Missing the 2022 WEC entry list was a blessing in disguise for Vanwall and the team is now much better prepared for the upcoming season, says TomDillmann:
The ByKolles-run Vanwall team missing out on an entry for the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship season was a"positive thing" in hindsight, according to Tom Dillmann.has been granted an entry for the 2023 series with its new Vanderwell 680 Le Mans Hypercar
But Dillmann, who has undertaken the majority of the development of the new Vanwall-branded non-hybrid LMH together Guerrieri, admits that the rejection has turned out to be something of a blessing in disguise, giving the team an extra year to prepare for the car's race debut. "It was hard to take [having the entry rejected] at the time, but in the end it was a positive thing."He added:"We have been able to test on various tracks, and the car has been really reliable throughout.
But Dillmann admits the fact that the ByKolles team hasn't raced since the 2020 edition of Le Mans means it still faces a major challenge to match its rivals on the operational side. "With the rules the way they are, we should be competitive. We saw it with Glickenhaus last year. But even if the car is on the same level as the others, we still need to execute a perfect race to get a good result. It’s not only the car and the BoP, it’s the team, and the human side."Dillmann added that he is not expecting the fact that the Vanwall is running without a hybrid system, unlike the manufacturer LMH and LMDh cars, to offer any real reliability advantage in the early races.
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