why should it be a 4 cylinder?
that's the whole point. pushing stuff to the limit is very expensive, using commercially available stuff that nowhere near the limit is much cheaper.
but of course, if your competitors use the same engine, but start tuning it, it's ruined.
This explains the different times for shakedown, P1 cars are being scrutineered in the morning.
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