🗣️ 'It looks similar, and feels similar, but they are very different to drive' Nick Tandy explains the key differences between Porsche's new 963 LMDh and the ultra-successful 919 LMP1 ⬇️
Tandy will race full-time in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2023, driving for the new Porsche Penske Motorsport team and partneringAlthough the 963 also boasts a hybrid system, its single-spec energy recovery layout is very different from the cutting-edge bespoke technology that the 919 used from 2014-17. The 919 boasted both kinetic and thermal systems, and powered each axle of the remarkable two-litre V4-engined car, which produced about 900bhp.
“In my experience of the LMP1 class, the cars were full bespoke with in-house development – different parts of the factory worked on different parts of the car, but it was all one project. Everything was developed together and intertwined. Offices for each department were right next to each other. “This is the beauty of these regulations, because there is less development cost and it enables us to go racing again. I’m all for the fastest cars to be as fast as they can, but also to be as affordable as they can, so as many people can race as much as possible.”
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