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Originally Posted by Bentley03
The petrol P1's have NOTHING left in their locker. The question we should be asking is what have Audi got left in their locker?
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You're kidding right? Let's run through Audi's opposition from Le Mans:
2 Pescarolo Hydrids w/ Judd Power
2 Courage LC70s w/ Mugen Power
1 Courage LC70 w/ Judd Power
1 Dome Hybrid w/ Judd Power
1 Creation Hybrid w/ Judd Power
1 Zytek Hybrid w/ Zytek Power
1 Lola B06/10 w/ AER Power
1 Lister Hybrid w/ Chevy Power
Out of those ten only four are real P1 cars. Out of those ten, only one is a petrol turbo car. With the exception of Pescarolo, all are very small teams, and even Pescarolo is small by comparison to Audi.
Some other factors to consider. We have not seen a well developed turbo car face the R10. I don't know if Dyson's AER is up to snuff yet, but then again we can't tell because it's running very light. And that's another thing, thanks to IMSA/ALMS the data gathered in North America is worthless because they've altered the rules.
So, back to Le Mans. As I pointed out earlier, Pescarolo lost out to Audi before, no surprise that they'd lose out to Audi again. The atmo V8s and V10s will always have trouble against a well sorted turbo car despite the fuel it uses given the current restrictor rules. Not to mention, the consumption aint there. And the Zytek car wasn't quick at Le Mans prior to becoming a hybrid, so why would it be now?
Has anyone considered that Lola got it wrong? Maybe the new LC70 aint that hot either. Maybe the AER turbo isn't great. Some of you are asking the ACO to make rules interpretations based on laughable data at best.