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Old 5 Jun 2022, 18:15 (Ref:4113038)   #9
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canaglia should be qualifying in the top 10 on the gridcanaglia should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
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Another question is how well their package works at LMP2 weight. In the "success ballast" days, with more subtle adjustments, that Oreca LMP1 was having the tendency to slow down more than expected with added weight and reduced power. Even Vasselon said after Shanghai qualifying that they expected the Rebellion to run quicker considering their 2018 performance with Senna out-qualifying 3 out of 4 Toyota drivers and how much extra weight/power deficit they were given. Of course it's hard to compare directly as tires were different but today they were slower in the afternoon than some LMP2s.

impossible to tell by now, R13 was about 830kg heavy and had >700hp, I guess they were struggling when they got some extra weight because the gibson 4.5L is a high rev engine with lmp2 levels of torque release. But honestly 2019-2020 season (excluding 2020 LM where cars ran without handicap ballast) was a joke... you could know weeks before the race who was going to win...
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