One of the best LMP1 battles in FIA WEC history - A. Lotterer vs. J.M. Lopez | FIA WEC 6H COTA 2017

[@mattteee2973]

Out of all the many millions of colour and shape combiations you could paint a car, Toyota and Porsche end up with cars that you can barely tell apart!

[@ReXzz]

Matt Teee haha yes that was kind of annoying. If only got rid of the black parts of their livery it would have looked 10 times better!

[@SixxWolfZx]

@@ReXzz hey now black is the best color

[@GamurYT]

Look at their noses, they’re different

[@bababooey6521]

@@ReXzz *14 year old Twitter girls incoming*

[@jonfavale]

@@SixxWolfZx black is the absence of color 😁

[@billmcdonald4335]

Loved the extended in-cockpit shot of Lotterer in his office. His eyes look like he's just on a humdrum drive to pick up some groceries.

José María "Pechito" Lopez is a gret pilot! Fighting great battles!!

[@Artiick]

Damn that boost button is basically like a cheat code 😂. You're side by side and you press it *zoom*

[@lohithreddy6629]

Toyota has better boost while exciting the corner while Porsche has straight line speed

[@chrifbahar1641]

🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪💪💪💪💪💪porsch

[@SkarnDeBrax]

It's why, we don't need (in motorsport) more overtake, but more fight... it's not the same...

[@tlanthony82]

i like for overtakes to be exciting and not often like a goal in soccer. The fights are the best part not just someone blowing your door off with DRS

[@davidfairbairn8]

100% agree.

[@MrSpanks]

FunkyBear - Fighting but not overtaking sounds like a procession to me.....

[@LungZ762]

Some of the all time greats best moments are in battles that they eventually lose but put up such an incredible defense. In a battle like this Lopez has nothing to hang his head about. That's driving!

[@jacquesjtheripper5922]

@@LungZ762 yes agreed 100%. F1 have no clue seems. I dont want just strategy, still need mostly pilot talent, guts, perseverance.

[@johnmcmahon5967]

I was there, functioning as a course flag marshal. Trust me ... it was epic! My only regret was that Audi was missing from the mix.

[@RiotHRC]

Elon Musk fighter jets cant keep up with porsches and toyotas lmp1s

[@TheNick9910]

@Elon Musk Audi finally had a sorted car at Bahrain in 2016

[@maximilianhofmeister]

Bcs noone said it: Thx for your help to make this sport safer👍

[@imikazami6846]

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[@tomtomracingchannel8480]

porsche,audi,please come back

[@devontoms7936]

Tom Tom maybe in 2020.... when the new rules and regulations come out for LMP1.

[@devontoms7936]

ReXzz thank you. I was hearing 2020, but I’m probably wrong.

[@tarcoro6685]

Yes please in this season i was focusing on GTE because in LMP1 was nothing interesting Porsche, Audi, Toyota... without one of them its not the same, Fuck Rebellion

[@gliderfs621]

And Peugeot 😍

[@shenlong3648]

? Tcfh

[@petouser]

great action without DRS? Check!

[@BucBoydy]

Drs is good for obertaking but its also good for saying bye bye see u after the race matey!

[@PebelWasTaken]

I mean.... They have hybrid boost lmao.

[@spadaccino83]

In LMP there's not slipstream problem

[@radonsider9692]

@@PebelWasTaken but they are different things

[@askeladden450]

@@PebelWasTaken f1 also has ers. the thing with that is everyone has it, and it makes for some very interesting strategies. DRS on the other hand just ruins battles. ofcourse it was a necessary evil but we should be moving towards finding other solutions.

[@OhItsThat]

I wish every sports car race had the grandstands full like Le Mans. People just don’t know what they’re missing.

[@handre8969]

Why is it like that? Do people not know of wec?

[@OhItsThat]

Handre * honestly I think it cause the youth these days don’t really care about automobiles or auto racing. At least here in the states, they just ride a bike or catch an Uber...Young boys aren’t laying in bed at night fantasizing about getter their drivers licenses.

