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I love how it still gets called LMP1-L here and by media alike even though it's long been redubbed, and also the therm 'lightweight prototypes" is hilarious considering there's only 20kg difference to hybrids now after the weight increase.

But the main difference to DPi, other than the obvious spec parts and spec tires and all that making it more counter productive to go faster , is that DPis will get bopped constantly among themselves, via committee and via wind tunnel testing. Everything is heavily controlled and standardized, you cannot develop a car on your own. Oh you got modded Dr diffuser, oh well let get that bopped right away in the tunnel! So you cannot gain performance by having wiser engineers than the other party. The las time LMP1 Privateers got inter class bop was probably five years ago or something. It is the last haven for non factories still looking for innovation in as sportscar racing.

Too bad ACO is shooting itself into foot year after year by cornering the hybridlesss into just one series, with zero customer car market opportunities, and with specs that could be so much more