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Old 25 Apr 2023, 08:43 (Ref:4152895)   #52
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AstonGeoff should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
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Originally Posted by PhilipR View Post
Dream/nightmare scenario:

The slower Hypercar ends up leading the race for the last 10 hours due to better reliability and keeping out of trouble - the faster cars have had multiple issues and are between 1-2 and laps back, lapping faster but impossible to catch up
In the last 2 hours an event happens that brings out the safety car , all the cars get a lap back with the wave around - and now in the last hour the faster cars overtake the leader and the leader for the last 10 hours due to better reliability does not even get to finish on the podium

I imagine this would backfire horribly in ACOs face and will make a farce of the " Grand Prix d'Endurance"
Indeed, and this already happens in IMSA to an even greater extent due to the plethora of spurious safety cars.
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