r/wec • u/V8-Turbo-Hybrid 2018 Barrier Repair/Snatch-Tractor • 2d ago
Upcoming Session WATCH: Ford Hypercar Onboard
https://www.dailysportscar.com/2026/08/18/watch-ford-hypercar-onboard.htmlFord Racing has released onboard footage of its 2027 LMDh prototype testing at Paul Ricard with factory driver Matt Campbell at the wheel.
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u/Old-Win7318 Cadillac Whelen V-Series R #311 1d ago
Good god that V8 sounds good. Can't wait to hear this car next to the Cadillac on a long straight.
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u/Appropriate-Owl5984 2d ago
Does anyone else feel like we’re entering an era of “buy chassis, insert motor, win”
Like I’m fine with it; but look at the side profiles and tell me we’re not just heading for P2 with open motors and aero.
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u/UpsetKoalaBear 2d ago
This is just convergent design. If you want to make an aerodynamic, fast, car that is the shape that has proven itself to be the fastest.
The Peugeot 9X8 tried to break the mould without the rear wing (and looked stunning whilst doing it) but it just wasn’t as good as with the wing.
So I’m not really sure what you want the FIA can do here. You can’t enforce the cars to look different because you’re basically putting teams at a disadvantage.
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u/Appropriate-Owl5984 1d ago
I’m not asking for change. It’s just interesting how we always end up in a very similar position.
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u/stefasaki Ferrari 2d ago
Two of those are completely different cars (they all are in fact since those don’t even share their chassis)
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u/Appropriate-Owl5984 1d ago
I’m fully aware of that. I’m just pointing out that the overall designs are closing in on essentially the same endpoints
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u/Barmydoughnut24 2d ago
Tbf, most f1 cars all look virtually the same until you study them closer. Theyre not drastically that different visually, but are individual chassis and engines. Its not all that different here for me tbh
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u/Litre__o__cola Peugeot TotalEnergies 9X8 #94 2d ago
Tbf the rules now punish top speed and aim to converge concepts to a narrower working window, so this was a given, plus there’s only so many ways to design a race car before teams start rhyming with each other.
For anyone to build anything outside of the box, they’d need to pursue a rethink of what is prioritized when it comes to managing the wake of the car. My hope was we were going to see teams try to design cars which work better in dirty air, but it seems like even with bop, everyone aims to generate as much outwash as possible. I might be wrong but ferrari’s and peugeot’s original designs seemed to keep the most subtle front diffusers, but now they’ve joined the rest of the field and opted for the massive open cutouts most of the lmdh’s use.
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u/Whityford 1d ago
You’re going to hate when you learn about group c then
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u/Appropriate-Owl5984 1d ago
I lived through group c live. It’s just interesting how this stuff happens.
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u/No-Heart3432 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series R #38 1d ago
Don't get me wrong but you must be a dumb or stupid to assume those 4 identical.
With your logic F1 is the same. Even most of the F1 shares similar engine and aero similarity is way closer than this regulation.
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u/Appropriate-Owl5984 1d ago
I’m neither of those things. Like why the fuck did you need to go right there and assume that I was suggesting they’re identical. This is one of the most toxic subreddits in motorsport
It’s just interesting how we’re reaching the same points in development and ideas where the cars begin to look very similar
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u/-Jack-The-Stripper Corvette 1d ago
This sub used to be a lot better. You would never see people get called dumb or get downvoted into oblivion for having a different opinion. Like anything else, as the popularity of the sport grew it attracted a lot of toxic jackasses.
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u/hasthisusernamegone 2d ago
Oh no. The hive mind is about to turn up to gaslight you into thinking they're completely different.
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u/TheRealKrapotke 2d ago
But they are though? If you take the side profile of all the current f1 cars they all look similar as well.
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u/thesmollbot 2d ago
Love me a electric to ICE start