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Originally Posted by AGD
Aero makes a big difference. Look at the AMR-One and what Mulsanne Mike had to say about it.
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Not at low speeds, exiting a chicane. We all saw that the Audi and Peugeot pulled away from the petrol cars on the long straights of Le Mans. That is the advantage of unfair engine rules...
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Originally Posted by AGD
As for tires, I guess they don't make such a huge difference for straight line speed, but there can be advantages in handling that can allow a car to get on the throttle sooner and perhaps there are rolling resistance advantages too. Anyway, there are a lot of little advantages that Audi and Peugeot have that may not mean much, but they are advantages.
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These small differences can easily be accounted by the experts in their analysis. They had the telemetry data and hence know the corner exit speeds, gearshift times, etc.
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Originally Posted by AGD
Better electronics, better shifting technology, so on and so forth. Do you think Audi and Peugeot are running Bazari Epsilon quality gear?
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I don't think that there is huge difference between the gearbox that Xtrac supplies to Audi and Peugeot and to smaller teams (e.g., Rebellion, Oak, Pescarolo, ...). Drive train loss might be slighty smaller and shifting times a bit shorter, but not dramatically; a lighter gearbox casing will not make a car go faster in a straightline.