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Originally Posted by intakexhaust

Stayed up. Always in awe of the LMP's but all of them seems their lap times were down this year.

Audi R18 v.? whatever version they call it, couldn't run the underbody from Silvestone (outlawed). So in a sorts got screwed right from the start. Though pretty cool to see maybe only a 900 rpm differential in a lap. Low r's too help in longevity. These hy-jobbies are weird, including the exterior.

Then the Ferrari vs. Ford hype. I'll tip my hat to Ford but with an open checkbook and with a good number on the grid, bound to show well.

The fuel allocation was reduced this year by 10 megajoules per lap compared to last year to keep speeds in check and the hybrid power output was capped at 300kW for "class 2" circuits (ones that are not up to F1 standards). Le Mans is the only class 2 track on the WEC calendar.

The Audi underbody itself was legal, the issue at Silverstone is that they were bottoming out too much and wore the plywood legality plank more than the allowed 5mm- similar to the plank used in F1. In other words they were running just a bit too low.