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Originally Posted by eddsc
Following up Paul's post - do you remember how Johansson blew by McNish on lap 1/2 at PLM? From memory, the Scot blamed the disparity in weight. But does 65 kg make that much difference?
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That sly Scot!
The fact is pretty well accepted around the paddock, according to a furry friend of mine, that the current ACO rules simply do not permit a gasoline powered P1 to win, unless as a result of the most extreme set of circumstances. Further, there is enough "flexibility" in the diesel (trade off between power and economy), to easily overcome even the greater P1 weight advantage given gasoline engines by the ALMS. The way in which the Audi was able to win at Laguna Seca may have been the final proof needed. However, a friend of the Bear's was told before the race that the conclusion had already been reached that there was no way to beat the Audis short of a draconian reduction of the diesel's fuel allowance. That has not yet happened, and will not happen during 2007, so...