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Audi and Oreca are probably safe bets for a good result at Sebring, because there's no way a this stage that the R15 and the 908 will be much slower than the R18 or the 90X. Same power and torque as the newer cars, but the 30kgs might hurt them as far as weight (newer cars will have to weigh 900kgs min, while the R15 and the 908 will have to weight 930kgs as far as is known).
But then again, 1:44-1:48 was the range of laptimes that the 908 ran on average last year, and I don't see that changing. So the R18 and maybe the 90x will be on pace with the older cars clearly. However, I do expect the R18 and the 90X to gather speed as they have more room for development work, while the R15 and the 908 are nearly at the end of their life cycle, and the 3.7 diesels should be fairly reliable, since we're talking engines that won't rev much above 5K RPM and are restricted to 2003 LMP1 power levels.
However, in theory, that should make the R15 and the 908 neigh high bullet proof as well.
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