WEC Porsche Prototype Discussion - Page 275

Spyderman · 29 Mar 2016, 06:55 (Ref:3628293)

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Originally Posted by Toyotats03OUS

Spyderman can you provide the link to w.e you are referring about Facebook.. thank you..

I think it was in the comments on one of the posts on the MWM page.

Spyderman · 29 Mar 2016, 07:23 (Ref:3628296)

I decided to carry out the following exercise:
I took all the best sector times for each sector and for each session. I then found the average time across the 5 sessions. I then added the average time for the 3 sectors and came up with what would be a "average fast(est) lap".
I carried out this exercise for both 2015 and 2016 prologues.
I did this to eliminate any peaks and also to lesson the impact of the possibility that a team was using a specific session to carry out a specific task (i.e. simulating qualy, improving on a certain sector, tire degradation, etc).

There are quite a few interesting conclusions, but I was really interested to see how the cars are doing , on average, in relation to last year.

This is what I have found:

Porsche went ~0.6 seconds , on average across the 5 sessions, faster than last year in their quickest theoretical lap.
Toyota went ~1.4 seconds quicker than their theoretical best last year.
Audi went 0.092 seconds slower than their last year's best theoretical lap .

N.B. - This is just an indicative exercise and no claim is being made .
N.B. - The comparisons can be and are most likely flawed because comparing tests on two different days (years) is very shaky (to say the least). Many control factors can vary.
N.B. - Teams can , and most likely, had different programs over the 5 sessions.
N.B. - Cars are in different stages of development and had different aero packages

Spyderman · 29 Mar 2016, 12:56 (Ref:3628384)

Here is a nice article (if one can understand google translate)on the prologue: https://translate.google.com/transla...tml&edit-text==

Deleted · 29 Mar 2016, 19:36 (Ref:3628509)

Some snow drops at Spa yesterday, what about today? Couldn't arrange the test later because of the ever lovely testing restrictions
http://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/we...746_24119.html

MyNameIsNigel · 29 Mar 2016, 19:46 (Ref:3628513)

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Originally Posted by Chiana

Some snow drops at Spa yesterday, what about today? Couldn't arrange the test later because of the ever lovely testing restrictions
http://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/we...746_24119.html

Testing at Spa at this time of the year is probably not the best decision that Porsche could take.

**bella** · 29 Mar 2016, 20:40 (Ref:3628541)

that's really amusing (and so very typical spa), i left on sunday evening after a couple of days there and it was actually pretty warm early on monday morning and hadn't exactly been close to zero over the weekend. apparently they were being a bit secret squirrel with the circuit about what they were up to there, and requested their own set of keys for the place...

anyone know what the drive by and static noise readings are for the porsche?

Deleted · 29 Mar 2016, 21:13 (Ref:3628553)

These engines always run better in cooler conditions, but when does it become "too cool" (

) for it to go past optimal range?

Spyderman · 30 Mar 2016, 05:21 (Ref:3628612)

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Originally Posted by MyNameIsNigel

Testing at Spa at this time of the year is probably not the best decision that Porsche could take.

They had no choice. The rules state that you cannot test at a track less than 30 days before the event takes place there. As Spa 6 hours is on May 7th, Porsche needed to test there before the end of this month.

TF110 · 30 Mar 2016, 07:35 (Ref:3628627)

Haven't seen pics of this yet, but it apparently was trialed at ricard

Spyderman · 30 Mar 2016, 07:51 (Ref:3628634)

Here are some other interesting observations:

Porsche did a total of 376 laps over the 5 sessions. Of those, 112 (29.8%) were under 1:40.01
Toyota did a total of 266 laps over the same period. Of those, 18 (6.8%) were under 1:40.01
Audi did a total of 235 laps over the same period. Of those, 16 (6.8%) were under 1:40.01.

Of course we all know neither Audi nor Toyota were pushing, but these numbers do reflect the advantage of having a stable platform right at the start of a season.

YorkshireLad · 30 Mar 2016, 08:51 (Ref:3628646)

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Originally Posted by TF110

Haven't seen pics of this yet, but it apparently was trialed at ricard

They look to have tested them at spa too..

Also it could be just the angle playing tricks, the holes in the rear fenders look tiny!

Spyderman · 30 Mar 2016, 09:25 (Ref:3628653)

quite a few picture from the Prologue with them here

deggis · 30 Mar 2016, 21:51 (Ref:3628876)

Spa:

http://imgur.com/a/Y9CNg/layout/horizontal

JoestForEver · 30 Mar 2016, 21:53 (Ref:3628878)

Are Porsche using LED lighting matrices as well? Oh poor GT and P2 drivers....their eyes are gonna be blind the whole night.

MyNameIsNigel · 30 Mar 2016, 22:28 (Ref:3628885)

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Originally Posted by deggis

Rings a bell

MANvsFOOD · 30 Mar 2016, 23:17 (Ref:3628892)

Quote:

Originally Posted by MyNameIsNigel

Rings a bell

First thing I thought of, too! I'm loving the look of this bare 919.

kvenom · 31 Mar 2016, 00:22 (Ref:3628896)

God the prototype headlights are all ugly now. Can't we go back to the shapely smaller cut 2012 TS030 lights era please?

TF110 · 31 Mar 2016, 00:57 (Ref:3628900)

I wish. But I guess they weren't bright enough

Spyderman · 31 Mar 2016, 08:25 (Ref:3628955)

My understanding is that these lights will only be used at Le Mans, COTA and Bahrain.

Deleted · 31 Mar 2016, 10:27 (Ref:3628978)

Why do they even need headlights at Bahrain, the place is lit to be more visible than the other rounds are during day...

**bjohnsonsmith** · 31 Mar 2016, 10:46 (Ref:3628982)

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Originally Posted by Chiana

Why do they even need headlights at Bahrain, the place is lit to be more visible than the other rounds are during day...

Just in case?

Deleted · 31 Mar 2016, 11:10 (Ref:3628988)

Even in case on power outage they will immediately red flag it, because apparently it's "unsafe" or some shiz, as demonstrated by the practice sessions last year (or whenever it was)

Victor_RO · 31 Mar 2016, 11:12 (Ref:3628990)

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Originally Posted by Chiana

Even in case on power outage they will immediately red flag it, because apparently it's "unsafe" or some shiz, as demonstrated by the practice sessions last year (or whenever it was)

They had no lighting prepared at marshals' posts.

Akrapovic · 31 Mar 2016, 11:16 (Ref:3628993)

And the light boxes stop working.

Deleted · 31 Mar 2016, 11:19 (Ref:3628994)

Do we think the sessions would be kept going even if the posts had auxilliary systems?

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