Dieselgate Claims More Victims

"Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire" (arch-duke-maxyenko) 11/28/2015 at 21:19 • Filed to: None

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Three days after Volkswagen CEO Matthias Müller boldly claimed, “The motorsports programs are not in danger of being dropped or significantly reduced because motorsports is very important for the group and the brands.” Audi and Porsche announce that they will not run three car squadrons at Le Mans. So the defending champions of Tandy, Bamber, and Hulkenburg will not be able to have a shot at keeping the crown.

Sam > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 11/28/2015 at 21:24

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Sucks for the drivers, but to be honest, finishing first and second is just as good as finishing first, second, and fifth. Hell, just finishing first is fine.

BeaterGT > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 11/28/2015 at 21:26

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Defending champions wouldn’t have a chance anyway due to conflicting schedules between F1 and Le Mans. Having said that, it still does suck.

daender > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 11/28/2015 at 21:29

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NOOOOOOO!

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Sam 11/28/2015 at 21:29

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Audi has been fielding 3 cars since 2007. With Le Mans attrition rates 3 car squads give you the best odds of winning.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > BeaterGT 11/28/2015 at 21:38

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Well 2 of the 3 still had a shot.

CTSenVy > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 11/28/2015 at 21:40

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That sucks for Bamber and Tandy since they won’t get a chance to defend the title.

I guess the silver lining is that VAG is still fielding 4 teams for the whole year. Hopefully we can say the same for the 2017 season too.

Grindintosecond > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 11/28/2015 at 21:45

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Well, THEY wont run the cars. Possible privateer teams might have an ‘agreement’

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > CTSenVy 11/28/2015 at 21:45

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I won’t be surprised if only one team remains after 2016

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Grindintosecond 11/28/2015 at 21:47

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Unless the privateers can pay for a new car, good luck

Sam > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 11/28/2015 at 21:51

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Sounds like they need to make the 2 cars they have that much more reliable.

tromoly > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 11/28/2015 at 21:53

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Most likely it’s not related, Audi and Porsche were the only two running a third car this last year, the potential for more Manufacturer’s points most likely doesn’t offset the additional cost of the additional car.

CTSenVy > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 11/28/2015 at 21:56

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I’m guessing that will be a rumor for the whole year like this years Audi to F1. Hate to see it happen but if money isn’t there, they'll have to do it.

CTSenVy > Grindintosecond 11/28/2015 at 21:57

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Only if the privateer can pay for it on their own.

Grindintosecond > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 11/28/2015 at 21:58

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Might not have to buy the cars. Just the cost to run them.

LongbowMkII > Sam 11/28/2015 at 21:59

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reliability doesn’t seem to be an issue as much as traffic and damage.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > tromoly 11/28/2015 at 22:00

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Nissan had three.

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 11/28/2015 at 22:08

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The sad part is no crazy outsiders like F1 or Indy car stars will get a chance at the third car like Hulkenberg

tromoly > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 11/28/2015 at 23:33

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Ah, yeah, their performance was so forgettable I completely forgot they were even at Le Mans.

Sam > LongbowMkII 11/28/2015 at 23:43

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Have the engineers watch a mandatory screening of Mad Max for design ideas.