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Originally Posted by PhilipR
It is starting to look like this homologation requirement is counter productive - first Glickenhouse missed races to homologate their car and now Peugeot will not race Le Mans and it makes sense. And there could be more next year.
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Would we have so many manufacturers looking to introduce cars if it was? Would we have been able to bring together the the DPi and LMH ?
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Originally Posted by S griffin
I do wonder why the rules are so complicated, it's not going to help increase numbers. I do wonder how far the Peugeot project will go.
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What’s complicated?
A new way of doing it, but complicated? Build a car that fits some performance criteria.
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Originally Posted by canaglia
5 years homologation, single bodywork, limited test hours/sessions, more strict aero rules, less complex hybrid etc... were all made to prevent manufacturers going on a wild spending rampage that could potentially kill WEC on mid-long term as happened across 2014-2017 when audi and porsche left when both of them couldn't afford about 200mln€ a year anymore.
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This is it.
It might mean it delays some manufacturers start a little later, but ACO and IMSA are trying to build something that is sustainable.
And who’s to say Peugeot would have been ready for Le Mans anyway?
And ByKolles are a red herring here. Why their entry wasn’t accepted is much more than what races they aren’t doing.