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It's not really like DP v LMP2 from before given those cars were completely different formats and delivered their performance in ways that were completely incompatible. This is more like LMP2a v LMP2b. And now all you'll see is the fastest cars are slowed down to run at the Mazdas pace - and the Mazda is running at the fastest pace it can without blowing itself up at all times. So in no way this any different to "hamstringing a car artificially". It's still a BoP class, you've just changed which car you're BoPing it against.
It shouldn't be aligned with LMP1 (which would involve hamstringing a type of car to artificially meet another type of car...) because the LMP1 doesn't allow factory involvement without a hybrid system. I doubt IMSA would do it, and there's no chance the ACO would let them near an ACO event. Too much pride for that one.
Still don't see what positive it achieves, other than slightly fastest lap times. Smaller classes, at a time when we're looking at losing a couple of cars.
Are ESM continuing? Are SoDing continuing? Are we likely to see the LMP2 grow?
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