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Originally Posted by JAG
From the latest DSC article:-
'Do they expect Pescarolo or anyone else to gain that much by June next year? On his budget?'
Why focus on Pescarolo, surely the question should be, 'Could a Porsche, Honda, Totyta etc. petrol car compete with Audi next year?'
Lets face it, in the DSC article, the unamed engineer claims Peugeit haven't a chance to win next year, a manufactuer with diesel power, so why would a privateer have a chance, petrol or not?'
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Don't mix up a comparison between a new team and an advanced team (Peugeot vs Audi) with a comparison between a favoured and non-favoured technology (diesel vs petrol).
The engineer is saying that Peugeot is behind the eight ball, and that - particularly with the level of technical detail required to run the diesel efficiently, they're not going to catch Audi - this year. Next year, who knows?
He's also saying that, no matter what you throw at a petrol engine, it's just not going to beat a diesel under the current rules regimen.
Ever.
I'm going to suggest - right now - that, with Peugeot pushing Audi next year, someone is going to set a 3:26 race lap.