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Old 23 Mar 2018, 16:03 (Ref:3810176)   #18
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My memory is bad because I haven't paid that much attention in recent years to this side of the paddock but I think the only races this decade where it wasn't mainly decided on favorable/unfavorable BoP and/or close wheel to wheel action BoP provides were 2010 (everybody except Porsche dying) and 2012 (Ferrari direct injection ie better engineering than others)

Anyway even if/when BMW gets good tickets from the committee, you have to remember that the taxi cab M3 got somewhat the same treatment as well - certainly in 2011 at least - yet managed to screw it up, so I'm not sure they'll be able to win it

After all, it took Aston Martin so many years to win the class [in PRO] regardless of BoP. Back in the days of DBR9, ie competition without BoP (except for 2006 ALMS), it took them 'only' 3 years to be able to win GT1 at Le Mans. So in a way, winning in BoP competition can be just as difficult as winning in engineering competition, or even harder (unless you are given absurdly favorable political values), because there's not much room to move your muscles. And screwing up multiplies when everyone is artificially that close, not potentially laps away
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