[@handre8969]

I'm young and live in the united states and I love racing, however, I understand where u are coming from. Some people at my school don't even know what Le Mans is and don't appreciate motorsport. I feel like it would help to have media coverage like formula one with longer highlight footage, onboard radios, and maybe a way to get to know the drivers better. I have hope for the new rules coming in 2020...

[@wi9446]

OhItsThat like F1 right?

[@wi9446]

OhItsThat maybe they dont have money to pay for tickets

[@huayrarevo]

The golden age of lmp1

[@stevexx2308]

ended there

[@bmike2521]

I think Audi vs Peugeot was better

[@lonelyaces8582]

2022 will repeat that

[@Artiick]

Imo the golden age was GT1 class

[@lonelyaces8582]

@@Artiick he said was the Golden age of LMP1 not golden age in general

[@Soda_F1]

Awesome battle! lopez with older tyres did an excellent job

[@RobertMartino98]

Soda_84 indeed

[@TANGYHATCHY]

This is what every single f1 race used to look like through out the whole field for the whole race according to boomers

[@SnaxDesAvions]

F1 used to be like that. I stopped watching F1 around 2005 when it started to become like it is now. But watching Hakkinen and Schumacher battling for the place was phenomenal. Then Raikkonen in his prime also was something.

[@Logoooo]

@@SnaxDesAvions it wasn't like that

[@nbain66]

@@Logoooo I don't know how people remember cars being 30 seconds behind, being stuck in dirty air all race, or the engine blowing up as amazing racing. There were amazing races, yes, but it wasn't common

[@juniarso2406]

5:17 - 6:06 Dude that RSR lmao, so loud

[@SaintKimbo]

Why do they constantly show those lameass pit reaction shots constantly? You're watching a great battle, then all of a sudden you're looking at some guy in the pits watching a monitor! I want to watch car racing, not guys in the pits, watching car racing ! It's getting worse and worse.

[@SaintKimbo]

Thanks for the video ReXzz, glad someone is else is getting tired of this nonsense. In this video at 10:29 we get the absolute thrill of a guy standing there holding a ice bag on his head for about 7 seconds !!!! I mean, who wants to watch a Porsche team mate battle when we can witness 'icebag guy'? Seriously, there needs to be something done about it, more people need to let them know how boring these shots are, a petition maybe? Le Mans is becoming painful to watch due to this addiction to watching pit crews from the Directors of these broadcasts.

[@xFraiziiex]

Some reactions in the pits are funny, some are not and stay for too long i agree

[@ugn669]

I saw a really funny one couple of days ago... something is happening on track, like somebody spun out or something, they cut to one of these pit guys looking down the track obv not seeing anything and he turns to check the video feed (same feed im watching) and all he sees is his own face, the look he gave the camera was great... wish I remembered what race this was.

[@incognito8219]

LMP1 cars are blistering quick!

[@BOys85]

Real racing and no DRS bullshit.

[@snowgod8446]

the lmp1 cars are lapping these gt cars as if they dont even move

[@Bracci0]

And after this, there are people who say that Lopez "failed" in WEC. This is still brilliant after all this time

[@VizGaming]

However we know that he is brilliant driver at all, but don't also forget that number 2 Porsche also beats him 😅😂

[@Shadowboost]

@@VizGaming on much newer tires

[@jokerface4491]

This Toyota V6 Twinturbo 2.4 liter engine is a masterpiece

[@viarnay]

Such a great service Lmp1 did for the racing car world. I won't forget them :- 1

[@ReXzz]

Very good point!

[@paulgough6120]

this is racing !!!!!!!! f1 is not !

[@reallyluckyoaklawn8306]

It was a great battle. Epic to see on video/TV and in person. LMP1 racing is the best! Amazing racing cars to watch even solo lapping! Tire strategies and hybrid boosting and traffic make for spectacular battles.

[@WaRLoKWYATT]

RIP LMP1. You were awesome.

