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Originally Posted by Akrapovic
I too would like the Hypercars to be faster, just to keep the current lap time balance. But since it's a BoP series, that shouldn't be an issue that has to be discussed. Aston Martin are saying they're slowing the car down. So why not just slow it down less? I don't understand why we're BoPing everything back and creating this problem.
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Because they are already preparing for 2024 when LMH and Zero Emission are stupidly bopped in together
http://www.dailysportscar.com/2019/0...-tomorrow.html
The ACO’s proposed zero emissions regulations, currently due for 2024/25 are set to target performance levels for the new cars at the same level as the forthcoming revised ‘Hypercar’ ruleset.
-- Beaumesnil added that the pushing back of ultimate lap time at Le Mans to a targeted 3:30 contained within the current rejigging of the Hypercar proposal, a change principally designed to accommodate racing versions of roadgoing Hypercars alongside pure-bred racing prototypes in the new top class from 2020/21 would also have the spin-off benefit of making the performance window more achievable by new and emerging racing and automotive technology.
https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/...-in-top-class/
Instead of its own class, as initially indicated during the announcement last year, it now appears the cars will compete within the top class, which would add another platform to the mix. “This is a work in progress but [it will be a mix] with the same performance,” Fillon said
And whatever Aston Martin is claiming is probably lies, they are stripping away the hybrid from the road car so obviously it's going to be slower (and cheaper = the reason they are coming)
Anyway. At ACO everything gets changed at whim in order to maximize profit and OEM & Oreca happiness while sacrificing common sense
December 2018
https://www.lemans.org/en/news/fia-w...ctor-aco/50599
Q: Isn’t this performance window system just another BOP?
Vincent Beaumesnil: : "No, it’s not. Balance of Performance is a system that was drawn up so that very different models of cars could race each other in the LMGTE class. The six manufacturers currently involved field competitive cars despite the marked differences between the street-legal versions on which they are based. The 2020 LMP1s are prototypes built according to technical regulations."
"-- The cars will still be hybrids."
March 2019
http://www.dailysportscar.com/2019/0...o-and-wec.html
https://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/...pdate/4353468/
Vincent Beaumesnil:"We leave open the option to run a hybrid or not, so if you have this and the fact that you can start from a road car or a prototype, you will have to balance the performance. -- The introduction of BoP will also help to control costs" -- “Balance of performance has worked very well with a variety of platforms in GTE, it is a complex matter here but we believe it is deliverable”