WEC Silverstone 6 Hours
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Pit stop
Let the pit stops begin! Jani pits the #1 Rebellion, Nabil Jeffri stops the LMP2 leading #37 DC Racing Oreca and the top three GTE Pro runners also come in.
Ah, he got a little further than Maggotts. Da Costa parked up on the edge of the kerbing on the inside exiting Becketts.
Full Course Yellow
And race director Eduardo Freitas doesn't think much of Da Costa's parking either. He throws a full course yellow for the stranded BMW.
Da Costa tries to lump round but eventually parks up awkwardly in the grass, on the inside of Maggotts. That's not a good place to park, Antonio.
It's been a very disappointing race overall for BMW today. They've been the slowest car all race, propping up the rear bar the #95 Aston Maritn and #71 Ferrari, which both had long stints in their respective garages.
GTE PRO
Da Costa's #82 BMW is leaning heavily to the right. That looks like some kind of failure.
GTE PRO
Antonio Felix da Costa flies off the road at the outside of Farm. That's a bit unusual.
Driver Change
Tincknell pits the #67 Ford, handing over to Andy Priaulx.
The Guernseyman got this car through the field to first place in his previous stint. Can he pull the same trick twice?
The Guernseyman got this car through the field to first place in his previous stint. Can he pull the same trick twice?
Autosport
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LMP1
Tsk, tsk. Behave, Kazuki. Black and white flag for not respecting track limits handed to the #8 Toyota.
If he's pushing, it's not working. He's now 13.5s behind Lopez.
If he's pushing, it's not working. He's now 13.5s behind Lopez.
GTE PRO
There's still a close fight going on for GTE Pro honours. Kevin Estre continues to lead but only by 3.4 seconds, with concerns over tyre strategy in the final hours.
James Calado is second in the #51 AF Corse Ferrari, with Harry Tincknell a further 1.6s behind Calado in the #67 Chip Ganassi Ford GT.
James Calado is second in the #51 AF Corse Ferrari, with Harry Tincknell a further 1.6s behind Calado in the #67 Chip Ganassi Ford GT.
Kazuki Nakajima will be wishing he was still this close to the #7 Toyota.
LMP1
Lopez is now 9.8s up the road from Nakajima in second. Is this the race-winning move from the #7 Toyota crew?
LMP2
It's another front left issue for the #28 TDS Racing! Poor Loic Duval. He was already last in LMP2 after his earlier issue anyway. This is just rubbing salt in the wound.
He's now eight laps down on GTE Pro leader Kevin Estre and last in class, to give you an idea of how costly this gearbox issue has been.
GTE PRO
Sorensen has been sent out again in the #95 but it still doesn't sound healthy. It's not running at full speed either.
LMP2
A few minutes ago a seventh Toyota driver began his stint. No, there's no four car Toyota line-up, rather their reserve driver Anthony Davidson taking over the #31 DragonSpeed LMP2 entry.
Pit stop
Rebellion look all set for a 3-4 finish beind the Toyotas. All that remains to be decided is which order they finish. Thomas Laurent pits the #3 car, 11s behind Neel Jani in the #1 car before his stop.
LMP1
DragonSpeed's woes continue. Ben Hanley has pitted the #10 again, at the same time Nakajima stopped, and is still there. It's been a torrid weekend for their LMP1 effort.
LMP1
Maybe a little too chilled. The #7's gap has increased further after that round of stops. No time gap yet but visually they look further than apart than before.
As his mechanics work furiously around him, Nakajima looks chilled out, taking a sip of drink.
LMP1
And one lap later, in comes Nakajima. Will we see another lead change here?
LMP1
Jose Maria Lopez pits from the lead.
McLaren junior and Formula 2 driver Nyck De Vries is currently at the wheel of that #29. Maybe he was just giving it a shake to see how it felt - it appears he's gone past pit lane and kept going.
Both are still in motion but the #29 is weaving. The #90 TF Sport Aston clattered into the Dallara's left rear wheel and it appears some damage has been done.
That's an odd one. An LMP2 car being hit from behind by a GTE Am car.
Crash
Eastwood! He hits the #29 Racing Team Holland car entering Brooklands.
Olivier Beretta has been slapped with a drive through penalty for speeding in pit lane. Someone in that #70 MR Racing Ferrari has been naughty.
Jenson Button's Silverstone curse continues. His #11 SMP Racing car broke down before he could even turn the wheel, billowing smoke and pulling up with starting driver Mikhail Aleshin at the wheel.
GTE PRO
Sorensen enters pit lane, gets lifted onto the rolling jacks and is pushed into its garage. Looks like he can't drive around the Aston's duff gearbox.
GTE AM
Jorg Bergmeister is not having it all his own way in GTE Am. Charlie Eastwood is back in the #90 TF Sport and is right on the leader's tail.
LMP1
Lopez has now pulled a 3.1s gap over Nakajima in first place.
He reports the car is accelerating on downshifts. That'll make slowing down properly difficult too.
Alex Lynn takes fifth place from Sorensen but a few button switches and system resets appears to have at least partially fixed the gearbox. Though Sorensen is still not happy.
GTE PRO
Marco Sorensen's #95 Aston Martin Vantage is stuck in fourth gear.
LMP2
Off goes the #31 DragonSpeed at Abbey again. WIth Pastor Maldonado at the wheel. He got a tad squeezed by a Toyota lapping him, in fairness.
LMP2
Jazeman Jaafar brings the LMP2 leading #37 DC Racing Oreca into pit lane, handing over to Nabil Jeffri.
GTE PRO
It's all going wrong for Porsche. Kevin Estre was leading GTE Pro during the first hour in the #92 Porsche but they're set to run out of fresh sets of tyres before the end.
Estre's engineer tells him to save what he can - they might reuse the right side tyres later on. The lefts will be a bit difficult - lots of high speed clockwise turns means they'll get a beating.
Estre's engineer tells him to save what he can - they might reuse the right side tyres later on. The lefts will be a bit difficult - lots of high speed clockwise turns means they'll get a beating.
LMP1
Lopez has moved ahead of Nakajima heading into Stowe for the lead.
Driver Change
Speaking of Team Project 1, they've just taken the lead in GTE Am, as Pedro Lamy brings the #98 Aston Martin in for a stop. Mathias Lauda jumps in to replace him.
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