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Are Le Mans 24 Hours safety car rules “better this way” or ‘taking merit away’?

Sebastien Buemi has claimed the current Le Mans 24 Hours safety car rules ‘take merit away’ from the best competitors, while fellow event veteran Sebastien Bourdais reckons they’re an improvement on the previous iteration.

Since 2023, all cars have been gathered behind a single safety car and the race leader, while there previously were three safety cars around the 13.6km track, separating the pack with no regard for overall and class leaders.

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