- Apr 20, 2012
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Well, with the WEC kicking off soon enough, and the regulations being quite interesting and very efficiency oriented, I thought this warrants it's won thread.
And I just read - probably a bit late to the party - that Audi will dump it's originally announced electrical turbo - similar to the system running in F1 - and instead revert to a purely kinetic system, to drop from the highest hybrid category (which is what Porsche and Toyota are currently planning to use) to the lowest, and thus being allowed more fuel per lap, and gaining some flexibility with regard to weight. To counter the loss of hybrid power, they went up to a 4.0L V6 Diesel.
First race is at Silverstone on 20th of April.
I wonder what the tactical implications are of the efficiency rules. Cars deliberately going over the allotment, to give other cars of the same team a pull down the straight, and then gaining that back next lap, while drafting the car that was in front of them last lap? It would probably make sense, especially at LM, where they have the three long straights, that used to be the Mulsanne.
And I just read - probably a bit late to the party - that Audi will dump it's originally announced electrical turbo - similar to the system running in F1 - and instead revert to a purely kinetic system, to drop from the highest hybrid category (which is what Porsche and Toyota are currently planning to use) to the lowest, and thus being allowed more fuel per lap, and gaining some flexibility with regard to weight. To counter the loss of hybrid power, they went up to a 4.0L V6 Diesel.
First race is at Silverstone on 20th of April.
I wonder what the tactical implications are of the efficiency rules. Cars deliberately going over the allotment, to give other cars of the same team a pull down the straight, and then gaining that back next lap, while drafting the car that was in front of them last lap? It would probably make sense, especially at LM, where they have the three long straights, that used to be the Mulsanne.