Blake is literally the best guide for individuals curious about other Motorsport series. He somehow makes data easily digestible and the report and mutual respect he has with drivers and other key figures is refreshing. He’s not a talking head with a mic, he’s an interested party, with a passion for and understanding of the sport.
It’s just pretty funny to hear a 20 something old guy say “my whole career was in F1 racing”. He’s definitely knowledgeable, but in your mid twenties it sounds pretentious to say something like that. I work about 15 years in the industry and wouldn’t dare to say a sentence like this. But in today’s social media world something like this seems to be acceptable since nobody has a deep technological understanding anyways.. Edit: When a person like Marshall Pruitt says that, then I happily agree with that. You can also immediately feel it when watching a video from Marshall and compare it to other channels (like this) his technical deep dive is so much better and you can feel that he understands what he’s talking about and knows the history where it’s coming from. Which is extremely important!
Awesome stuff! Good to FINALLY see IMSA get the attention that it deserves. Some of the best racing in the world right now and the LMDh cars are a huge reason for that! Looking forward to this series!
Endurance racing getting some love! Great video with lots of good information presented in a very interesting way! Keep up the good work, and keep Blake on the payroll for sure, he’s a gem!
The open paddock is one of my fav things about endurance racing events, but sadly it is not as common as it used to be. You talked to some really great drivers! Tandy is a personal fav of mine. The guy from Bosch made a mistake though! He said the ACO run WEC, which is wrong! They run LM, FIA run WEC.
As a data professional and a racing fan, I hoped for more tangible information on which data is processed and how. I expected this from the title and how the video started by Blake. I'm tempted to give a Thumb down, but the video is still quite good. So no thumb up either. And can't wait for the next episodes as well, as you're creating great content. It's time to cover sportscar racing as well. Well done. Keep doing what you have done so far. 👍👍
I wanna see a high-end series with the biggest performance restriction moved out of the car. The driver. Put them in a sim-rig at the track (lots of marketing potential there), the amount of weight saved from all the crash protection and need to have a huge hole in the middle, would allow for much faster cars on current tyre tech. Then mix in WEC Hypercar style rules governing amount of downforce and such, but mix in a limitation on aerodynamic wake in critical areas (so the engineers work to reinforcing that intent, rather than against it). Not having a life on the line when things get pushed too far, would help liberate the regulators as well, so that engineers can really have some fun. Slashing the weight limit from F1's level, would mean existing catch fencing should typically be sufficient to deal with the increased speeds as well. The drivers would still have to be at the track to keep network latency sufficiently low, and guard against DDOS, but they also wouldn't be exposed to the harsh environment inside the cockpit. Sure, it wouldn't be for some, but I'm sure there's a decent audience that could easily grow.
Just wish they had more LMH instead of LMDh cars. I think it's ridiculous with these cheaper regulations manufacturers like Porsche, BMW, Corvette are running LMDh spec cars... Cool to see all these brands at Le Mans though. Would be nice if Honda would be willing to finance a team to come over from the US. But I understand why they don't do it...
I think it's lazy by these big OEM's not to fully build ground up, but if it gets them in the door, I'll take it at this point and AMR with HoR will be the first to take an LMH prototype to IMSA. Maybe others will follow suit. Personally, I don't know how LMH sustains itself long term with the competitiveness of LMDh but hopefully the extra control and modularity, keeps things attractive for LMH in the top class.
@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks True. Hopefully at some point they will make their own LMH. Not like AMR though, that thing is never going to perform. LMH is for the more serious manufacturers. The LMP1 rules were way more expensive. Toyota, Ferrari, Glickenhaus, Peugeot, Van Wall have raced theirs the last year and Van Wall and somehow Isotta Fraschini will be bringing theirs this year, Aston Martin, next year. So these aren't all big companies. So the car manufacturers should be able to do it. They just don't want to attribute the infrastructure to it. I think that both Toyota and Ferrari would leave it they were forced to not build their own car.
@@djoetma We'll see. As much as people (including me tbh) want the golden era of Group C and peak LMP1 with barely any rules and super fast monsters with no BoP, just throwing anything at the wall for an edge.. really I think that era is gone and probably not gonna return any time soon due to sustainability. Unfortunately, LMDh regs gatekeep out smaller OEMs which is kinda @ss backwards because LMH is a much harder undertaking and often not as sustainable for them longer term but we are where we are. I think the Valkyrie LMH will be fine, they binned the modified road car plan they were originally going with back in 2020 off for a purpose built racing prototype base this time round and it's being built with the new F1 division facilities and multimatic. Whether or not the V12 will be reliably competitive is another thing, (personally, I have my doubts but) they seem to have faith in it so we'll see.
