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[Knowlesy]

Seems he had a lot of fun and did a reasonable job in the little time he had.

http://www.autosport...t.php/id/121920

I am unashamed to say that Juan is my hero in the motorsport world, would love to see him tackle Le Mans. A very underrated pilot whose gifts seem to be hidden by a lot of nonsense mumbo jumbo such as "he's fat!" or "he's stupid!", despite having far more success than most.

It can't happen next year though so maybe it never will.

[Victor_RO]

http://sportscar365....in-rookie-test/

 

And the fastest time of the day. One second off pole in far hotter and less grippy conditions.

[Disgrace]

Make it happen guys. I don't care how, just do it.

[Marklar]

And we have to wait until 2017 for that? Oh c'mmon!

[JHSingo]

Porsche, I'll never have a bad word to say about you ever again if you give JPM a drive at Le Mans in one of your LMP1 cars.

 

Yeah, I'm sure a random guy on the internet saying that will really convince them...

[Anja]

Porsche, I'll never have a bad word to say about you ever again if you give JPM a drive at Le Mans in one of your LMP1 cars.

 

Yeah, I'm sure a random guy on the internet saying that will really convince them...

 

I think Porsche would gladly do this, it's his IndyCar commitment that prevents this from happening.

[ElJefe]

Arguably one of the most talented F1 drivers to have never won the WDC. I can vividly remember his overtake on Schumacher at Interlagos 2001, I really thought we had seen the arrival of a new Senna. 

[Prost1997T]

He's been quick to dismiss the idea of running Le Mans in the near future:

 

“I think it would be a cool race, it would be something to do and to get the win there would be cool,” said Montoya. “If I have the opportunity to do it, why not? To be honest, we haven’t even talked about it. I don’t know, I’m really happy with IndyCar where I am with the team and everything. I think a lot of people assume because I’m doing this test I’m doing Le Mans, but there’s not even talk about it. At some point I think it would be cool to do it."

 

[Risil]

Arguably one of the most talented F1 drivers to have never won the WDC. I can vividly remember his overtake on Schumacher at Interlagos 2001, I really thought we had seen the arrival of a new Senna. 

 

For me he's the most likeable genius to have raced in F1 since Gilles Villeneuve. As great as Senna? I don't know -- their careers were totally different and I suspect they were motivated by different things.

[discover23]

http://www.motorspor...utm_content=www

[Ross Stonefeld]

I think Montoya is in more the G Villeneuve/Alesi mould. And all 3 probably would have been better off in early/mid-80s turbo cars. 

[Risil]

I wish we'd seen Alesi in an Indycar about 15 years earlier than his actual debut.

[Prost1997T]

In other words, Takuma Sato 10 years earlier?

[MikeV1987]

haha i like this statement

 

 

 

"It is shocking because it is so good that it is actually, in a way, kind of easy."

Edited by MikeV1987, 22 November 2015 - 20:58.

[Prost1997T]

haha i love this statement

 

He's used to cars that slide around. The Porsche is probably a Sunday cruise in comparison.

[stewie]

Montoya is the boss, he could make a Citroen 2CV go fast.

[whitewaterMkII]

He done good...

[Disgrace]

Montoya is the boss, he could make a Citroen 2CV go fast.

 

But as fast as Roger Moore can?

[jonpollak]

In other words, Takuma Sato 10 years earlier?

 

That's an ASSHAT statement if I've ever heard one.

[August]

It's unfortunate that doing Le Mans obviously won't come into question for him while racing in IndyCar. I'd like JPM to stay in IndyCar still for years, he's one of the best drivers there and a driver is more of a star in IndyCar than in WEC. I'd really like to see him at Le Mans attempting the Triple Crown but not in next few years if it would require him leaving IndyCar and doing WEC full time.

[MattPete]

Paper beats rock, rock beats scissors, and scissors beats paper, but Juan Pablo Montoya beats all 3 at the same time.

[CoolBreeze]

Arguably one of the most talented F1 drivers to have never won the WDC. I can vividly remember his overtake on Schumacher at Interlagos 2001, I really thought we had seen the arrival of a new Senna. 

 

 

Really? One overtake and he's the next Senna? 

[V8 Fireworks]

For the meantime, JPM can do some races in the Corvette.   The Daytona 24 hour would be a better place to start with sportscar racing.     

[Hamandeggs]

Really? One overtake and he's the next Senna?

Passion for fearless racers is understandable, misinterpreting quotes. Isn't..

[jonpollak]

For the meantime, JPM can do some races in the Corvette.   The Daytona 24 hour would be a better place to start with sportscar racing.     

 

Uh..not to embarrass you or anything but...

He's won that race.

