1999 Le Mans 24 Hours Speed coverage Part 3

Speed channel coverage of the 1999 24 hour of Le Mans.
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[@Timinator62]

I was so happy to hear the Speed/ESPN commentary on this crash.... David Hobbs and Sam Posey are LEGENDS in Racing AND they're a couple of the best commentators for racing.

[@luisy.gonzalez6469]

I wanna hear the Radio Le Mans commentary.

[@Timinator62]

Then why did you click on the Speed Channel video?...dumb fuck

[@Bad_Chemicals702]

Watching this in full and seeing that merc flip is just insane, holy hell!

[@germanenglishengineer2054]

It's quite awful to say considering the violent ramifications of driver injury, but Sam Posey's comment "it's the second time in history that a Mercedes has actually left the track" is so unreal I can't help but laugh in shock. Race cars are not built to lift, vacuum or clean air, so, when you see one, I mean, Jesus, damn, that's so unreal I just can't respond other than laugh at how the impossible was made possible. That was one catastrophic design flaw. I hope Dumbreck's family sued Mercedes for that flaw. Also, I'm glad Daytona Prototypes from America didn't race here as they could easily flipped just as well. The fact that Dumbreck landed on his wheels in a clearing surrounded by the trees is an act of something not to be explained. He's one lucky son of a b.

[@roblilt7359]

Dumbreck was uninjured. Also the Daytona Prototypes would not have flipped, completely different aerodynamics.

[@lkyksb3]

I read on Mulsanne's Corner that the flips had something to do with the relatively short wheelbase in combination with the longest overhangs of any LMGTP car which caused the car's aerodynamics to become very sensitive to changes in pitch. Since Mercedes tested on smooth mostly smooth circuits, they were probably caught off guard when they arrived at the bumpy public roads of Circuit de la Sarthe.

[@kashm1270]

holy flying mercedes batman he damn near cleared the trees

[@AmericasChoice]

@@lkyksb3 Also, the rear suspension was too stiff.

[@saleemwaheed9956]

I just love LeMans! What a crazy crash. She has her flaws but the CLR was the prettiest thing on 4 wheels!

[@mohammednabeel7339]

Period.

[@dedurocortorum365]

I love Le Mans because most of the cars remain on the track.

[@Rascofresco11]

The flip gets me every time. Thank goodness it didn’t land on the roof

[@alexanderhealy5666]

1:50 the car that became a plane

[@dedurocortorum365]

31:28 : a true legend.

[@AmericasChoice]

1:34:20. Clearly, #66 Monteiro ran into Boutsen as he was passing him and sent him spinning into the tire barrier nearly ending his life and ending his driving career.

[@DM0407]

They are casually talking about how the accident "should be survivable" before going back to the pit report.

[@filipostojic1239]

9:00 Amazing

[@jameswormsley460]

1:50 fly like a eagle

[@stroock6394]

33:50 next level backfiring going into dunlop

[@bduddy55555]

The Mercedes drivers had been told to not follow other drivers too closely, but what racing driver is ever going to listen to an instruction like that?

[@LustVanGoth]

I always wanted to see this race full now i see

[@marioleone3005]

Leigh Diffey spotting at 8:37 behind Andrew Marriott

[@cfoster81]

When he was still with Network Ten in Australia before coming to America

[@Apexseal1]

mercedes also didnt have louverers over the front wheels, allowed high pressure air to build up in the wheel wells, probably done to reduce drag but add that to all the other issues (wheelbase & overhang + incorrect suspension settings) culmunated in disaster, sad really as it was a beautiful car and wicked fast.

[@zyyroox]

Whats the name of the song at 1:04:01

[@AmericasChoice]

1:34:52. Yes, you DID touch the Toyota, and sent him into the tire barrier at 140MPH ending Boutzen's career. Nothing to laugh about...

[@Wuub1e]

yeah seriously what a dipshit

[@igormunarim1815]

1:44 Mercedes flip

[@milesr4609]

Doesn't matter how many times i watch it. That Merc flip is still very frightening. To bad that happened because the race with them could had been totaly diferent... Edit: it is known that Boutsen's accident was worse than Dumbreck's one. Edit 2: that was Celine Dion performing live at the 1:10min mark?

[@AmericasChoice]

Boutzen's crash almost killed him, and it ended his racing career. See my comment below, totally the fault of Monteiro in the #66 Porsche.

[@Spyker8921]

​@@AmericasChoice Did you see the crash?

[@AmericasChoice]

@@Spyker8921 Nobody did, it was at night on one of the Mulsanne chicanes. The only video is of the clean up. But witnesses said it was a bad one.

[@MatrixDiscovery]

Even watching this ins 2018, it's still that shocking.

[@Busch22Fan]

I bet the driver in the #3 Toyota at the time of that crash was probably wondering why the Mercedes behind him suddenly disappeared...

[@williamfernetducharme]

It's the #2 actually

[@DM0407]

high ping

[@AmericasChoice]

43:30-31. It turns out that Mercedes put more downforce in the CLR by stiffening the rear suspension too much creating the condition which caused it to go airborne. There are a few really good videos online that examine the reason why the car was prone to catching air and flipping. Thankfully, Weber and Dumbreck weren't hurt...

[@nikiy2312]

1:50 Mercedes CLR Spinned up

[@stroock6394]

1:07:54 pretty funny line about the crash

[@StFidjnr]

6:50 the jury has come back and it rendered a verdict

[@fernandogarza9196]

1:50 Mercedes crash

[@mohammednabeel7339]

I love how the commentators were calm during the aftermath of the crash

[@DiggyDwarf-wc2qj]

1:51 Flying Mercedes CLR

[@pedroakira7987]

31:50 , I stop here.

[@fyfyi6053]

Why?

[@gustavynho8348]

1:50 the best le mans meme of world

[@johndeere1951a]

What a tragedy for Mercedes Benz to have such trouble with their beautiful racers. You have to question the sub contractors engineering decisions⚠️. Lack of wind tunnel time??⚠️?? I worked for MB 1970-1990 and production car safety designs and quality were legendary. Not done by outsiders. 🇺🇲🏁⚠️

[@tico7583]

Obrigado pelo compartilhamento 👏 BMW V12 LMR 99 ao lado de Pescarolo courage C60 03 São os meus Lmp900 favoritos🚀🔥🏁💗

[@Malick-ix9io]

1:42 -Good- luck.