Strange because Peugeot did not anticipate their dominant pace themselves. Just look at
this bizar video interview with Quesnel before the race.
In a nutshell, he very bluntly says that we have to wait for Le Mans for the first confrontation, because in Spa there will not be a race as there will be too much traffic to come back up.
BTW The contrast with
this interview 2 hours into the race is huge. His body language says it all...