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Although there was quite a bit of separation in terms of fastest laps, during the 2 practices so far, most of the field was actually decently close to each other in terms of their average green flag pace. Most brands seem to have one car that was performed noticeably stronger in practice.

The Lamborghini and IF are the most noticeably separated from the rest of the field, although the SC63's best lap was somewhere in the middle of the pack, so that's somewhat encouraging for them if they can find that car's best operating window.

It may be stating the obvious, but the ability of the GR010 to manage its tires was probably blunted significantly by the extra ~90lbs of BoP weight. Toyota do not seem as far behind as the single lap pace may suggest, I think they may have a chance on Saturday, but it will take some doing to get the win, unless the other hypercar teams are affected by mistakes or reliability.

This may be a good race for the Cadillac with its strong tire management and low BoP weight. Could also be a good race for Peugeot - a relatively flat track, low starting weight and front hybrid deployment speed seem to play to the 9x8's strengths.