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Originally Posted by carbsmith
No, they can't. That's why he's peeved. In ELMS there was a Dallara on the podium every race but RBR and the wins were split 2/2/1 anyways. The only car that's uncompetitive is the Riley, ORECA is just more sorted across track types, an advantage that probably would have naturally eroded from everyone using non-BoP'd jokers.
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I don't think there is such a thing as a non BoP'd joker though? This is the joker that was talked about at the start. The cars are homologated and can't be changed. You need the ACO to ok an update, and if they don't then tough. Strictly speaking it isn't a BoP as performance has to be gained through development, not just having weight taken out.
Race results at face value don't tell the true story. The Dallara may have been on the podium at Spa, but it had a slower average lap time (2:09.8 compared with Oreca 2:08.9, Ligier 2:09.1) than the other cars and only got a podium because the team executed the strategy well. The Dallara can be fast, but only on very specific circumstances as it has a tiny operating window.
The Dallara was unable to to update just one aero kit as well, as the stability problems it has comes from a shared part. So the Dallara had to do an all or nothing.
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I highly recommend DrRacing blog for some in depth analysis. There's some great stuff which basically concludes the Oreca has a significant advantage in most areas.