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If it rained, LMP2 might contend because their cars would be heavier and have more road holding in the wet, but Toyota might then run away because of their weight/road holding and AWD.
But even in the dry if a LMP1 messes up LMP2s will be all over them. Only pro-am drivers being forced in as part of LMP2 driver line ups (at least one silver or bronze driver in a LMP2 driver line up, remember) will keep LMP2s off the overall podium.
That being said, with the LMP2s being so close, I'd argue that might be how the LMP1 Hypercar rules play out with LMP1 being slowed down and having a similar success BOP formula applied.
However, short of giving LMP1s 800+bhp, what else could the ACO do to try and get some performance parity between Toyota and the LMP1 privateers?
And again, just like with DP vs LMP2 and DPI vs LMP2, that shows the dangers of BOP just to laptimes instead of also factoring in how those times are achieved.
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