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Originally Posted by TF110
It was interesting to say the least. The penalties were really harsh for the Toyota. But that's the worst they're going to be.
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I thought the penalties were a joke, lol. The other cars didn't do anything wrong. The Rebellion just didn't go. I know what the rules say and I know it's technically correct, but it didn't 'feel' right.
I think this is worst case scenario for Toyota. Harsh BoP and a track where there's not much chance to use the boost. I'd expect that to switch round elsewhere. Sebring will suit them much much better.
I'm not sure the racing can be called "good" since it's completely artificial. However it was at least a race. Ignoring the lapped Toyota since it was a penalty that put him there, it's not THAT big a gap between the Rebellion and Toyota. So if this is what the ACO wanted to see then it's safe to say they finally achieved it. Whether or not that's good or not is purely opinion.
What I will say though, is I think the fans have got very short memories. I'm not saying you have to like it (and I understand if you don't), but some of the reasoning for disliking it is unfair. The Toyota is too slow in a straight line and the classes are overlapping too much. Well, that's exactly what it was like in endurance racing right up until 1999 when the game changed. It was normal for even the best cars to have severe disadvantages, and it was normal for the classes to overlap - a lot more than they currently do.
I'm not saying everyone should like it. I'm not sure I did. But there was a lot of old-school traits showing up. Artificially, but they were there.
I found the race...interesting. Wasn't good? The actual wheel to wheel racing was good. Different strengths and weaknesses was cool. I like when you have vastly differently performing cars, and we seen that.