Tom Kristensen, Loic Duval and Alan McNish have won the 2013 Le Mans 24 hours race in the Audi #2. The Toyota #8 finished in second place, followed by Audi #3.
Honda is already in LMP with the Wirth designed HPD'sWhiteBlue wrote:You are entitled to your opinion but I'm convinced that other firms like Mercedes, Audi, BMW, Toyota, Honda, Nissan and others will fill the gap.RB7ate9 wrote:Ferrari, Aston Martin, Mazda, Mclaren
I certainly hope that Mercedes launches a new LMP1 program, a bid to reclaim the marque from the stigma of the 1999 CLR flips.WhiteBlue wrote:You are entitled to your opinion but I'm convinced that other firms like Mercedes, Audi, BMW, Toyota, Honda, Nissan and others will fill the gap.RB7ate9 wrote:Ferrari, Aston Martin, Mazda, Mclaren
I certainly hope that Mercedes launches a new LMP1 program, a bid to reclaim the marque from the stigma of the 1999 CLR flips.WhiteBlue wrote:You are entitled to your opinion but I'm convinced that other firms like Mercedes, Audi, BMW, Toyota, Honda, Nissan and others will fill the gap.RB7ate9 wrote:Ferrari, Aston Martin, Mazda, Mclaren
In the case of Merc I would not be so optimistic. There is hardly one big manufacturer who ever ran an LMP1 and an F1 program concurrently. It must be too huge a drain of money and resources to do so. And Merc are fairly committed to F1 it looks to me. You also have to consider the older history they had in Le Mans.RB7ate9 wrote:I certainly hope that Mercedes launches a new LMP1 program, a bid to reclaim the marque from the stigma of the 1999 CLR flips.WhiteBlue wrote:You are entitled to your opinion but I'm convinced that other firms like Mercedes, Audi, BMW, Toyota, Honda, Nissan and others will fill the gap.RB7ate9 wrote:Ferrari, Aston Martin, Mazda, Mclaren
I had certainly considered the 1955 tragedy, but figured that they had returned before now, so something else (most likely financial burden like you said) must be keeping them out.WhiteBlue wrote: In the case of Merc I would not be so optimistic. There is hardly one big manufacturer who ever ran an LMP1 and an F1 program concurrently. It must be too huge a drain of money and resources to do so. And Merc are fairly committed to F1 it looks to me. You also have to consider the older history they had in Le Mans.
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they are in F1, that is pricey to say the least. when was the last time a manufacturer did both at the same time?RB7ate9 wrote:I had certainly considered the 1955 tragedy, but figured that they had returned before now, so something else (most likely financial burden like you said) must be keeping them out.WhiteBlue wrote: In the case of Merc I would not be so optimistic. There is hardly one big manufacturer who ever ran an LMP1 and an F1 program concurrently. It must be too huge a drain of money and resources to do so. And Merc are fairly committed to F1 it looks to me. You also have to consider the older history they had in Le Mans.
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13 hours!
so quite along time ago and the were "only" supplying engines for F1wesley123 wrote:The McLaren TAG-Porsche's in 1985? Porsche then also ran Le Mans with the 956/962 are the last one I can think of. Oh and the 1999 Mercedes effort
