Porsche announced last month that it will not be giving its LMDh car an early debut in the Bahrain WEC finale in November. Loic Duval is not surprised by that decision, having witnessed the difficulties Peugeot faced with its own hypercar this year.
Porsche was openly considering giving the 963 an early first race outing in the Bahrain 8 Hours on November 12 to prepare for its twin assaults on the WEC and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2023.
This raised hopes Porsche could take advantage of a special dispensation from the WEC to run LMDh machinery in non-homologated form this year ahead of their scheduled introduction in 2023, with no other manufacturer thought to be in a position to do so.
“Peugeot has been away from the top category of endurance since 2011, and they’ve come back from scratch; Porsche has been away [from the top category] since 2017 but they stayed in the WEC with GT cars.
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