tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101784122100352616.post8028677796964404745..comments2024-03-14T08:19:36.636+00:00Comments on Trussers (Paul Truswell's blog): A few miscellaneous factsPaul Truswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17160575296019945600noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101784122100352616.post-83513616927030432752011-08-11T12:52:09.548+01:002011-08-11T12:52:09.548+01:00Hi Paul,
Thanks for your reply. I had forgotten ab...Hi Paul,<br />Thanks for your reply. I had forgotten about those extra Peugeot stops. Now that you mention it, the Peugeots also had more tyre stops without driver changes too, didn't they, or is that my memory failing too?<br /><br />Thanks for the work you put into both the blog and Radio Le Mans.<br /><br />MarcusMarcusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101784122100352616.post-54487549592145938752011-08-10T13:56:40.324+01:002011-08-10T13:56:40.324+01:00Marcus, it is really only worth considering the no...Marcus, it is really only worth considering the no.9 Peugeot, as the no.7 had a long stop for repairs after Wurz's crash and no.8 had the stop and go and also a brake problem.<br /><br />In which case, the difference in time spent in pits between no.2 (Audi) and no.9 (Peugeot) is just 23 secs.<br /><br />There is no simple answer - but it is telling that the Peugeot made three stops under yellow and the Audi only two. However, looking purely at the 'Fuel only' stops, the Audi spent ten seconds longer at rest than the Peugeot - making 24 stops compared to 20. But on the 'full service' (i.e. driver change, fuel, tyres) stops, the Peugeot made 8 stops compared to Audi's 7, and spent 28 seconds longer in the pit than the Audi. So there is 18 seconds of the 23 already accounted for.<br /><br />A big difference between Audi and Peugeot was the Audi's ability to run quad-stints, managing six over the course of the race, compared to Peugeot (only two).Paul Truswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17160575296019945600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101784122100352616.post-49751547615989730202011-08-10T11:57:21.736+01:002011-08-10T11:57:21.736+01:00Paul,
is there a reason why the Audi, with it'...Paul,<br />is there a reason why the Audi, with it's higher fuel consumption spent less time in the pits than the Peugeots?<br /><br />MarcusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com