Yet that's not what Toyota and Glickenhaus are going for. If Audi were looking at it, I don't think they'd throw out their tradition of designing their own cars (even if Audi Sport never actually built them).
IMO, DPI, where you just stick a stock block engine in the back of an LMP2 car, is just the cheap, quick, simple way out. May as well just run a LMP2 with more open rules.
Besides, both DPI and LMDH are supposed to be BOP classes, so in theory there's just as little incentive to go one way or another anyways.
I'm already not in favor of the LMP2 rules as it's basically lead to an Oreca lead cartel. Only reason that hasn't happened in DPI is because of BOP.
All the ACO need to do is get away from the ultra big hybrid systems and fuel flow limits that made LMP1 into F1 Light in terms of budgets and tech.
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