Sam Wilhelm

Motorsport from the armchair 🛋️
Creator of BackmarkerSPORTS | Opinion & Analysis 👇

[Sam Wilhelm @BackmarkerSPRTS]

Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari: adjustment struggles… or the first signs of decline?

What’s your verdict? 👇
https://t.co/3eMx1mUOgy

[Sam Wilhelm @BackmarkerSPRTS]

@Motorsport What an absolute shambles

[Sam Wilhelm @BackmarkerSPRTS]

@Planet_F1 Let’s just do the race again, this time with all the overtake and boost modes.

[Sam Wilhelm @BackmarkerSPRTS]

Constantly reading arguments that Hamilton only won due to the VSC. Nonsense - he was hunting down the Mercedes at a ridiculous rate and would've had a significant tyre life advantage in the final stint.

Tell me I'm wrong.

[Sam Wilhelm @BackmarkerSPRTS]

The post-Le Mans blues hit hard. #LeMans24

[Sam Wilhelm @BackmarkerSPRTS]

And how sweet was Kimi Antonelli waiting around to congratulate Lewis. Those two are a couple of lovebirds. #F1

[Sam Wilhelm @BackmarkerSPRTS]

Finally had chance to catch up with the F1 - absolutely vintage Lewis Hamilton. You could tell he was really up for it from the radio messages. He had pace up the wazoo.

There's life in the old dog yet… #F1

[Sam Wilhelm @BackmarkerSPRTS]

TOYOTA WIN LE MANS!! 🔥

Absolutely delighted for the team. They stuck with WEC when many jumped ship, and this result is fully deserved. What a race, fought right to the chequered flag. 🏆 #LeMans24

[Sam Wilhelm @BackmarkerSPRTS]

Right then Toyota, we've been here before. Let's bring it home without any late drama… 🤞 #LeMans24

[Sam Wilhelm @BackmarkerSPRTS]

@RSL_Studio Just been listening to the interview with Ellen Lohr - fascinating discussion about women in motorsport, and I'm not sure it's possible to be cooler than Ellen. Please make her a regular!
#21RSL24

[Sam Wilhelm @BackmarkerSPRTS]

@GridPasses Huge shame, but at least we’re getting a superb race.

[Sam Wilhelm @BackmarkerSPRTS]

And it's not just Hypercar. The top 3 in LMP2 are covered by less than 3 seconds, the top LMGT3 by only 5 seconds.

Insane. #LeMans24

[Sam Wilhelm @BackmarkerSPRTS]

Huge development - the #30 has stopped on track. An issue with the front left brakes.

That's the Doriane Pin car. What a huge shame, they were on for a potentially historic result. 💔 #LeMans24

[Sam Wilhelm @BackmarkerSPRTS]

@GridPasses An overtake a few laps ago. From what I gather, #30 took new Michelins, so cold tyres may explain initial lack of pace. I suspect as the stint wears on, #30 will come back at the #343

[Sam Wilhelm @BackmarkerSPRTS]

8 seconds covering the top 4 Hypercars. This is absolutely mental. #LeMans24

[Sam Wilhelm @BackmarkerSPRTS]

@dbngz_gp Feels inevitable

[Sam Wilhelm @BackmarkerSPRTS]

Kamui Kobayashi is driving like a man possessed. He's flying in the #7 Toyota, hunting down the #12 Cadillac for second place - and the leading #20 is only a few seconds up the road.

What. A. Race. 🔥 #LeMans24

[Sam Wilhelm @BackmarkerSPRTS]

Ferrari's problem child, #50, finally comes to a halt for the final time. They are out of the race. 🔴 #LeMans24

[Sam Wilhelm @BackmarkerSPRTS]

Le Mans. 17+ hours in. Advertising board attached to the front. Completely normal. #LeMans24

[Sam Wilhelm @BackmarkerSPRTS]

@radiolemans the LMP2 stopped at Tertre Rouge and got a Marshall to remove the advertising board. He’s underway again.

[Sam Wilhelm @BackmarkerSPRTS]

@NotFifthGear It is Cadillac after all