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Originally Posted by theDreamer
Slow? It was matching the LMP2 times up until it crashed, which is what most projected it to compete at and it was putting down top speeds almost equal to the Audi R18 cars.
It really shows what can be done with modern technology in a little package.
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No it was lagging behind most of LMP2 field including GT cars. It's fastest lap time was a 3.45.7 the LPM1 cars were turning fast laps of 3.25 and fast LMP2 cars were turning 3.39 laps.
http://www.lemans.org/wpphpFichiers/...-after-24h.pdf
You can see where it was by hour before the crash. It was lagging most of the race. They had drivetrain issues that didn't help either.
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