24 Hours of Le Mans 2014: Horrible Crash Loic Duval Audi #1

[Andy Kettler]

Ya, there building a new car over night to participate at the quali tomorrow evening.

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

If they can manage to pull that off, they can really wear their tagline "vorprung durch technik" with pride.

God, those mechanics will be wasted even before the race starts. Top job by the team.

 

[Bernd Graf]

Wow, hard not to see this jinxing Audi's time this year. So sad to hear this.

 

[Frank]

Wow, so lucky. Good to hear he is in good health.

 

[Chris]

Good god. What an utterly horrific crash.

I truly hope he's okay.

 

[Phil Ciborowski]

Not sure how they handle backup cars in the 24 hours but what parts are available to them at the track? are they taking all the spares from the 2 sister cars to cobble up a frankencar?

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

By the WEC rules, it's not allowed to use a spare chassis/monocoque. However they (ACO) tend to pass a waiver when they are wrecked.
In 2013 Tracey Krohn destroyed his Ferrari, then went and 'borrowed' a GT3 car from Kessel Racing, rebuilt it to GTE spec and ran the race.

Audi will build up the car around a new monocoque, probably from spares on track, and bringing in new spares.

Marc Gene will move from the Jota LMP2 car and up to the #1Audi, while Oliver Turvey moves into the Jota-car.

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Audi Motorsport Press Release added to the first post: http://www.racedepartment.com/forum...-2014-horrible-crash-loic-duval-audi-1.88706/

 

[Chris]

Unbelievable that he walked away without serious injury. Incredible.

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Audi has a history with these kind of high speed crashes at Le Mans.

In 2011 reigning DTM champion Mike "Rocky" Rockenfeller had a violent one and walked away with a minor flesh wound.

Pretty safe cars, made in Germany

 

[the_sigman]

Audi has a history with these kind of high speed crashes at Le Mans.

In 2011 reigning DTM champion Mike "Rocky" Rockenfeller had a violent one and walked away with a minor flesh wound.

Pretty safe cars, made in Germany

And of getting airborne as well

But sad to see Loic out

 

[Nox]

So relieved he's okay, fantastic news.

 

[Gerald Chinoy]

That is some scrap.
Just to think of it the way the car literally shattered the way it did.
Glad the safety measures r great these days.

 

[Ben Goymer]

Not allowed to race due to doctors orders. I'm not surprised, it was a massive crash and I imagine this morning he's really going to be feeling it.

Glad he got out relatively unscathed though, that was a scary crash.

Edit: Whoops, missed the wall of text on the first post

 

[Deleted member 161052]

Pretty safe cars, made in Germany

That's how I like German cars.

 

[Ben Goymer]

And of getting airborne as well

But sad to see Loic out

I still cant' work out how McNish thought he would fit through that gap

 

[the_sigman]

I still cant' work out how McNish thought he would fit through that gap

He initially had the space, but he was too far back and the gap closed

 

[Rupe Wilson]

Who has the cutest teddy bear
Audi

Porsche

Toyota

 

[Frederic Schornstein]

Who has the cutest teddy bear
Audi
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Porsche
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Toyota
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The Porsche bear looks a bit like Olaf Manthey

 

[Ben Goymer]