[J Jay]

Originally Posted by knighty

Personally I would not be surprised to see one of the new Rebellion cars running one of the Zytek or Judd 4.4 litre units in the not too distant future after LeMans, as they are in for a rude awakening on the engine front, the 3.4L unit is the wrong tool for the job in 2014.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report...?source=latest

http://www.engdev.com/engines/db-4-4-l-lmp1-v8/

Yeah I've seen those prices, never bothered to look up how much of the considerable profit goes to the team though. Or how many of what type of watch they sell, can't say I've ever seen someone wearing a Rebellion watch down my high street...

I still find it odd that a team as clued up as Rebellion have underestimated the powertrain requirements this much, which is why I'm hoping they're being conservative rather than ill-informed. I do agree that they need a better (bigger) engine sharpish; even if it is helping to bring more privateers to LMP1 this sort of BoP cannot be more than a temporary measure. I suppose we will find answers when they switch engines - if the R-One has been designed solely for the Toyota 3.4 there will be many problems fitting a larger engine.