@@jordan18216 pretty sure closed cockpits are mandated for safety now but teams started switching to them for better aero especially in 2011 when the stabilization fin on the engine cover was mandated.
If only Peugeot could have stayed a bit longer. Having Audi, Peugeot, Toyota and Porsche would've been _the_ undisputed golden age for me. This is coming from someone who *loved* the gt1 and group c eras.
@@audigex Toyota and Aston Martin (With help from RB Technologies) are going to be in Hypercar class in 2020. I could see either Ford or GM (most likely Chevrolet or maybe even bring back the Chaparral moniker) join Hypercar class. Also you have the vast amount of small teams and manufacturers like glickenhaus building cars for it. porsche won't join the Hypercar class cause they are too busy with Thier Formula E team ( same Reason why BMW is pulling out of GTE Pro), Merc won't either since they are busy dominating Formula 1. Peugeot wouldn't cause I can't see them building a Hypercar anytime soon.
These cancer causing discusting smelling, discusting sounding ugly dirty primitive diesel? No thank you, it's the massive displacement, massive high pressure turbos that gave these cars the power and the incredible chassis which could fit petrol engines easily, junk diesel.
- You forgot to mention that the Peugeot #9 that was leading the race after the #8 problems had to change its nose so it lost over a minute and was in 3rd - You forgot to say that the #9 retook the lead before 21:00 but they Klien lost it on the gravel on the Ford chicane, demoting the #9 to third and a lap behind - You forgot to say that just before the rain came all 3 Peugeots had to come into their box to clean the radiators and lost a full lap
Which is funny given the Peugeot was arguably faster for most of the years they fought one another. Really shows Le Mans require more than just pure speed to succeed.
@@gamefan56 more than that. The 08 race was literally decided on pit strategy and far better reliability by the Audis. Also Kristensen being an absolute madman making a huge gap between the #2 and the Pugeots during his rainy night triple stint
That's Peugeot (and Toyota) for you in a nutshell. They wanted to beat their rivals by sacrificing crucial things like durability for extra speed. In this particular example, they sacrificed grip in the rain for extra speed later on, but unfortunetally for them, they suck. Only Peugeot succeeded with this tactic, and only once.
@@Petidani0330 Peugeot definitely screwed up in '08, but afterwards they did make big changes in their team to try and make it just as efficient as Audi's and the result was their deserved victory in '09. In '10 they were unlucky to lose all 4 of their cars (3 of them to engine failures), and in '11 they only narrowly lost out after an epic duel over 24 hours. Moreover, it's worth pointing out that Peugeot won Sebring twice ('10 and '11), Petit Le Mans 3 times ('09, '10 and '11) and the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (ILMC) twice in 2010 and 2011 (basically the predecessor of the WEC). So overall, I would say that Pug's LMP1 program was more successful than you're giving it credit for. It's a shame they pulled out in 2012 and I'm excited to see them return to the Hypercar class in 2022! And btw, Toyota have won Le Mans 3 times from 2018-2020!
What was skipped in the video was Audi went to Inters not full wets because there was rain at parts of the track but most of it was dry. The Audi documentary about the race even shows Kristensen and the Audi crew chief arguing about the tyre selection until the Pugeot spun and TK was setting blistering times
@@Extra-dg7uv it was successful, but the main goal is always the Le Mans victory. It’s part of the racing Triple Crown for a reason. The Sebring and Petite wins are definitely impressive considering those races were considered the main indicators of who was favored for Le Mans, but even then Pugeot showed signs of issues they didn’t address between those wins and Le Mans.
I helped cocreate this off my 2002 Jetta vw TDI that modified to run 26 psi reliably long term it was the third fastest car in the world not including race cars this is the truth ❤
Imagine Villeneuve winning F1 world championship, Indycar championship and WEC championship with no talent whatsoever. Oh that would've been the irony: a father who was the greatest and won nothing and a son who's basically the most usual driver but somehow so lucky, that took all three trophies.
For some reason after just a few years it seems nuts that they used to run open cockpits in LMP1
Just imagine the sensation.
Why dont they now?
@@jordan18216 pretty sure closed cockpits are mandated for safety now but teams started switching to them for better aero especially in 2011 when the stabilization fin on the engine cover was mandated.
@@jordan18216 Mandatory since 2014. And anyway closed cockpit cars are faster
@@Spyker8921 not true
If only Peugeot could have stayed a bit longer. Having Audi, Peugeot, Toyota and Porsche would've been _the_ undisputed golden age for me. This is coming from someone who *loved* the gt1 and group c eras.
Racing Recap - coming soon the new Hypercar LMP1 rules look a lot like a return to GT1, so that’s exciting
@@audigex Toyota and Aston Martin (With help from RB Technologies) are going to be in Hypercar class in 2020. I could see either Ford or GM (most likely Chevrolet or maybe even bring back the Chaparral moniker) join Hypercar class. Also you have the vast amount of small teams and manufacturers like glickenhaus building cars for it.
porsche won't join the Hypercar class cause they are too busy with Thier Formula E team ( same Reason why BMW is pulling out of GTE Pro), Merc won't either since they are busy dominating Formula 1. Peugeot wouldn't cause I can't see them building a Hypercar anytime soon.
@@ishshah8695 Yeah the new era looks awesome, but it all depends on the manufacturers hopping on board or not.
@@audigex I would love a Koenigsegg factory team and/or a McLaren team.
Also mercedes and jaugar returning
Kristensen about to lift his 8th trophy :
" Ah sh*it, here we go again "
I'm not a Le Man fan but if you keep doing videos like this, I will be!!