[@xnotasweatx]

Dude, hypercar and LMDH

[@brickalbert7031]

2:50 That Moment you think he is watching a boring PowerPoint presentation

[@byronisaacs6123]

Lopez out drove his Toyota

[@MulettoMotorsports]

We missed such a great F1 driver thanks to that whole USF1 fiasco. I can't get over it.

[@Sagitariosun1776]

Debería haber entrado antes a la Fórmula 1. 2005/2006. Pechito es muy profesional y acelera con los dos pies. Enrique Scalabroni dijo que le hizo acordar a Mansell cuando lo probó para correr en GP2 en 2007.

[@ripperroo6817]

Man, lmp car is really quick

[@byakugan641]

These 2 catching each other on such traffic, like a cop chasing a thief in sea of people it's amazing

[@theracingzone2241]

This Is much better than modern f1!

[@raulhinojosaacosta8496]

I was there!

[@arisgod2749]

why exactly are we all watching F1? This was an epic battle.

[@MrGtubedude]

it will be better in the coming years.

[@lohithreddy6629]

See how they’re very close too each other while exciting the corner we don’t get to see anywhere near that in f1 but hopefully should change

[@MILFMILF221]

Very enjoyable

[@nitenitezzz9572]

Toyota's got amazing engine...

[@guysmalley]

Passing GT cars like they standing still

[@albertitocucurela1058]

Pechito Lopez😍🇦🇷

[@jkloplayground4522]

The two teams meeting will be like , 'Lets make the viewers more confusing and baffled! by applying similar color and livery design.

[@arminarmin691]

I really hope that the lmdh category will bring great racing like this back

[@ReXzz]

Why not LMH?

[@arminarmin691]

@@ReXzz because Porsche and many other manufacturers will be in the lmdh category

[@arminarmin691]

Of course I won't be complaining if the lmh will be a competetive category but with Porsche and Audi (maybe even bmw if the rumors are true) returning it will have the best manufacturers and the greatest potential for competitive racing

[@ReXzz]

@@arminarmin691 well LMH & LMDh will race TOGETHER in the Hypercar class and as of now, there is only Porsche, Audi & Acura in LMDh. LMH already has Toyota, Glickenhaus, Peugeot & Ferrari!!! Alpine is likely as well & ByKolles is also working on a car. So currently LMH leads by a long shot^^

[@gustavoantonelli]

@@ReXzz is Ferrari confirmed?

[@aydankhaliq2967]

Why r all the best battle r for 2nd place, Gilles vs arnoux ,loterer vs Webber

[@NorbertoMelech]

Genio Pechito!!!!

[@purwantiallan5089]

2021 during covid still reliving this Porsche vs Audi battle in 2017.

[@Racingisgreat]

Yeah Audi and Porsche came back at 2023 this would be a great Field with Toyota, Renault,Glickenhaus and then Audi and Porsche 😍😍

[@SteeGene]

And now Ferrari.

[@Racingisgreat]

@@SteeGene and BMW, Lamborghini, Cadillac. 👍

[@Jeffrey_Wong]

9:43 Why can't the #8 Toyota also get more power if needed?

[@ReXzz]

The cars normally boost on their own coming out of corners, but you also have a button to overwrite that and boost at anytime you want (for example when you need to overtake). If you do that you have less boost available for the rest of the mal though. For some reason the #8 had a problem with the hybrid system, which meant that it was unable to press that boost overwrite button. Normal automated boost still worked though.

[@GreekParrot]

Espectacular

[@LogieT2K]

Its a shame that wec doesnt have porche and audi anymore, it biring watchig toyota smoking everyone one in their hybrid againts v8 cars will less downforce

[@ranchu8385]

yo remember 20th century le mans with the gt40’s porsche 917k’s and group c, man those were good cars

[@txisbest2010]

"If we paint our car like those Audi's, maybe we'll win like those Audi's" - Porsche & Toyota

[@rafaywasayshafay3655]

I'm so glad we'll be seeing this again in 2023

[@GRamerDim]

I deadass thought both of them were porsches by the thumbnail

[@diethersantos6404]

RIP LMP1

[@MaxiF.]

