Whoopsy:
Spyderidol:

I'm hoping for the best but planning for the worst.

I just don't see the ACO allowing a LMDh anywhere near the top step of the podium at Le Mans. Once again, I hope I'm thoroughly wrong.

 

On paper, both classes are 'sort of' equal. Same total system output (500kW) and same weight.

But the LMh cars have free rein on aero and also benefits of AWD. They gonna be monsters out of corners. That's basically where all the gains will be coming from.

LMh cars aren't compulsory to have hybrids systems, so their gas engines can make the whole 500kW and then adjusted down to account for the hybrid output, that's a great advantage on software tuning. 

Porsche knew that from reading the rulebook, yet they still chooses to do LMDh, there had to be a reason, outside of cost. 

Reason: Sales. Porsche wanted to have a business case to go racing and to sell cars to customers. They wanted them simple enough to be able to do this