The current LMP2s are quicker than the performance set to be delivered by the LMHs.

Last week Rebellion, who were due to co-operate with Peugeot on their return to the championship in 2022, announced they will withdraw from motorsport following this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours.No wonder, ACO and IMSA have similar “geniuses” as F1 – they are not thinking even two steps ahead.I was never a fan of Valkyrie (I think it is ugly as Hell), but I was really looking for “proper” Hypercar class… no more.Well that’s disappointing. Legendary American racing team boss Roger Penske says his powerhouse organisation has “looked at” the FIA World Endurance Championship’s new hypercar regulations, as he seeks to fulfil his dream of racing once again at the Le Mans 24 Hours. The first example of the Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus 007 Hypercar prototype that will race in the FIA World Endurance Championship has ... for its WEC Hypercar program. Pour Peugeot, il faut encore patienter pour connaître les contours précis d'un programme qui ne verra pas le jour avant 2022.Tout en misant gros sur ce renouveau symbolisé par l'Hypercar, le WEC et l'Automobile Club de l'Ouest, organisateur des 24 Heures du Mans, ont depuis un moment déjà fait le V6 turbo hybrides : la F1 "s'est tiré une balle dans le pied"Le musée Brumos Collection ouvre, avec la Porsche 917K de 1970 In a statement issued on Wednesday the manufacturer said its decision was made “following the recent decision by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) and the International Motor Sport Association (IMSA) to harmonise the Hypercar class with the so-called LMDh prototype category in the WEC from 2021 and the US-based WeatherTech Sportscar Championship from 2022.” However, the definition of the term is relatively broad, and in addition the FIA Endurance Committee can approve entries on a case-by-case basis if they see fit.Rebellion Racing’s partnership with Peugeot is one such possibility of privateer teams trying their hand at the LMH class. The subject of tyres is a complicated one in the WEC, with tyre manufacturers coming and going and regulations being loosened and tightened as the years go out. In the past manufacturers have been permitted to develop two or more sets of bodywork, giving rise to special “low-drag” set-ups for Le Mans.The first season of the Le Mans Hypercar category will see factory entries from The three main manufacturers will be entering at least two cars each. Alors que nous sommes au milieu de la saison 2019-2020 du Championnat du monde d'Endurance, la discipline s'apprête à tourner une page importante de son histoire avec l'introduction de la catégorie Maîtrise des coûts, maintien de la présence optionnelle de la technologie hybride et convergence des performances ont été le cheval de bataille des instances tout au long des mois de travail pour bâtir l'avenir. The cost of developing a Daytona Prototype, therefore, is much lower than the ACO’s Hypercar concept – so, if you want to compete at Le Mans in the top class, there is now a much stronger incentive to go down the LMDh route anyway.Withdrawing from DTM earlier this year, now this.

... area of 1.8m2, the cars will be bigger in size, and so that rules out completely the current breed of LMP1 cars.

Aston Martin looks likely to produce customer versions of its forthcoming Valkyrie World Endurance Championship contender to race alongside the factory team in the future The WMSC also revealed a shift in the rules that will mean Le Mans Hypercar competitors "must enter a homologated car under the name of an automotive brand".The rules outlined at the Le Mans 24 Hours this year allowed for independents to enter the category with a prototype car, while the rules for road-going machinery demand a minimum production run of 20 cars within two years of the car beginning racing.The text of the draft rules states that a competitor "may enter the homologated car under the name of a car brand", but it is understood that this wording will be changed to "must" at the next WMSC council in March.It's also understood there will be a teams' title awarded for the Le Mans Hypercar class rather than a manufacturers' crown, despite the wording of the WMSC statement.Restrictions on testing in the top class of the WEC will be removed for the first season of the Le Mans Hypercar category.

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