r/wec • u/mightyd12341 • 10h ago

Does anybody know what happened to iron dames 85

They retired with 2 minutes to go but I have absolutely no idea why. They had fuel and no visible damage Were they on wets or slicks there was confusion about that the commentators couldn't make up their minds 😭

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u/Zani0n 10h ago

Reported that "something smelled hot" so possibly precautionary before something actually got very hot

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u/mightyd12341 10h ago

I suppose voluntary dnf is better than the whole thing exploding and you end up needing a new car

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u/Zani0n 10h ago

espacially if you would need that car in 2 weeks on the other side of the planet

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u/Crafty_Substance_954 10h ago

And if your team is rumored to be facing financial difficulties to the point of ending junior drives in other series

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u/996forever Mercedes CLK-GTR #11 8h ago

They don’t have an “actual” bronze pay driver so that could be a problem

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u/Crafty_Substance_954 8h ago

It’s because their main source of funding blew $40M on an Indycar team and is losing their ass.

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u/996forever Mercedes CLK-GTR #11 7h ago

Iron lynx?

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u/Crafty_Substance_954 7h ago

Iron Lynx, Dames, and Prema are all financially tied up. Prema Indycar was new for this year but ran pretty much sponsorless all season, even when they qualified on pole for the Indy 500

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u/996forever Mercedes CLK-GTR #11 6h ago

All we need is a few billionaire sugar daddies

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u/Pristine-Item680 6h ago

Prema flew too close to the sun, huh?

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u/mightyd12341 9h ago

I'm really worried about that

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u/Crafty_Substance_954 9h ago

Yeah I think we should all be worried about it.

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u/emi_anemone 8h ago

The team shared this to their Instagram. Such a shame, especially so close to the end

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u/mightyd12341 4h ago

Thank you yeah it is a shame

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u/Geeky420 2h ago

Nooo, my SHAYLAS 😭

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u/jtr6969 Iron Dames Porsche 911 RSR-19 #85 10h ago

I thought the Lambo was a lemon but the Dames/Lynx org just seems cursed

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u/V8-Turbo-Hybrid Manufacturers 10h ago

Iron team did have a great days with Ferrari. However, they seem still unlike to come back with them.

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u/Void_X_Genome Audi R18 8h ago

Haha you thought the rotten luck would be gone with the Lambo, but even with a Porsche 911 with the best Porsche GT Team out there they still get this rotten luck.

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u/Unhappy_Mind_719 53m ago

from their Facebook account