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Offline Werner

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Zytec LMP1 withdrawn - only 54 cars on the grid
« on: June 12, 2007, 03:03:44 pm »
... has just been reported by endurance-info.com. Too much damage from the test day crash,
what a pity :( :( :(
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Re: Zytec LMP1 withdrawn - only 54 cars on the grid
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2007, 03:12:58 pm »
Read it on planetlemans as well, and it is on our forum, somewhere. It did not pas scruteneering, due to the severity of the damage still on the car. The owner was not amused with the ACO. It did pass scruteneering on test day, so if they finish repairs in time for the wednesday testing, they should be allowed to enter, I think.
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Re: Zytec LMP1 withdrawn - only 54 cars on the grid
« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2007, 05:48:54 pm »
Johansson has moved into the 13 Courage.

It does look like the car has more damage than the team could fix and it has been pulled from the race.

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Re: Zytec LMP1 withdrawn - only 54 cars on the grid
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2007, 07:16:51 pm »
Did not even get to scruitneering. The tub repairs are fine, they have a few worries over other things so did not even leave to catch the ferry monday.
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Re: Zytec LMP1 withdrawn - only 54 cars on the grid
« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2007, 10:24:53 pm »
Quote from: knetter on June 12, 2007, 03:12:58 pm
The owner was not amused with the ACO. It did pass scruteneering on test day, so if they finish repairs in time for the wednesday testing, they should be allowed to enter, I think.
I don't agree. The rules state that the car should pass scrutineering. It sounds reasonable enough to let them continue repairs to be on time for quali, but then you'd set the scrutineering deadline to wednesday. When you do that for one competitor, you get Audi with a little thingy they have to fix, then Percarolo...and then... No, it's very strict, but that's life...rules are there for everyone.

I can imagine that the owner/team is not very happy. This is wasting millions...all the effort for nothing.
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