It's an interesting video if I hadn't heard all of it from Pruitt. I'd be more interested in a the drivers and car development. Basically like you've done in F1 but without the silly edgy stuff
I hope all the fans whining about F1 being boring right now watch this and discover sports car racing is awesome in all the ways F1 isn’t. Both are rad, but for totally different reasons.
For a video that’s titled “the tech behind” there’s not much real tech talk in this video. That’s pretty disappointing to me.. It’s not even scratching the surface, there are just empty words from this host. Maybe you should have a look into Marshall Pruetts work and how he talks about technology and shows it to his viewers. Tjis appears to be some TikTok quality video which is really sad. I hope the host will really show us the technology in the next video instead of just hollow phrases.
Next time please talk more about real technology instead using a lot of social media phrases to say nothing in the end. It’s really disappointing from a technology standpoint and I hope the host can do better. Just watch Marshall Pruetts tech videos! Easy to understand for people without much knowledge, but also satisfying for the engineers. But the way it’s done in this video, it’s just a disappointment, sorry.
Blake is literally the best guide for individuals curious about other Motorsport series. He somehow makes data easily digestible and the report and mutual respect he has with drivers and other key figures is refreshing. He’s not a talking head with a mic, he’s an interested party, with a passion for and understanding of the sport.
Absolutely agree!His passion and communication skills are exceptional.👏
Pi
It’s just pretty funny to hear a 20 something old guy say “my whole career was in F1 racing”.
He’s definitely knowledgeable, but in your mid twenties it sounds pretentious to say something like that.
I work about 15 years in the industry and wouldn’t dare to say a sentence like this.
But in today’s social media world something like this seems to be acceptable since nobody has a deep technological understanding anyways..
Edit:
When a person like Marshall Pruitt says that, then I happily agree with that.
You can also immediately feel it when watching a video from Marshall and compare it to other channels (like this) his technical deep dive is so much better and you can feel that he understands what he’s talking about and knows the history where it’s coming from.
Which is extremely important!
@@rolux4853 to already be a 'former' F1 engineer at his age, means he was obviously not very good at it!
Finally some amazing, high quality content about IMSA and WEC. Can't wait for the rest of the series
Blake doing what Blake does. Bringing up close and personal top tier motorsports content. Keep it up
Awesome stuff! Good to FINALLY see IMSA get the attention that it deserves. Some of the best racing in the world right now and the LMDh cars are a huge reason for that! Looking forward to this series!
Genuinely the most interesting video Autosport have put out, and it's one of the rare ones not about Formula 1.
Glad you enjoyed it! More episodes on their way 👍
So much cool info, thanks Blake!
Blake! Love it! Glad to see him here. He's impossibly knowledgeable and able to translate that knowledge to fans.
Endurance racing getting some love! Great video with lots of good information presented in a very interesting way! Keep up the good work, and keep Blake on the payroll for sure, he’s a gem!
This was fantastic, im trying to watch more WEC this year as the racing is incredible
Just when I was missing Blake's content, this👌
Blake, you lucky dog! This seems like a dream weekend!
Love to see it Blake! When us data nerds see Blake, we click like.
Awesome episode with Blake!
The open paddock is one of my fav things about endurance racing events, but sadly it is not as common as it used to be.
You talked to some really great drivers! Tandy is a personal fav of mine. The guy from Bosch made a mistake though! He said the ACO run WEC, which is wrong! They run LM, FIA run WEC.
I too clicked because of Blake! Love his perspective and deep dives.
I clicked because of Blake
Great to see you out there!
YES YES YES! Stoked for Blake!
My man! 😍🔥
We love Blake
This is so cool to see. Love this content and interviews with key members of the race.
Really good and educational.
Great stuff Blake!!
Great watch! Always amazing to see @brrrake
Great video man , really good content . I’ve been watching endurance racing for about 1 year now so this was right on time
As a data professional and a racing fan, I hoped for more tangible information on which data is processed and how. I expected this from the title and how the video started by Blake.
I'm tempted to give a Thumb down, but the video is still quite good.
So no thumb up either.
And can't wait for the next episodes as well, as you're creating great content.
It's time to cover sportscar racing as well.
Well done. Keep doing what you have done so far. 👍👍
If more people are looking at WEC & IMSA, then they should also look at the various regional leagues of the SRO Group (i.e. GT World Challenge).
Blake is the best at this stuff! Love to see more from him!
YESSS let’s gooo
These features are great!
