If you take this
Quote:
775kgs @ 550 hp = 1.409 kgs/hp
vs.
925 kgs @ 650 hp = 1.42 kgs/hp
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and calculate the power divided by the max. engine size:
550hp/3400 ccm = 0,16hp/ccm
650hp/6000 ccm = 0,10hp/ccm
you see that a LMP2 engine has more power per ccm. So its more a racing engine and thats makes them less reliability. Of couse most LMP1 engines are smaller in reality.
Think 800kg and 450hp with an mim. weight for the engine and an standard space which must be in every chassis to enable them for different engines would be good.
Thats why the Porsche is so fast, the chassis is build completly for one engine. Others like Lola and Courage have to be more flexibel and can not optimize there chassis in the same way. Look the back of the Porsche chassis ....