The never ending Toyota return to Le Mans (LMP1) Saga

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Originally Posted by gwyllion

That rumor is BS.

It could be. However, is there something with the compound and/or construction that would have an impact besides the size adjustment from the ARX-02 days?

Pickett was complaining about the design of the tires for the Lola (obviously not the wider front tires) in that they were designed more for diesels (or at least the older, more powerful petrol cars) than for today's petrol cars:

"Honestly, one of our problems with the P1 tire is the Peugeots and the Audis, with all their power, are so difficult on tires. So this car, without the power it's had in past years, it's hard to get heat in the tires we'd like. But Michelin is working very closely with us and I think we're making a lot of progress in that regard.

http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing...ory?id=6682465

I don't know if this is an issue that is or can be sufficiently settled prior to Toyota's debut. Of course, this is all assuming they are going with Michelin. That may not be the case.