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Now we know what is the "major philosophical change"...

https://www.autosport.com/wec/news/1...percar-changes

The group, which is believed to include McLaren and Ferrari, has proposed that they should be allowed to develop a car for the new category out of a road-going hypercar rather than building a bespoke racing prototype that would incorporate only styling cues from street machinery.

The manufacturers are believed to be arguing for the changes to the rules published in draft form in December on financial and marketing grounds.

It is understood that they contend that the €20million-a-season budget projected by the rulemakers, the FIA and WEC promoter the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, remains too high despite aggressive cost-cutting measures and is also a conservative estimate.