2:50 fap
Audi R10 TDi... that's right VW TDi... A DIESEL! IT'S A FUCKING DIESEL!
This is real le man, bring back these diesel monsters!!
Yeah, bring in all that negative PR!
These cancer causing discusting smelling, discusting sounding ugly dirty primitive diesel? No thank you, it's the massive displacement, massive high pressure turbos that gave these cars the power and the incredible chassis which could fit petrol engines easily, junk diesel.
@@1010thechamp but they are better lol, and the sound is an aquired taste, i think you are just mad they won
@@1010thechampsorry, but i could not hear you, i was too distracted by the amount of torque these cars produce, could you repeat that?
@@SeanCampbell_iRacing It was 15 years ago, couldn't care less tbh, just saying these engines are the poison of our world glad to see it go.
Audi come back please
I wish we could here the Audi. I miss that sound.
@Elon Musk Thanks Elon 👍
What sound?
- You forgot to mention that the Peugeot #9 that was leading the race after the #8 problems had to change its nose so it lost over a minute and was in 3rd
- You forgot to say that the #9 retook the lead before 21:00 but they Klien lost it on the gravel on the Ford chicane, demoting the #9 to third and a lap behind
- You forgot to say that just before the rain came all 3 Peugeots had to come into their box to clean the radiators and lost a full lap
The first Le Mans I ever watched and probably the best. Audi v Peugeot battle was so intense!
Audi was so dominant it was ridiculous
Which is funny given the Peugeot was arguably faster for most of the years they fought one another. Really shows Le Mans require more than just pure speed to succeed.
@@gamefan56 more than that. The 08 race was literally decided on pit strategy and far better reliability by the Audis. Also Kristensen being an absolute madman making a huge gap between the #2 and the Pugeots during his rainy night triple stint
@@gamefan56 0:42
Great video . I am sure all of us would like to see more such videos of historical races
search for "truth in 24", a great film about this race.
0:08 mr. Penalty !!! Himself
@João Belo yes
A Le Mans legend
I salute the Great Dane, Mr. Le Mans, Tom Christensen.
What about GT cars that year?
Audi was a monster at that time
Why would you not just put on wet weather tyres? Why risk a win?
That's Peugeot (and Toyota) for you in a nutshell. They wanted to beat their rivals by sacrificing crucial things like durability for extra speed. In this particular example, they sacrificed grip in the rain for extra speed later on, but unfortunetally for them, they suck.
Only Peugeot succeeded with this tactic, and only once.
@@Petidani0330 Peugeot definitely screwed up in '08, but afterwards they did make big changes in their team to try and make it just as efficient as Audi's and the result was their deserved victory in '09. In '10 they were unlucky to lose all 4 of their cars (3 of them to engine failures), and in '11 they only narrowly lost out after an epic duel over 24 hours.
Moreover, it's worth pointing out that Peugeot won Sebring twice ('10 and '11), Petit Le Mans 3 times ('09, '10 and '11) and the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (ILMC) twice in 2010 and 2011 (basically the predecessor of the WEC). So overall, I would say that Pug's LMP1 program was more successful than you're giving it credit for. It's a shame they pulled out in 2012 and I'm excited to see them return to the Hypercar class in 2022!
And btw, Toyota have won Le Mans 3 times from 2018-2020!
What was skipped in the video was Audi went to Inters not full wets because there was rain at parts of the track but most of it was dry. The Audi documentary about the race even shows Kristensen and the Audi crew chief arguing about the tyre selection until the Pugeot spun and TK was setting blistering times
@@Extra-dg7uv it was successful, but the main goal is always the Le Mans victory. It’s part of the racing Triple Crown for a reason.
The Sebring and Petite wins are definitely impressive considering those races were considered the main indicators of who was favored for Le Mans, but even then Pugeot showed signs of issues they didn’t address between those wins and Le Mans.
Audi was the goat.
6lemans10 fr fr
Le mans 2000 highlights please
No
Was it not Benoit Treluyer who had the accident in the Courage?
Peugeot had the better car, but bad luck.
No. Their cars weren't reliable and their strategy sucked.
@@Spyker8921 their strategy and reliability like there actual cars (cough coguh)
Do more of these please. Do 1983 please
TOM K!!!!
I helped cocreate this off my 2002 Jetta vw TDI that modified to run 26 psi reliably long term it was the third fastest car in the world not including race cars this is the truth ❤
Can i use your videos in my channel
I didn’t understand Peugeot until I saw a the branding 🤷♂️😐
How do you save time by not changing the tyres. It takes a lot longer to to the petrol in the car so wtf.
Rules. Can't fuel and change tyres at the same time.
Great recap video 👏🏻
We need more manufacturers in lmp1
Givne next year is pretty much the final year for LMP1 before the Hypercar car takes over, I doubt you will find anyone joining.
Unfortunately FIA bending over for Toyota like they did pretty much guaranteed we probably won’t see many manufacturers looking to rejoin
Superrrr!!
Imagine Villeneuve winning F1 world championship, Indycar championship and WEC championship with no talent whatsoever. Oh that would've been the irony: a father who was the greatest and won nothing and a son who's basically the most usual driver but somehow so lucky, that took all three trophies.
I find it very difficult to understand the narrator.
Perhaps the music is too loud?
Hahahaha!
Good one
How is the Tesla roadster coming by the way?
@Elon Musk wow!!
Tell you what, in exchange for one Tesla roadster, I will learn english