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I think private lmp1s had a great opportunity but didn't have the means to make their cars to perform to the level of the factory cars. Thats to be expected though, they don't have the budgets of manufacturers. There was a time when the non-hybrid cars were 800kg, and lighter. They had aero breaks with wings and front winglets allowed at 2000mm vs 1900mm for hybrids. They had bigger fuel tanks, much more powerful engines, much more fuel flow to use etc. You can't just show up with a modified lmp2 or like Bykolles use a chassis that has been used for the better part of a decade and expect to win against the two biggest automakers in the world.
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