https://racer.com/2020/02/20/rules-c...n-turbo-plans/
"Rules change KOs Glickenhaus' Alfa V6 twin turbo plans"
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“We began with Alfa Romeo, and they were very excited to go back to Le Mans with us and develop their 2.9-liter twin-turbo V6, which is really a Ferrari engine,” Glickenhaus told RACER. “The problem happened when the rules changed at the ACO and we realized we needed to make an 850hp engine, and unfortunately, (at that output), the motor was not capable of running for 30 hours without interruption. We were forced to look for a new partner that we’ll be announcing in a couple of weeks that will be able to do that.”
Although Glickenhaus’ total power output figure is a bit higher than the approximate number of 785hp that has been heard for Hypercar, the need to change course remains the same. A purebred twin-turbo V6 engine, produced by a specialist racing engine firm, will replace the production-based Alfa Romeo motor.
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In June the target figure was still 750 hp, and before that the previous figure was 700 + 271 (ice+hybrid, and when hybrid was still mandatory). Has there been another recent change which nobody seems to have reported or what part of this I'm not getting? Is that extra power for BoP insurance & durability?
