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While my heart says there should be a clear difference between P2s and P1s having core chassis commonality appeals in that it makes it a lot more feasible to have more P1s coming to the grid.
Given there's now just one place for them to run I don't see how it's possible to amortise private investment in an LMP1 at the moment, but if it could run readily in P2 then it's a lot more feasible, e.g. seeing a year old Rebellion R1 running with a P2 engine and aero in ELMS/AsLMS/TUSC next year is hard to argue with.
Equally let's posit that in a few years time hybrid engines are much more in the capability of a privateer to run - wouldn't it be great for them to be able to drop an off-the-shelf hybrid into a P2, do a bit of aero fiddling, and lo and behold have something capable of running as a P1?
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