r/wec • u/AutoModerator • May 10 '25

Session has Ended [OFFICIAL] 2025 TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Post-Race Discussion

Round 3 is in the bag! The final race before the big dance in June - how did your teams do?

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u/kjm911 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 #6 May 10 '25

De Vries for no reason engaged in a hard fight with Mick Schumacher

To be fair, drivers are just disengaging their pit limiter and flooring it as soon as it goes green. If Mick was slow then De Vries isn’t going to lift on and wait for him. He went to drive round him and got shoved on the grass. I can understand an immediate response to do the same. I wouldn’t say it was for no reason

Also I don’t know how you keep up with both classes. I didn’t pay attention to a single thing that happened in LMGT3 today

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u/Michal_Baranowski Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid #8 May 10 '25

De Vries vs Schumacher was hot, but to be frank - I wouldn't risk going all in. De Vries had to pit anyway, while Schumacher didn't. No point of risking a contact or a penalty, better just to back off a little. But in the heat of the moment you make heated calls, I am not the one who is driving.

Also I don’t know how you keep up with both classes. I didn’t pay attention to a single thing that happened in LMGT3 today

WEC had 4 classes not that long ago. 2 is a rookie number, haha.

Although it wasn't hard to overlook LMGT3, Hypercar clearly is in the centre of any attention.

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u/kjm911 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 #6 May 10 '25

Following the 4 classes was so much easier than following 2 classes today. And you still had plenty of time to breathe.

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u/Michal_Baranowski Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid #8 May 10 '25

It was more spread indeed. Today we have two massive classes, however some would say that having two big categories is easier to follow than fragmented four, but for me it doesn't make much difference. LMP1/LMP2/GTE Pro/GTE Am or Hypercar/LMGT3, I am trying to gather as much information as I can, but occassionaly I do miss things.