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radiator for the Energy Recovery System
(ERS), one for the Energy Storage System
(ESS) and two water radiators.
One of the limitations of the regulation is
that there is only one body kit configuration
allowed, and changes that teams are allowed
to make to that kit race-to-race are limited.
The design team therefore has to take into
account the worst-case scenario, such as
high ambient temperatures, and manage the
thermal efficiency of the car at both IMSA
and WEC circuits.
The SC63 has been designed and developed
to offer the widest ‘operating window’
possible, to optimize performance while
also being able to look after its tires even on
the most aggressive track surfaces. Ahead
track testing, intense development work has
been carried out in the virtual world using a
Driver in the Loop (DiL) simulator.
Further help has come from the
Lamborghini factory drivers Mirko
Bortolotti and Andrea Caldarelli, together
with new drivers Daniil Kvyat and Romain
Grosjean. The latter two have recent race
experience of hybrids in Formula 1 and
have been able to help the engineers to tune
the LMDh system, in particular design the
steering wheel controls to allow the driver to
control the necessary functions of the hybrid
system.
Starting in 2024, one car will compete in the
full FIA World Endurance Championship.
The second car will race in the North
American Endurance Championship
races of the IMSA series. The Iron Lynx
team, presented as a partner at the 2022
Lamborghini Grand Finals, will run the cars
in both series, and the driving line up will
include Bortolotti, Caldarelli, Grosjean and
Kvyat. Other drivers will be confirmed later
in 2023.
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