In this live commentary excerpt from the 2012 Silverstone 6‑Hour race, commentators Michele Rugolo and Paul Truswell describe the action on lap 12. Alex Wurz takes the lead, building a 1‑2‑second advantage over André Lotterer, with Tom Kristensen in third. The discussion highlights the impact of multi‑class traffic, especially how Lotterer gets caught behind a Gulf Racing prototype and a Signatech Nissan (car 23) at Copse Corner, forcing him to lift off the throttle and lose time. The commentators explain that such traffic battles are a natural part of endurance and multi‑class racing, emphasizing strategic positioning, driver skill, and the ebb‑and‑flow nature of the sport.
World Racing Ferrari, Michele Rugolo in the 57. He has to modify his line coming through the final corner, and as he goes across the line here, he will be scored as the leader as he completes lap number 12. Alex Wurz leads by almost a second heading back towards Paul Trussweller-Becketts.
Yeah, great opportunist move there by Alex Wurz. We used the traffic a little bit and They've got a lot of traffic up ahead of them. By the time they get to the Becketts S's, there's a big clutch of cars. They're going to start lapping the GTE Am cars for the second time. But I suspect the way he's going, by the time he gets up to them, Alexander Wurz is going to have established a second and a half of an advantage, maybe 2 seconds of an advantage over André Lotterer. Tom Kristensen is still there in 3rd place, a further 2 seconds behind André Lotterer. Those 3, half a minute up the road from the best of the rest, which is still the Rebellion Lola, another Toyota-powered machine. Neil Jarni's car number 12.
Just seeing the replay there, Paul, on the screen, and it was actually smart driving by Lottery. He got caught up behind that prototype. In fact, I think it was one of the Gulf Racing cars that he was— or the Gulf Racing car that he was stuck behind, and he had to come off the throttle And turn number 9 is Copse Corner, and that was car 23, the Signatech Nissan. Yeah, Lotterer came out of the throttle and had to steer off it, and that allowed Alex to go through very close to the back of the prototype. And again, Lotterer gets the worst of the traffic as one of the Greaves cars this time was in the place that he wanted to be. I mean, it's not deliberate. We're not talking about this being deliberate at all, Paul. This is the ebb and flow of endurance sports car racing and multi-class racing.
It is, that's right. And what we always hear from the drivers is just giving each other a bit of respect, giving each other a bit of room,
