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I'm a bit pessimistic about that. With the hybrid rules getting more and more complicated, it will be harder for the privateers to keep up with the pace of works team. Outsourcing R&D to contractors like Oreca, Dallara et al. is no longer the way to build the most competitive prototype. IMO the LMP1-L sub class functions as the TC1 and TC2 in the WTCC, with the former for rich privateers and works to produce new-reg fast wide-body cars while the latter keeping budget tight teams still by and large in the game.
IMO, introducing budget cap or allowing only one upgrade package every two years （as the GTE class）can be a solution. Surely I want to see private WSC95s beating factory 911 GT1s again, but it's extremely hard.
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