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Whether or not people would have actually continued to come with the old cars is irrelevant to me - well, largely irrelevant anyway. It's banning something out of competition even though they could still be there without actually causing issue to anyone which is the matter. Same is with the available models - yes in actuality what you got here was the old Oak and Oreca coupes and nothing else, but you could have also entered SMP or Dome or even HPD-ARX 04 if you wished. That might have happened, something you can't even dream of doing in the spec Oreca 07 land. Same goes for engines, yes they are ageing but Nissan was not the only choice. There could have been leeway given there to the specifications. Finally as for the historic usage, I will always go back to Saleen S7-R which was running in historics years before even winning Le Mans 24 Hours. Other great example is Oreca FLM09 of course
Obviously the point given for the effect of COVID-19 is justified - although it's still disappointment as it's own thing - but the Chinese new year break is something they could've avoided by not having the winter calendar altogether. Or more easily arranging the dates differently even in this format.
Now, the biggest tragedy here is that after the promising signs earlier on, this is a series could have been the last safe haven for old cars rejected by everyone else. This includes not only the old non-spec LMP2s but also the newer generation LMP1s. But no, they will be directed to trash bin after only brief amount of running, and what you will get instead is the likes of "Aurus"
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