r/wec Alpine Elf Team ORECA 07 #36 Jun 15 '24

Le Mans Both Alpines confirmed out of Le Mans Spoiler

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u/-Jack-The-Stripper Corvette Racing C8.R #63 Jun 15 '24

If they’re not going to build their own engine then they should do everything they can to get a Gibson from LMP2 and throw it in there. That thing is bullet proof and probably has a jabillion miles of data on it by now.

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u/Makalu Toyota Gazoo GR010 #7 Jun 15 '24

Yep, they ran it to like 10 podiums from 12 races in the A480, and before 2024 Mecachrome had done 1 WEC race with a 50% retirement rate, it was a bit of a stupid move from Alpine

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u/big_cock_lach United Autosports ORECA07 #22 Jun 16 '24

To be fair, most of those 12 races only had 4 cars racing, some only had 3, so getting a podium was to be expected. However, at least they were finishing.

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u/leedler Bentley 8-Speed #8 Jun 16 '24

stupid move from Alpine

Isn’t that just 90% of Alpine’s decisions?