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Originally Posted by Pandamasque
You can say that about all 3 P2 constructors that didn't get an unfair advantage of the rules being written to re-homologate their existing P1 car as the next P2.
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oh dear, the same old story... it's strange this poppep-up here only by now... I've read and refuted about this for years in many different sites and forums...
1. 2017 lmp2 specs were released in 2014 and finalized in 2015 when ACO selected the 4 different manufacturers cutting out ginetta and BR that applied too.
Since it wasn't a night to day decision, all lmp2 manufacturers had 2 years and half to design and develope their 2017 lmp2.
2. what was unfair? You mean because oreca introduced R-one and 05 with lmp1 size before 2017? There was any rule that prevented ligier or other manufacturers from doing the same? What you call unfair advantage, I call oreca forward-looking attitude because there was no rule preventing others doing the same.
Oreca released 05 in 2015 when onroak guys didn't manage to understand yet how to make brakes work on their 2014 coupè lmp2...
3. 05 and R-one were designed to fit different engines, different weights and weight distribution and likely different tires (can't remember if 2014-2016 lmp1-2 tires were of the same tires of 2017-2021 lmp2).
The proof of this is that despite 05 tub was fully compatible with 07 bodywork, 07 based on 05 tubs were used only in 2017 due the lack of enough 07 tubs available, from 2018 everyone dropped 05 tubs because a 07 made on 07 tub was however better.
4. honestly... with a riley lmp2 with he same drag of a brickwall and being in general more similiar to a lmp3 than else, a dallara lmp2 that required a compromised aero set-up since 2018 to don't risk to get airborne and a ligier lmp2 almost impossible to set-up according to former owners, is there still people in 2021 thinking that oreca 07 success depends by the R-one and 05 seasons?
Please... it's just like to say that mercedes won all world championships since 2014 to 2020 because had a secret pirelli test in 2013...