Mega the fastest cars in the world had their battle in History awesome

[@seemasaini1578]

Toyota was kind of beating the Porsche.....! That was incredible.

[@HardyTheresa-u3m]

Young Charles Harris Shirley Thomas David

[@felipeduarte1997]

At the start of the video the #1 Porsche going thru the verstappen cut, wasn't it? HAHAHA

[@villedocvalle]

Man that Toyota had boost

[@imrantopiaimrantopia3298]

As much as I think the cars look uglier than the new hypercars I don't think they can match this

[@nelsonthekinger]

Great video very intense ❤💪

[@phill4337]

COTA needs to be repaved

[@garrettludlow6104]

Car racing can be much more exciting than sports

[@rubensseemannbinho9628]

A Porsche está de volta. Acabou a festa da Toyota,

[@abubakrhartley959]

epic battel

[@booster5329]

Can someone please tell me what track this is and where?

[@ReXzz]

boos ter This is the „Circuit of the America’s“, also known as COTA and it‘s located in Austin, Texas :) It is a relatively new circuit, the first race took place in 2012. Note: „Circuit of the America’s“, not „-Americans“!

[@agustinojimdo]

Que grande pechito!!!

[@MrSpanks]

FunkyBear - Fighting but not overtaking sounds like a procession to me.....

[@Catalina._]

These cars look like Alien spaceships

[@adnitesean5005]

All i can think of is white with black stripes team versus black with white stripes team

[@becool1553]

Cool car

[@maurizioarrivabene8182]

Imagine f1 cars with that much downforce...now that would be incredibly fast (but boring to watch)

[@rutar2008]

F1 cars have more downforce than LMP1 cars aldready.

[@Jesko.]

@@rutar2008 They don't. Do your research

[@rutar2008]

@@Jesko. Before the 2022 regulations F1 cars had way more downforce than LMP1 cars but like way more. Just compare Lewis Hamilton pole lap in Spa 2020 with the Porsche 919 Evo lap on the same track in 2018, the Porsche is faster on the straights but the F1 car is clearly faster in all the turns. It has way more mechanical grip thanks to the bigger tyres and has more aerodynamic grip because of the wings and all the winglets and complex diffuser. Even the 2022 F1 cars are faster than the old LMP1s on the turns only because of the bigger tyres, is just way more mechanical grip.

[@Jesko.]

@@rutar2008 No. Faster through the corners because if tired. Yes. The 919 Evo had 10mm less width of it's tires compared to F1 cars. Also a non rubbered tack giving the F1 car a 30% grip advantage. Also the fact that it weighs 140kg more. Not downforce smh. Also there's no onboard for the 1.41.7 lap vid. KZbinrs are just speeding up the 1.43 lap time and comparing it. There is no footage of the 1.41.7. Lmp1 make way more downforce way more.

[@shrirham489]

How would an f1 car fare in these battles?? Will it be close or the f1 absolutely destroys the lmp1s??

[@ReXzz]

well... It´s the latter. F1 cars really are significantly (especially since 2017) faster for multiple reasons: More than 100 kg lighter, more downforce, less frontal area and much more power. LMP1´s had 500hp from their combustion engine + something between 400-500 hp from their electric motors. The electric part of the drivetrain however was only used under acceleration, because the energy had to be managed efficiently around a lap and therefore, as soon as the electric motors stopped contributing the LMP1´s power was halved. F1 however, have around 1000hp for the entire lap. In 2017 the Porsche 919 was around 11 seconds slower on it´s pole lap, compare to the F1 pole in the same year. However, one year later Porsche decided to do some slight modifications and ignore the efficency rules to try and see how fast their LMP1 could really go, and it managed to go almost a second faster than the 2017 F1 pole in Spa.

[@shrirham489]

@@ReXzz Wow. Great. Thanks

[@aslatabistaalphonso4250]

@@ReXzz Like even the Williams can overtake these Lmp1's in direct head to head battle?

