Pescarolo welcomes potential changes
Henri Pescarolo welcomed Le Mans organiser the ACO's admission that the difference in performance between the petrol and diesel-powered cars needs to be addressed
The ACO has declared its intention to equalise petrol and diesel cars to allow petrol-powered cars to fight for outright victory, and to elimante the focus on the competition in an unofficial 'petrol class'.
"They recognised for the first time that they were wrong with the equivalency," Pescarolo told autosport.com. "It's the same thing I've been saying for two years, so I'm happy. Now we have to wait and see what they decide to do, technically speaking, but I'm pleased about it.
"Unfortunately we have to fight in a category that doesn't exist. Everyone speaks about the petrol category but there isn't one. But we will still fight to be the best petrol car and in qualifying yesterday we were, which is a good start for us.
"We are trying to prove again that, with the same power, we are the best team. If we want to sell cars to customers we have to prove to them that our chassis is one of the best and is reliable, so we need to finish the race."
Pescarolo's team have been among the leading petrol-powered contenders in recent years, but have struggled to match the diesels that have dominated Le Mans since Audi introduced their R10 TDi in 2006.
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