Jota win Six Hours of Spa after two hour crash delay

8 comments on “Jota win Six Hours of Spa after two hour crash delay”

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   stefano (@alfa145)
   12th May 2024, 1:02

   anybody who watched the race know what happened to AF Corse Ferrari?

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      Bob
      12th May 2024, 7:11

      What do you mean what happened? Nothing really happened to them, they just got unlucky with the red flag which came out during one of the pit phases.

      Since the surviving Penske and Jota Porsches pitted just before the red flag they were able to get a huge jump since everyone else had to pit again (can’t refuel during a red flag) after the cars were all closed up again. The Ferrari’s still led the rest of the pack, but the gap to the Porsches (who essentially got a free pit stop) was too big to make up.

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      MichaelN
      12th May 2024, 8:32

      As Bob notes, it was just another case of the neutralisation determining the outcome.

      With safety cars and full on stoppage being more and more common, something has to be done about the sporting aspect of so this interference.

      It’s very unfair and essentially makes watching the full race pointless as everything can be reset or handed to someone at any time.

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         S
         12th May 2024, 9:46

         It’s very unfair and essentially makes watching the full race pointless as everything can be reset or handed to someone at any time.

         That’s what some people like to think with the benefit of hindsight.
         However, the same circumstances are just as likely to breath life into an otherwise foregone conclusion of a complete non-race…

         It’s not unfair in that it could happen at any time, with anyone in any position – and it isn’t preplanned in any way to benefit or handicap anyone. It’s quite literally the opposite of unfair, actually.
         It’s an uncontrollable variable – and they are one of the most valuable things in modern motorsport, given their rarity.
         A smart competitor sees it as an opportunity…

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   Jonathan Parkin
   12th May 2024, 5:47

   I’m curious if the race did indeed run for the full six hours. When the red flag came out it seemed to be more than 105 minutes remaining and then when the restart happened we had three laps behind the SC (why did it have to be three exactly!!). When this finished we had 89 or so minutes left.

   Are SC laps at Spa in the WEC really five minutes or so

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      hunocsi (@hunocsi)
      12th May 2024, 12:26

      I think at the beginning of the 3rd lap Freitas came on the radio and said that the SC will now drive at full speed, which suggest the first two laps were essentially reconnesaince laps after a long stoppage, which isn’t necessarily a bad decision since all cars were standing on the pit straight, no tyre warmers etc.

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   Bob
   12th May 2024, 7:16

   I just wanted to say thanks to Will Wood and RaceFans for finally reporting more on the WEC as well now. Daily Sportscar and Sportscar365 are really good, but sportscars seems to be lacking a lot of proper media coverage (especially the WEC which is arguably the 2nd most prestigious series after F1 and in my opinion the most exciting and entertaining) and seeing more people like RaceFans report on it is great, so thank you!

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   spoutnik (@spoutnik)
   12th May 2024, 14:08

   Very enjoyable race, and an unexpected resume after a lengthy delay.
   Went there, very refreshing to only pay 60€ and have almost a full access everywhere. 100% recommend!

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