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Old 12 Dec 2018, 14:51 (Ref:3869683)   #12
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canaglia should be qualifying in the top 10 on the gridcanaglia should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
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Short answer: Very.

Proper answer: They already spend Prototype money -most of the GTE programs cost well over the budget of an LMP2 team- so you're probably looking at similar costs to what the new LMP1 rules are meant to be around in order to get them to that sort of speed.

The thing is, it's not as simple as just turning up the engine power, removing weight, and using carbon brakes. The aero will have to redesigned to maximize the aero efficiency(and being limited to the roadcar base will make this QUITE a headache), the chassis will have to be strengthened(to be able to effectively meet P1-level performance AND safety needs), and this all leads to countless smaller things that need to be tweaked.

It's enough of an effort that even if it comes out a LITTLE cheaper than what "Hypercar P1" is targeting, many manufacturers might just prefer to put the resources into something new.

The fact that upgraded GTE cars were apparently proposed and shot down during negotiations would lend credence to this - it's either far more expensive than what's been approved, or the cost savings aren't enough to make it appealing over a brand new vehicle to most of those involved.
With lmp2 capped to about half milion + gibson leasing, gte is the most expensive class aside lmp1. New gte got and passed old GT1 performances and got close to old GT1 price tags too....
>750k € a car and work teams budget over 10 mln € a season.

Made it clear that ferrari, porsche, bmw, aston aluminium frames won't ever achieve the same stiffness of a carbon monocoque, you can cut weight and add hp but would never proper turn a gte in a real prototype.

To me hypercar spec is just a mess....
considering that the whole "hypercar" concept is mostly an aesthetics matter, the most logical and practical way should be some kind of class-one spec style.
Open carbon tub joint by a rollbar, basic aero specs parts wing/splitter/diffuser with some room for further development, 100kg/h free bespoke turbo or NA engines, 90-100L fuel tank, 2MJ front hybrid and each manufacturer can build the car it wishes.

The whole package should not be much more expensive than a gt500/dtm
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