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Originally Posted by Akrapovic
I think Ganassi would disagree about "23 Hours of nothing"
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"23 hours in which you just need to stay alive, no matter how slow you are or if you need to take 2, 3 or 5 laps to repair something" would be a more accurate headline. I just made it concise.
During those 23 hours, we saw cars like #60 (winner at the end of the race) dropping one lap and #10 (second) dropping two. Both of them had to make no effort to catch the lead lap back again.
Also, we saw some drivers pushing to the limit, showing great overtaking skills, and taking more risks to open gaps that meant absolutely nothing.
You could start the race 10 laps down, or be 5 laps down halfway through the race and, if you run the remainder of the time free of big issues and without making any heroic effort and you have the exact same chances of winning the race that those in the lead. You could also roll 2 seconds off the pace for the first half of the race and have those same chances of winning too.
Where is the value of delivering reliable and fast performance through a 24 hours period there?