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Thanks. If each regenerative brake can charge close to 8MJ, in my opinion this is the smartest way for gasoline engines to save fuel and have a more than decent power. Capacity is 8MJ, give 0.5MJ to each front wheel and 7MJ reserved to the main rear hybrid system and should be fine. A possible problem of this option could be the lenght of final electric boost, will be long enough to power the car during the long le mans straights?
A funny side-effect of this option would be to hear the noise of the car soon after a turn and seconds later the car becomes silent.
Anyway this almost confirms me that diesel engines will be advantaged again. For gasoline engines, engineers must to find and develope a lot of settings to optimize and make reliable the combined work of thermal and electric engines. For a diesel engine is simply enough to cut power burning less fuel to respect fuel flow, the low torque release will be however higher than the one developed by the gasoline engine, and active later the hybrid system to recover final power.
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