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Old 20 Mar 2018, 02:48 (Ref:3809249)   #5526
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This might belong in the hillclimb section, but this looks a lot like the future direction lmp1 wants to take and I wouldn't mind if they do look this way, complete with outrageously big rear wing+endplates and splitter-

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Old 20 Mar 2018, 04:26 (Ref:3809262)   #5527
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Looks cool, but then it says electric and I lose all interest.
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Old 20 Mar 2018, 04:30 (Ref:3809263)   #5528
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It's perfect for a hillclimb where it's short range doesn't compromise it and neither does the altitude. Would be a complete beast.

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Old 20 Mar 2018, 04:47 (Ref:3809264)   #5529
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I'm not for the super silent electric cars either, but it's a cool looking machine. If it achieves it's goal of besting the electric record at Pikes Peak I wonder if VW tries to expand on it's use. I hope it's not a one-off because it's seemingly a pretty big project. Lmp1 pilot Romain Dumas driving the thing too. It's also true that all-electric has a long way to go to do lmp1 speeds and distance.
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Old 20 Mar 2018, 04:56 (Ref:3809265)   #5530
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I wouldn't be surprised if it beat the all time record at PP.
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Old 20 Mar 2018, 05:58 (Ref:3809272)   #5531
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Looks cool, but then it says electric and I lose all interest.
But like it or not it is the future road cars are going towards on long term, and Le Mans should reflect on that with certain capacity, at least for the works cars... there are many other events and series that stick to 1960's if that's what one is into

Besides, noise wise, we already had a period of factory cars running conventional diesels that sounded like boring silent vacuum cleaners, but it didn't kill of the show or take it away from those cars

The only thing that really needs to happen before any bigger implementation (as in electric power being the primary source of power and not just add-in) is for the tech to catch up, and not to be gimmicky like in FE with glorified, slow, cheap spec cars and embarrassing chassis swaps after couple of laps of running because the battery tech is in the level of kindergarten still

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Old 20 Mar 2018, 06:21 (Ref:3809276)   #5532
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But like it or not it is the future road cars are going towards on long term
The more people say that the more I doubt it. Everyone seems to parrot this without any justification in my opinion.
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The more people say that the more I doubt it. Everyone seems to parrot this without any justification in my opinion.
I don't know how it is in the US but the winds are certainly changing in Europe
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Old 20 Mar 2018, 08:38 (Ref:3809305)   #5534
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I think suv's will be popular for a long time here in the states. But the trendy thing is electrification. I don't see that going away but I do see it increasing.
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I think suv's will be popular for a long time here in the states. But the trendy thing is electrification. I don't see that going away but I do see it increasing.
Things are certainly moving that way, it's no coincidence we've lost two top tier manufacturer programmes to Formula E, it is now deemed more relevant.
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Things are certainly moving that way, it's no coincidence we've lost two top tier manufacturer programmes to Formula E, it is now deemed more relevant.
Cheap, easy and relevant you mean, in that order
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Cheap, easy and relevant you mean, in that order
It's all about ROI, nothing new there.
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It's all about ROI, nothing new there.
With the slight caviat that the vast majority of the R part of that equation disappeared
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Old 20 Mar 2018, 15:59 (Ref:3809407)   #5539
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F-E is cheap pr for these manufacturers. Much cheaper than f1 and probably lmp1. But it's a niche market in terms of racing, at least to the fans imo. I know that some media people try to play it up but it's not a big deal right now.
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Much cheaper than f1 and probably lmp1..
I suspect more in the level of GTE-AM
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Formula E budget for a works-backed team is sub €20m. Some as low as €5-10m. Early budget caps were around €3m, but budget gaps are unenforceable.
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Formula E budget for a works-backed team is sub €20m. Some as low as €5-10m. Early budget caps were around €3m, but budget gaps are unenforceable.
It'll surely increase as soon as the rules are opened up a little more. Porsche and Audi are there so it's only a matter of time before their wallets are opened more. Then the same teams who are there because it's cheap will be gone and the cycle will repeat like it has in most forms of motorsport.
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I'm in complete agreement. It's a timebomb before those budgets get out of hand at a record rate.
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Maybe they will introduce BoP, because that always stops escalating costs!
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This is the ORECA 02 LMP1 with Peugeot HDi engine, the aborted project ...

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Looks good. Too bad it never materialized. That nose cone looks familiar...

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This hasn't really got much to do with anything but found it interesting. On Jenson Button's youtube page, where he has new behind the scenes web series going on about his Super GT campaign, he's now in few of the videos talked about comparisons with GT500 to P1 and P2. Even in the most recent one released just couple of hours ago he - seemingly proudly - mentions of them being just four seconds slower than LMP1 at Fuji, which in turn he's somewhat described as F1 of sportscars

It's interesting of Honda personnel to look at these things...
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This hasn't really got much to do with anything but found it interesting. On Jenson Button's youtube page, where he has new behind the scenes web series going on about his Super GT campaign, he's now in few of the videos talked about comparisons with GT500 to P1 and P2. Even in the most recent one released just couple of hours ago he - seemingly proudly - mentions of them being just four seconds slower than LMP1 at Fuji, which in turn he's somewhat described as F1 of sportscars

It's interesting of Honda personnel to look at these things...
I want to believe that Honda has interest in lmp1 in the future when I see things like this from him.
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Do the rules allow a car manufacturer to make a non-hybrid customer car for privateers? I'm thinking if someone like Porsche wanted to modify the 919 for non-hybrid regulations and sell it.
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