Yahoo Autos LMP1 Cars Could Be Based "On a ‘Hypercar’ Concept"
The World Motorsport Council has gathered today in Manila for its second meeting of 2018, to conclude the sixth FIA Sport Conference, held for the first time in Asia. And there's some good news: The FIA has announced a new "Hypercar" designation for the LMP1 class, the highest category of the World Endurance Championship, as part of the 2020 Technical Regulations.
The FIA explains the new designation as follows:
A budget target of one-quarter of current LMP1 budgets
Freedom of design for brands based on a "Hypercar" concept
There's also a plan to encourage the participation of female drivers in the FIA World Endurance Championship
The hypercar part is particularly exciting. McLaren recently built a road-legal racing car featuring active aero, called the Senna, and Aston Martin's Red Bull Racing-engineered, Cosworth-powered Valkyrie AMR, shown above, also offers F1-beating performance right off the shelf. And since both cars are about to enter production right around now, 2020 sounds like a match made in ... Manila, as it happens.
As far as Formula 1 goes, for 2019, the FIA included aerodynamic changes to the front wing, brake ducts and rear wing, all aimed at improving overtaking. Because the boredom has to stop.
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