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Originally Posted by Holt
"Maybe one day they decide to recognize this evidence." - Henri Pescarolo
That day will be when a big manufacturer using a gasoline car takes Lemans as seriously as Audi or Peugeot.
I dont think Aston Martin helped the gasoline cause with its recent blunders. Even the recent Lola Aston efforts fell way short of Audi 's and Peugeot's in terms of budget, driver quality, car count etc.... not enough to be able to really cry foul with the current regulation equivalents
We need Porsche or Toyota etc to mount a realistic assault on the overall victory at Lemans in a gasoline car and Im sure we'll see the regulations become much more equivalent
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Exactly, if somebody ever comes in and spends as much money on car development, drivers ect as Audi and Peugeot then things would probably change. Problem is even if Diesel and Petrol were equal in todays circumstances Audi and Peugeot would still come out on top. Just look at Penske/Ganassi in Indycar as well as the Ganassi Grand Am program. At Homestead they were able to run 4 seconds faster than the other cars when they needed to push after the Rojas penalty.
Highcroft and HPD appears to be a slight hope and I hope the rumour spreading around the Muscle Milk paddock at Sebring is true, but what you said in your final line pretty much sums it up.