The ongoing saga of Balance of Performance (BoP) took some dramatic steps in the early part of 2024. The FIA and ACO presented their new method of balancing the Hypercars to the media at the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship in Qatar. Shortly afterwards, IMSA announced that the method it implemented in GTD at the Daytona 24 Hours was too complicated to replicate for the remainder of the season and so, in agreement with the manufacturers, it reverted to last year’s more traditional system.
The performance balancing system for the WEC’s flourishing top class was controversial last year. The engineers used first order parameters of weight, power and aerodynamic efficiency to balance the cars. Toyota, however, was better than anyone else in race conditions, notably on second order parameters such as tyre wear and strategy, and won the opening races comfortably.
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