New procedures are in place in the WEC's Hypercar class to avoid a car losing time undergoing repairs whenever an official series torque sensor fails 💥 Get the full story 👇
They were agreed between rule makers the FIA and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, and the manufacturers on Wednesday afternoon ahead of the start of practice on Thursday for this weekend’s Spa round of the championship.
That is why Peugeot was able to continue running the #94 9X8 that finished fifth at Portimao; it suffered a failure of a driveshaft torque sensor during the second half of the race. “We very quickly agreed with the FIA and ACO that we have do everything possible to make sure we avoid stopping a car when such a thing happens,” explained Vasselon.
Vasselon would not go into details, but he revealed that the back-up would involve the sensor that measures power on the input shaft of the gearbox.
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