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Old 2 Jul 2014, 17:10 (Ref:3429548)   #1209
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miatanut should be qualifying in the top 3 on the gridmiatanut should be qualifying in the top 3 on the gridmiatanut should be qualifying in the top 3 on the grid
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Originally Posted by joeb View Post
How much fuel would the rectangle LMP use compared to the Delta shape to achieve the same lap times?
Exactly.

When you throw away 1/3 of the car to make it lighter and also push less air around, even if it's not as ultra-optimized as the current rectangular cars, it's still using a lot less fuel to move that driver around.
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