Cadillac driver Sebastien Bourdais believes reliability, and not outright pace, could be the deciding factor in the opening round of IMSA's LMDh era at Daytona
IMSA will welcome a new breed of LMDh machinery from Cadillac, Acura, Porsche and BMW in the rebranded GTP class next year, marking the start of a new golden era of sportscar racing.
With the IMSA-sanctioned test taking place in early December, and the start of the season itself less than two months away, time is running out to sort any potential problems that could pop up during the fable enduro at Daytona International Speedway. “BMW definitely had a ton of problems when we were doing that 24-hour simulation test. They were stopped for a long time and they came back out and broke down again. They then came back out, ran one hour and wrapped the whole thing up and went home.
“It's always a huge test at Daytona, when there is a rule change like this, it's the first race of the car, it's a 24-hour race and it's January.“While some of the IMSA manufacturers have experience of running hybrid system and electrical components from their past racing programmes, they are now required to source the motor, battery and gearbox from designated suppliers as per the LMDh rulebook.
“It's not so bad, but for sure the system is complex and there are a lot of people involved,” he explained.
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