Thread: LM24 Le Mans 2011 Qualifying Times
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Old 4 Mar 2011, 14:57 (Ref:2840177)   #12
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Originally Posted by Fogelhund View Post
We added 9% more weight, with "essentially" the same engine rules, and people think that they will be SEVEN seconds faster than last year?
More weight than LMP2 in 2010, but also more power because of bigger restrictors (e.g. for 3.4 liter petrol: 43.4 mm vs 40.7 mm -> 13% more area) and more mechanical grip because of bigger tyres (especially with wide front tyres).
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