Basically Peugeot did what Audi did with the R8, but in a different/more modern way. The R8 had a clear advantage over its rivals with handling bumps and curbs back then. Even then, the 908 it has to be remembered had a clear power advantage over the R10/R15 and even at first the R18, which if anything was bigger than any handling advantage (the 908s for a couple of years it has to be remembered were actually so stiffly sprung that they handled horribly in the rain).
It was allowed at the time a larger air restrictor due to being closed cockpit, and above a certain speed, the closed cockpit was more aero efficient.
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