[Jims5543]

How about this? They made the rules! Audi used the rules to their advantage and decided to give the Diesel a go.

Then part of the way through the season they change the rules? When a team has spent the entire off season developing their car according to the rules.

Maybe I am a little sore over all the Mazda rule changes over the years mid season. Everyone laughed at the Mazda entry in the 24 hours of Lemans, until it won, then there was outrage and immediate banning.

You make lots of valid points Sam. But, Audi was cleaning their clocks last year with a gas engine R8. They chose to rise to the challange of developing a diesel powered car, that, I bet most were laughing at before the car rolled out for its first test. I personally didn't think it would be competative. I thought its sheer lack of engine RPM's would limit it. Boy, was I wrong.