Back when Nissan withdrew their car from the opening 2 rounds of 2015 (including Silverstone, which I subsequently declined to attend) Autosport reported the below:
"A statement from WEC boss Gerard Neveu read: "Nissan is not the first manufacturer to miss the start of the season and they won't be the last: Toyota previously did the same and they are now our world champions."
Surely the WEC should have seen the writing on the wall in the light of Nissan's poor test results and these actions?