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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera View Post
I am sure the Porsche - Audi - Bentley - Lamborghini conglomerate will not sit back and watch other manufacturers run around with the spotlight and not want part of the action. The trick is which of the marques with they present. Porsche Audi and Bentley all have long ties to Le Mans. Lambo has some history as well.

Hydrogen will all be a huge smoke and mirrors, look a squirrel! gimmick to make them able to say the race is all green. They will not delve into the facts that to make the hydrogen they use a lot of electricity, or make it from hydrocarbons just like gasoline.
Zackly. looking for gimmicks to attract manufacturers and also younger generations who don't really care that much about motorsports.

Do they really think people will want to go buy a prius just because a Toyota hybrid won the race?
Ok sure, there are people dumb enough to think that way, but hopefully they are few and far between.
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