I would think the 2006 LMP1s will be significantly quicker than the 2005 hybrid cars.
As has been shown most cars were over 900kg to start with, and the A/C is only used on closed cars.
We have seen how much quicker the P2 Lola and Porsche have been compared to the Hybrid P2 Courage, so I would expect a similar jump in performance for full P1s over the 2005 hybrid cars.
Factor in the increased development factory P1s will have over the likes of the Hybrid Pescarolo, and I would think they will be 2+ seconds a lap quicker at Le Mans.
Consider a 5 year old 950kg, 560bhp+ Audi R8 has been a contender for most of the LMES season, now image what a state of the art 925kg, 650bhp+ R10 will be capable of.
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