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Porsche will race with 3 cars next year
« on: November 25, 2014, 03:03:41 pm »
This has just been reported in german media - they'll race 3 cars at Le Mans and at the dress rehearsal in Spa Franchorchamps. No confirmation of any drivers for that 3rd car though. Any sports car aces on the market right now?
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Re: Porsche will race with 3 cars next year
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2014, 03:15:52 pm »
I guess the question is will they upgrade the GT Pro boys and seek replacements for them, or bring in a temp crew for the LMP1.

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Re: Porsche will race with 3 cars next year
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2014, 03:28:35 pm »
....... Any sports car aces on the market right now?
Not sure, but there's at least half a dozen F1 drivers whose contracts aren't being renewed, with Button almost volunteering, but he may be resigned.  We'll have to see if the others can make the grade
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Re: Porsche will race with 3 cars next year
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2014, 04:24:32 pm »
First driver confirmed : Nico Hulkenberg will drive at Spa and Le Mans
https://twitter.com/PorscheRaces/status/537985880154443776

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Re: Porsche will race with 3 cars next year
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2014, 05:54:31 pm »
First driver confirmed : Nico Hulkenberg will drive at Spa and Le Mans
https://twitter.com/PorscheRaces/status/537985880154443776

Since he will also race for Force India next year this is really remarkable - For the first time in ages an active F1 driver will do sportscar racing in parallel - just like in the old days!   ;D Will the dwarf like this?
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Re: Porsche will race with 3 cars next year
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2014, 06:01:30 pm »
That is remarkable if the Hulk is doing LM, and Spa for Porsche, one has to go back to the eighties to find a era when a active F1 driver also competed in sportscars.  That used to be pretty common, but Stefan Bellof's death at Spa put the kibosh on that.
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Re: Porsche will race with 3 cars next year
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2014, 10:17:45 pm »

Are the other drivers confirmed yet?

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Re: Porsche will race with 3 cars next year
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2014, 01:31:08 pm »

Are the other drivers confirmed yet?

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Only Hulkenberg so far.  He's testing the 919 in Aragon.
Also testing today : Nick Tandy
« Last Edit: December 09, 2014, 04:02:07 pm by Dottore »

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Re: Porsche will race with 3 cars next year
« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2014, 06:06:59 am »

Are the other drivers confirmed yet?

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Only Hulkenberg so far.  He's testing the 919 in Aragon.
Also testing today : Nick Tandy

Yep, they are testing with Michael Christensen, Frederic Makowiecki und Nick Tandy. Looks like 2 of these 3 drivers will make it into the 3rd Porsche 919.
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hoping that the car would break down. I came away in love with the place." - Eddie Irvine