Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-36318929-20181229224504/@comment-33870577-20190101112237

Johnny Mueller wrote:

To call it massive failure when it wasn't even finished is a bit much don't you think? No, I don't 🧐 Because of:

Johnny Mueller wrote: And the reason for the slowest lap of all 3 manufacturers was cause Nissan was only running on engine, without electric motors, cause their hybrid system wasn't ready. This, pretty much. Darren Cox, Nissan's motosport boss at that time (still is?), said "For reliability reasons we didn't engage the hybrid system.". Strong emphasis on reliability. Because none of their three LMP1s has even managed to finish the race, lmao!

He (Cox) also said that the decision to not employ hybrid power was made two weeks prior to the 24h race, right after the Le Mans test. In the name of reliability 😁 I mean… total failure, yes.

Johnny Mueller wrote: To bad Nissan pulled the plug so we will never know how good it would really be.

Johnny Mueller wrote: And the reason why it's so good in game is because in virtual reality, that hybrid system works. ;) Can't disagree with that 👍