I wanna see a high-end series with the biggest performance restriction moved out of the car. The driver. Put them in a sim-rig at the track (lots of marketing potential there), the amount of weight saved from all the crash protection and need to have a huge hole in the middle, would allow for much faster cars on current tyre tech. Then mix in WEC Hypercar style rules governing amount of downforce and such, but mix in a limitation on aerodynamic wake in critical areas (so the engineers work to reinforcing that intent, rather than against it).
Not having a life on the line when things get pushed too far, would help liberate the regulators as well, so that engineers can really have some fun. Slashing the weight limit from F1's level, would mean existing catch fencing should typically be sufficient to deal with the increased speeds as well.
The drivers would still have to be at the track to keep network latency sufficiently low, and guard against DDOS, but they also wouldn't be exposed to the harsh environment inside the cockpit. Sure, it wouldn't be for some, but I'm sure there's a decent audience that could easily grow.
Great job
Just wish they had more LMH instead of LMDh cars. I think it's ridiculous with these cheaper regulations manufacturers like Porsche, BMW, Corvette are running LMDh spec cars... Cool to see all these brands at Le Mans though. Would be nice if Honda would be willing to finance a team to come over from the US. But I understand why they don't do it...
I think it's lazy by these big OEM's not to fully build ground up, but if it gets them in the door, I'll take it at this point and AMR with HoR will be the first to take an LMH prototype to IMSA. Maybe others will follow suit.
Personally, I don't know how LMH sustains itself long term with the competitiveness of LMDh but hopefully the extra control and modularity, keeps things attractive for LMH in the top class.
@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks True. Hopefully at some point they will make their own LMH. Not like AMR though, that thing is never going to perform.
LMH is for the more serious manufacturers. The LMP1 rules were way more expensive. Toyota, Ferrari, Glickenhaus, Peugeot, Van Wall have raced theirs the last year and Van Wall and somehow Isotta Fraschini will be bringing theirs this year, Aston Martin, next year. So these aren't all big companies. So the car manufacturers should be able to do it. They just don't want to attribute the infrastructure to it.
I think that both Toyota and Ferrari would leave it they were forced to not build their own car.
@@djoetma We'll see. As much as people (including me tbh) want the golden era of Group C and peak LMP1 with barely any rules and super fast monsters with no BoP, just throwing anything at the wall for an edge.. really I think that era is gone and probably not gonna return any time soon due to sustainability.
Unfortunately, LMDh regs gatekeep out smaller OEMs which is kinda @ss backwards because LMH is a much harder undertaking and often not as sustainable for them longer term but we are where we are.
I think the Valkyrie LMH will be fine, they binned the modified road car plan they were originally going with back in 2020 off for a purpose built racing prototype base this time round and it's being built with the new F1 division facilities and multimatic. Whether or not the V12 will be reliably competitive is another thing, (personally, I have my doubts but) they seem to have faith in it so we'll see.
So....'Brrrake F1' will switch to 'Brrrake IMSA' 🤔🤔🤔...I'm ready🙂🙃🙂
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I'm gonna buy a Bosch washing machine because of this
Petrol Head Bliss
Interesting but kinda felt like an advertisement for bosch
Bold statement. Ever watched Rallycross?
Yes.
It's an interesting video if I hadn't heard all of it from Pruitt. I'd be more interested in a the drivers and car development. Basically like you've done in F1 but without the silly edgy stuff
I enjoy this video but yes, I am also desperate for videos on the technical side. We get no end for F1, it would be nice for other cats as well.
Okay, well, it seems like they'll get into that in the next video, which is great.
I hope all the fans whining about F1 being boring right now watch this and discover sports car racing is awesome in all the ways F1 isn’t. Both are rad, but for totally different reasons.
Having the same supplier is good, but it creates stagnation.
Padi😊
LMP1 cars had more complex and advanced hybrid systems...
Lmp1 never raced in IMSA and no, lmp1 didnt necessarily have more complex and advanced hybrid systems. they just had more power
@@atomicstig2458 should probably do some research into the lmp1 hybrid systems and come back here
For a video that’s titled “the tech behind” there’s not much real tech talk in this video.
That’s pretty disappointing to me..
It’s not even scratching the surface, there are just empty words from this host.
Maybe you should have a look into Marshall Pruetts work and how he talks about technology and shows it to his viewers.
Tjis appears to be some TikTok quality video which is really sad.
I hope the host will really show us the technology in the next video instead of just hollow phrases.
Next time please talk more about real technology instead using a lot of social media phrases to say nothing in the end.
It’s really disappointing from a technology standpoint and I hope the host can do better.
Just watch Marshall Pruetts tech videos!
Easy to understand for people without much knowledge, but also satisfying for the engineers.
But the way it’s done in this video, it’s just a disappointment, sorry.