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Old 6 Nov 2013, 09:22 (Ref:3327900)   #3729
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Originally Posted by TheMightyM View Post
Six of the eight ELMS GTE cars used a silver plus a pro driver or two silver plus a pro driver combination in 2013. Should they continue with their existing lineups, they would be forced to add a bronze-rated driver. Whether that’s an attractive option remains to be seen. It certainly is likely to impact the quality of the driver line-ups ELMS GTE teams bring to Le Mans -- if a bronze driver is helping to finance the ELMS season, it might be difficult to keep them from also racing at Le Mans if the team is selected.

At minimum, the change makes ELMS a less attractive option for current WEC silver-rated gentlemen GTE drivers.
I agree with some, but not all of what you're saying. Looking at the ELMS field this year, barely any of the line-ups held firm through Le Mans and the season. So I don't think that will be an issue. Especially given most teams don't have guaranteed entries.

Quite a few silver-rated drivers seem to be hired guns. Not necessarily the ones putting in the money.
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