WEC 2020 
The ACO and FIA are about to commit to a set of technical regulations that will see them through the next phase of the World Endurance Championship and Le Mans, but as yet have no idea which is the correct direction in which to head. They have options on the table, some credible, some not.
The options are clear; the FIA is pushing for hypercar, but thus far there are only two potential OEMs interested; Toyota and Aston Martin through the Red Bull Advanced Technologies company that is developing the car. Regarding Plan B, the ACO is torn between Super GTE, and DPi. They have a third option, which is to change only one line in their existing non-hybrid technical regulations: ?Le Mans Prototype 1: with no Energy Recovery System (ERS) reserved only for privateers.? The difference in the choices are clear. If hypercar is adopted, the regulations have to allow the Valkyrie to enter the frame, and it generates its power differently to the proposed regulations. It is understood that Toyota has been asked to increase the power of its ICE to 850bhp, and reduce its hybrid impact in order to make balancing the two concepts easier.
This flies in the face of what Toyota agreed in December which formed the draft regulations that were approved by the FIA World Council, but the Japanese manufacturer is keen to race, and has already moved, or removed, red lines that previously were in place, such as accepting balance of performance in the top class.
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