WEC 2025

[AR3-GP]

Let me drop this one further:
Toyota's best Free Practice lap time (2:01.259 during FP3) was faster than its best Qualifying lap time (2:01.908).
Porsche's best Free Practice lap time (2:01.475 during FP2) was faster than its best Qualifying lap time (2:01.512).

Track temperature. Porsche completed their qualifying simulation during FP2 and only ran used tires during FP3.

Everyone improved but those 2 teams, and yet it's BoP's fault. LMAO

Here is the actual fastest laps set (and session upon which it was set) as of the end of qualifying 1, in a table. There are 3 manufacturers with times that are no faster than a free practice session where the track condition was better. Many factors can influence a fast laptime being set during free practice including tire age, traffic, fuel load, red flags for accidents, cars which crashed (both Ferraris, Alpines), and different run plans for each team.

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Track temperature. Porsche completed their qualifying simulation during FP2 and only ran used tires during FP3.

Everyone improved but those 2 teams, and yet it's BoP's fault. LMAO

Here is the actual fastest laps set (and session upon which it was set) as of the end of qualifying 1, in a table, rather than what you have imagined in your head.

https://i.postimg.cc/HW3MkGT3/image.png

That's uhhhh exactly what I said? Everyone has the best time in quali except Porsche, Toyota and Cadillac.

And that's a comparison with Quali, because cars further improved in hyperpole, not sure why that's not considered but obviously Ferrari improved further in hyperpole as did Cadillac for example, so we are back to everyone improved except Porsche and Toyota.

But sure, it's track temperature that makes you lose 1.5s and 1.9s from Ferrari.

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Pretty clearly the race is showing the bop is fine.

[Fakepivot]

not sure if it ever happens but i would love to see mick drive 499p..

[dialtone]

Beautiful race, help toyota, cadillac and porsche a smidge and the bop is perfect.

[Sevach]

Toyota will look more Toyota at Le Mans.