremaRacing's #BentViscaal nr. 9.
Fastest lap of the race (until now, with 1 hour, 26 laps, elapsed) done by the #Toyota nr. 8, driven by #SébastienBuemi.
The #1000MilesSebring is being really hard to follow since the Portuguese directors don't have knowledge of when the broadcast is going to ads. At least there's no Alonso's Dakar rollover...
#FullCourseYellow (#FCY) is on after the #Porsche 56 hit that tire wall, because it needs to be repaired.
Back to green on the #1000MilesSebring !
Drivethrough for #Ferrari nr. 50 because #AntonioFuoco took over another car under safety car (before the lap start-finish line).
Was away for a while, a FCY went in between and #TeamWRT 31 and #JOTA 28 are in a battle for 8th place. Everything stays the same in the front (2 #Toyota and the #PorschePenske #Porsche 6).
#Porsche 6 with #LaurensVanthoor seems to be losing his tires (temperature or "thread"), forcing the #Cadillac (#AlexLynn) to break, but the britton keeps gnawing at Vanthoor's back.
#LaurensVanthoor is getting tired too, #AlexLynn keeps the pressure and it is exhausting to watch, I imagine how the #PorschePenske driver is feeling.
The #Cadillac goes through (and into the podium positions) and keeps driving away fast, gaining distance. #Peugeot9X8 94 has stopped at the end of pitlane.
Following #EurosportPT challenge, my take is that the historic #Porsche livery for the 3rd car at #LeMans will be the white, blue and red/gold stripe of the Rothman's 1, 2, 3 long-tailed Porsche 956 (1982). This because Gulf, Martini or New Man (last one is going 40 years old this year) seem to be out of question.
On #LMP2 the nr. 23 of #UnitedAutosports driven by #JoshuaPierson is 1st, followed by #DavidBeckmann driving the nr. 48 #HertzTeamJOTA in 2nd, and #TeamWRT #FerdinandHabsburg driven nr. 31 is 3rd. #1000MilesSebring
In #GTEAm the #IronDames #Porsche911RSR nr. 85 with #SarahBovy behind the wheel is first, more than 30 seconds ahead of 2nd #BenKeating driving the nr. 33 #CorvetteRacing #ChevroletCorvetteC8 and almost a minute ahead of 3rd placed #JefferiesAxcil #NorthwestAMR nr. 98 #AstonMartin.
The #Toyota cars are fighting between them for 1st place, the nr. 7 has newer tires (one lap fresher). Yellow flag on the last turn (the #Glickenhaus driven by #RomainDumas has stopped on track).
#FCY again on #1000MilesSebring because the #Glickenhaus, stopped on track, has to be recovered by the race organizers' means.
#FCY lifted, back to racing, with the #IronDames going to the pit lane for a scheduled stop.
70 laps driven, 2 and a half hours elapsed. The #Peugeot9X8 nr. 93 came to the pit lane for fast repairs and driver change. #1000MilesSebring #WEC
Racing on a Friday afternoon/night makes me unable to follow these races. I know there's a schedule "bump" with IMSA (many of the drivers here will be driving again in about over 12H) but... Work just goes over enjoying endurance. I'm sorry for the break(s) that happened (and will happen again).
The #Ferrari 51 driven by #JamesCalado lost the front, no grip according to the driver, and went almost straight on a lefthander, losing pace.
#FilipeAlbuquerque is driving the nr 23 of #UnitedAutosports, riding in 10th place because of the pit stop for driver change. #Albuquick of the #PortugueseRacingArmada will change that in a jiffy, I bet.