Jp

[Chiwie]

Would be great if he could win Le Mans and add another Rolex to his collection.

[Knowlesy]

For the meantime, JPM can do some races in the Corvette. The Daytona 24 hour would be a better place to start with sportscar racing.

He has only competed in it seven times, outright winning it on three occasions.

[Tenmantaylor]

There's only one Juan! He deserves a LM shot.

I can see where he's coming from re: the easy statement.

http://www.porsche.c...aturesandspecs/

Its 200kg heavier than an F1 so less twitchy, is AWD so more stable under acceleration, the full body and under floor aero probably gives much more consistent down force.

Would be interesting to see a drag race between this and an F1. I can't imagine a distance the F1 would win as the WEC will have more traction and top end.

[Victor_RO]

Depends on the type of start. F1 cars are optimized for proper standing starts, WEC cars only do a standing start from pitstops and up to the 60kph pitlane speed limit, so on a standing start the F1 car would edge it for the first leg of the drag race. If they started from a slow rolling start, the Porsche would just waltz away, at full ERS boost that car is probably the fastest-accelerating circuit racing car in the world nowadays.

[Scotracer]

Depends on the type of start. F1 cars are optimized for proper standing starts, WEC cars only do a standing start from pitstops and up to the 60kph pitlane speed limit, so on a standing start the F1 car would edge it for the first leg of the drag race. If they started from a slow rolling start, the Porsche would just waltz away, at full ERS boost that car is probably the fastest-accelerating circuit racing car in the world nowadays.

 

F1 cars aren't optimised for starts either. It wouldn't make any sense to optimise a car for something it does once in 90+ minutes. 

 

At full ERS I would still expect an F1 car to beat it to 300kph. 

[hittheapex]

There are many highly talented racing drivers but few that are as strong across a range of formulas as Montoya, he's arguably the best in that regard since Andretti and I hope we get to see him in a competitive car at Le Mans while he is still competitive himself. After all that he has achieved winning Le Mans would be a very fine way to bow out.

 

So far Juan has had just Juan test in the Porsche Nine Juan Nine. Juan wonders that if Porsche gives him a ride, can he go on to get Juan Le Mans win? Unfortunately it seems we will have to wait at least Juan year.

[Watkins74]

Huge Montoya fan, the guy really loves racing. Whatever happened with that IRS dispute over his jet?

[TennisUK]

At full ERS I would still expect an F1 car to beat it to 300kph.

I don't reckon it would. Seeing the Porsches accelerate out of Mulsanne corner and Arnage was quite staggering; it may be the differing sizes that made it look more extreme than F1 but I'm not so sure. The traction advantage must be significant with 4WD too.

[Dolph]

There are many highly talented racing drivers but few that are as strong across a range of formulas as Montoya, he's arguably the best in that regard since Andretti and I hope we get to see him in a competitive car at Le Mans while he is still competitive himself. After all that he has achieved winning Le Mans would be a very fine way to bow out.

 

 

Montoya is very good, but lets not forget Villeneuve:

 

Indycar Champ

Indy 500 Champ

F1 Champ

2nd overall at Le Mans 

Edited by Dolph, 23 November 2015 - 15:38.

[Dan333SP]

I don't reckon it would. Seeing the Porsches accelerate out of Mulsanne corner and Arnage was quite staggering; it may be the differing sizes that made it look more extreme than F1 but I'm not so sure. The traction advantage must be significant with 4WD too.

 

It'd certainly be closer than at just about any other point in the recent past. The last time prototypes were this close to F1 was the 3.5L Group C era. I still think an F1 car would win because of the weight advantage, but from 0-150 kph or so I think the Porsche would have an edge because of the power going to all 4 wheels.

 

If it were 0-300-0, an F1 car would have a big advantage because they still are capable of slowing themselves from speed much more quickly than P1 cars. I think braking would be the area where F1 cars make up the most time over a lap on any given circuit. It's probably not that hard to figure out if you sync onboard videos from one of the tracks where both series race.

[PoleSitter85]

I can't see the LMP1 cars being a match for the current F1 cars down a straight, watch this onboard footage of the Porsche at Fuji, a F1 car would accelerate quicker and reach a much higher top speed here.

[Jon83]

Seems he had a lot of fun and did a reasonable job in the little time he had.

http://www.autosport...t.php/id/121920

I am unashamed to say that Juan is my hero in the motorsport world, would love to see him tackle Le Mans. A very underrated pilot whose gifts seem to be hidden by a lot of nonsense mumbo jumbo such as "he's fat!" or "he's stupid!", despite having far more success than most.

It can't happen next year though so maybe it never will.

 

Not convinced he is underrated by yeah, would be good to see him at Le Mans!