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With the new rules, LMP2 will also be pushing out the factories in favor of privateer teams. Both Porsche and Acura have stated that their LMP2 programmes are their ways of putting their toes in the water before they jump in to LMP1.
Actually, Porsche has never said this openly.
They have always stated that the RS Spyder program was solely a LMP2 program commissioned by PNA
They have , however, always left the door open to a move to LMP1
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doyle said:With that said, I don't think I would refer to the Penske programme as back door support. Porsche has several engineers (Porsche employees) working at Penske on the car. It is very much a Porsche/Penske operation combined.
I did not refer to the Penske team as currently receiving back door support. I said they would probably carry on (after the contract) with back door support.
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doyle said:Of course Porsche will continue in GT2 with their customer programme but I don't see them jumping into GT1 anytime soon. If anything, the current trend is away from GT1 and down towards GT3 levels. I would expect that spiralling costs and in the case of the ALMS, sparse participation will see GT1 killed for the future in favor of GT2 being the top for production based cars with a GT3 type class brought in essentially shifting the GT1/GT2 classes to a GT2/GT3 arrangement.
Agreed.
