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And, overall, it's just a sign that the ACO were living beyond their means for a while. And they're certainly not alone in that regard. Look at NASCAR and the surge of young guys coming in. A lot of that is due to salaries and sponsorship income right-sizing and getting back to "normal" levels. Sponsors aren't willing to chuck out the $20-30 million they were, and the young guys are willing to race for cheaper salaries than the established drivers.
This is just another example of things going that way in the road racing world. DPI is a sign of that. Interest of teams in LMP2 was a sign of that. My and others interest in LMP1 not being so dependent on new--and expensive to develop--technology is a sign of that.
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