[@ReXzz]

@@aslatabistaalphonso4250 other way round

[@aslatabistaalphonso4250]

@@ReXzz like meaning?

[@joshuaw_270]

Who won? Like on the final lap? I’m new to this Motorsport so yea 😁

[@yamatowolfgang7960]

can we talk about how #1's antenna look like hairs

[@globanxiety]

Toyota

[@AbdulkadirBozlak-sd2nz]

Porsche HY Süper

[@azhharbinmohamedrazali7875]

Toyota still the best cars n engine

[@bossnian5615]

Why are non LMP11 cars racing? They just stand no chance lmao

[@gamernerd7139]

That is a different class . So they are not racing the LMP1 cars

[@jamesaron1967]

Claustrophobic cockpit!

[@bigsun7116]

what car do they use?

[@yahitajam7944]

There are some slower different cars. What are they?

[@coomsz]

The protypes (similar looking) are from the LMP2 class, and the more regular looking cars are GTLM which is very similar to GT3

[@santicampillay8466]

Pechito Lopez represents

[@nachodominguez9799]

VAAAAMOO PECHO VIEJAAAA

[@pequenosaltamontes2004]

Traduce

[@teamporsche8537]

Porche aller et toyata perdre

[@gustavoantonelli]

So?

[@polynesianbrown8358]

Bring back the audis

[@shorenakontchoshvili170]

919 is monster no one can beat fucking love this lmp1

[@husnainanwaar1992]

toyota has the la record

[@shanelawler6]

Now lmp1 is boring asf Toyota winning everything

[@EarthIsFlat456]

Just like in F1 Mercedez winning every single time.

[@carholic-sz3qv]

idiot, even if toyota doesnt wins , toyota is still remain the richest car company in the world

[@sedziuantklozeto4467]

@@carholic-sz3qv r u accountant?

[@brandonwells4772]

worst fucking course ever.

[@fillemooon9164]

WEC LMP1 is the white japanese car in cars 2

[@Mr_Tait]

thats me in forza horizon 4 with the VW ID.R

[@rocketpencil8202]

Toyota is faster

[@gustavoantonelli]

Nope.

[@rocketpencil8202]

@@gustavoantonelli porsche say they can not make fast car like toyota do

[@justicewarrior9187]

Toyota is relentless

[@atakancelik646]

Are lmp 1 cars faster than formula 1?

[@ReXzz]

Nope, in fact they are a lot slower :)

[@kawasakitheking4130]

@@ReXzz in terms of top speed? Or acceleration?

[@kawasakitheking4130]

But MotoGP here reach 352,9 kmh top speed

[@ReXzz]

@@kawasakitheking4130 top speed, cornering, acceleration, braking - literally everything. But the LMP1s were very very close in terms of acceleration!

[@kawasakitheking4130]

@@ReXzz cornering, lmp 1 much faster than MotoGP, but in terms of acceleration,.MotoGP is way much faster .. look at silverstone, Austin top speed MotoGP vs LMP1 top speed.. Jack Miller 352,9 vs lmp 1 ( 329,5 )

[@alaingonzalez1181]

Pechito un muerto en esa categoria,con un TOYOTA más rápido que el PORSCHE y perdió la posición,El # 8 de TOYOTA imbatible por eso se fueron los cabeza cuadrada.

[@sergiodifranco4380]

Que temporada viste? No se si la seguiste hasta el final pero Porsche fue campeon, teniendo por supuesto..el auto mas rapido.

[@gustavoantonelli]

@@sergiodifranco4380 no les des bola a este perejil sin maceta, no tiene idea, le da lo mismo un triciclo que una estación espacial. No entendió nada de lo que decían los comentaristas.

[@sergiodifranco4380]

@@gustavoantonelli Hay cada uno al que deberían prohibirle usar un teclado jajaj

[@Logoooo]

pelotudo tenia las gomas re viejas, no entendes nada, con las gomas muchas mas usadas que el otro que venia con ruedas mucho mas nuevas le hizo alta pelea