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Originally Posted by Fab

Jean Todt met ACO when the project wasn't even born. The dimensions' rules didn't change for a long time ; ACO said from the start that the MC12, beeing a GT car, couldn't enter LM with the idea to win the overall. Jean Todt knew from the start that the car woulnd't fit the rules. But, as usual, he considered that the rules were not for Ferrari (and Maserati) and that they had to change to welcome the MC12 entry.

This agenda, those events were described by Daniel Poissennot for almost one year, but never Maserati acted to move forward in the direction of the rules.

It has been now clearly established that the MC12 has to reduce its size (width and length) to enter LM ever... as the LM potential field is always larger than the grid, ACO is (and was, last ten years) not keen to let any team try to turn the rules at his own advantage.

If ACO bows, I'll regard the move as an acceptation of the fact that factories are stronger than the ACO's board, thing that remains to prove.

Fab is absolutely right and the MC12 is soon going to be tested in Le Mans version which is narrower and shorter.