diff --git a/docs/research/wec-racing-team-turkey-followup-2026-07-18.md b/docs/research/wec-racing-team-turkey-followup-2026-07-18.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ecedfc1 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/research/wec-racing-team-turkey-followup-2026-07-18.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +# WEC Racing Team Turkey by TF follow-up - 2026-07-18 + +## Scope + +This pass audited the current 2026 Le Mans #34 Racing Team Turkey by TF staff +table against the source roster. Direct HTML extraction was used after +Firecrawl returned its keyless rate-limit response. The failure was not treated +as a negative search result. + +Only public static portraits were eligible. No video, video frame, reel, or +video thumbnail was searched or used. + +## Added person + +| Person | Published English role | Evidence | Confidence | +| --- | --- | --- | --- | +| Jonathan Lynn | `Technical Director / Sporting Director, car #34` | The [current #34 record](https://www.24h-en-piste.com/en/AfficherDetails.php?Type=Course&Annee=2026&Numero=34) writes `John O’Lynn`. Jonathan Lynn's exact current profile says he leads TF Sport's engineering department as Sporting Director / Race Engineer across WEC, ELMS and ALMS; the #33 record uses the full Jonathan Lynn spelling. The source variation is preserved without creating a duplicate person. | medium | + +Jonathan Lynn reuses the existing locally stored profile portrait whose public +post author identity, current TF Sport role announcement, download, and visual +inspection were already verified. + +## Existing assignment validated + +Chris Gregory was already projected from the TF Sport source member into the +#34 card through the shared `33 / 34` entry mapping. The current #34 record +directly lists him as Chief mechanic; the #33 record repeats the duty, 2018, +2019 and 2025 TF Sport Le Mans records establish continuity, and +[BAM Motorsport Management](https://bammotorsportmanagement.com/faceoff-racing-by-florian-kaltenbach/) +credits him as TF Sport 1st Mechanic. This pass adds team-specific profile +evidence but deliberately does not create a second Chris Gregory row. + +## Avatar recheck + +- Rob Courtneidge: the exact public Instagram avatar remains a dark, blurred + 100 x 100 image that does not work at dashboard size. +- Blake Adamson: the exact current TF Sport profile still exposes the platform + default avatar. A current personal post image could not be downloaded from + its signed URL and did not establish a person-position key. +- Chris Gregory: the exact-name LinkedIn result belongs to a US construction + operations executive. Motorsport results show cars, drivers, or production + credits without an attributable clear portrait. + +All three candidates were rejected. No namesake or ambiguous group photograph +was assigned merely to reduce the visible gap count. + +## Result + +Racing Team Turkey by TF rises from five to six displayed people. Its verified +portrait count rises from two to three by correctly reusing Jonathan Lynn's +existing local portrait in the #34 context. The final Playwright browser check +showed exactly one Jonathan Lynn and one Chris Gregory row, with the local +portrait loaded in the centered profile modal.