race recap & post-race news after the 8 Hours of Bahrain

All the post-race news after a frantic finale for the elongated 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship season.

Race Recap:

Conway Leads from Teammate Buemi in Opening Hour 

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/conway-leads-from-buemi-in-opening-hour/

 

Safety Car Cuts No. 7 Toyota's Lead after Dominant Start

 

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/safety-car-reduces-no-7-toyotas-lead-gap-after-dominant-start/ 

Conway, Lopez, Kobayashi Clinch Title with Bahrain Win

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/conway-lopez-kobayashi-clinch-title-with-bahrain-win/

Post-race news: 

The race highlights video from Bahrain.  FIA WEC lead commentator Martin Haven, has the recap.

Aston Martin will be back next year, but with a reduced effort from it's factory team, and they may not be in GTE Pro, next year, perhaps only in the Am category.  This is because Aston Martin is shifting their focus next year, to Formula 1. 

AMR Poised for Reduced Factory Effort in 2021

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/amr-poised-for-reduced-factory-effort-in-2021/ 

 

We shall see what happens with the future of AMR.

 

Tung: Bahrain Win "A Long Time Coming" for Jackie Chan DCR

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/tung-bahrain-win-a-long-time-coming-for-jackie-chan-dcr/ 

 

Aston Surprised by Brake Changes for All Four GTE Cars

 

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/aston-surprised-by-brake-changes-on-all-four-cars-after-le-mans-run/ 

 

Bahrain Post-Race Notebook

https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/bahrain-post-race-notebook-6/