The other question that remains to be answered is 'are Ford sand bagging?'
The cars seem to cruise around under the radar a bit, but, as one commentator pointed out, rarely have trouble overtaking when they do catch up a car. There is also the mystery of the fast lap that was recorded at one point during the Spa weekend. Timing glitch or their real pace?
Think you'll have to turn your question around ... Who
isn't sandbagging ?
AF Corse doesn't seem to hold back. Looking at their performance with the new 488, they are degrading the competition. Aston Martin and Porsche got a BOP adjustment for Spa.
Aston was a bit closer than in Silverstone, but still far off the Ferrari's. And what to think about Porsche ? Weren't they (too) slow at Spa ? Remember Porsche 2 years ago ? Whining at Silverstone and Spa that they couldn't keep up with Ferrari & Aston. Getting a BOP and trashing the competition at LM ...
Rumours in the paddock say Ford are sandbagging in the WEC, it will be the ACO's job to prove it ... The regulations say that a BOP adjustment can be filed during a race weekend, this could be interesting at LM next month. Everyone expects a new BOP for Aston, Ford and Porsche, but the ACO can recall that during of after practice/qualifying sessions at LM. Interesting times ahead ...
Dalla Lana & co aren't sandbagging for sure, the pace they showed is pretty close to GTE-Pro.