LMP1 or DPi"
How are the ACO going to save their top class category in the WEC for 2020" Our Editor shares his thoughts after attending both the IMSA and ACO races at Sebring. 
The Sebring circuit in Florida provided a unique opportunity to compare cars from different series on the same track, and the result was somewhat of an eye-opener. The race weekend in mid-March featured an eight-hour WEC race on Friday night, finishing at midnight, while the IMSA 12-hours of Sebring kicked off at 1045 on Saturday morning.
For those pulling double duty, either in the cockpit, on the spanners or in the press room, it was a tough weekend. With the schedules adjusted to allow night running for both series, and to squeeze in the required track time, being in the right place at the right time was not necessarily easy. However, there is no doubt that the event was a success, and the fans would probably have broken all records had the weather not turned at the end of the WEC race, and stayed wet through the first hours of the IMSA race. Organisationally it worked well for a first attempt, and there are improvements coming should the decision be jointly taken between the FIA and IMSA to repeat the exercise next year (it is understood that the decision has been taken and will be repeated). There was one point that became apparent during the race; the DPi cars cost around USD6m to run per car per year, while the Toyota TS050 has had, as a rough estimate, half a billion Euro spent...