Nissan LMP1 Discussion

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Originally Posted by Tedracing

I will go a little further and say that it was actually an strategic move from Nissan not placing Quintarelli or De Oliveira in the line up. They are their best two drivers and stars in Japan. Bringing them to P1 would do two things, distract their attention from Japanese racing, and also possibly make them targets for Audi, Porsche or Toyota. I mean, inflate their salaries...

I though at least one of them would be in for Le Mans at the very least, not sure if not using your 2 best drivers is that good a strategy, the lineup doesn't have anyone on the level of guys like Lotterer, Davidson and Nakajima IMO, though I am happy to see 2 Spanish drivers on the team.