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Written by Tom Harrison
No matter how hard it tries, Toyota simply cannot win outright at Le Mans. Not with the GT-One in the late Nineties, nor the TS0 Hybrids it"s been running since 2012. But with both Porsche and Audi out of the picture, even with new rules that give hybrids weight and fuel-flow penalties, the odds of Toyota winning 2018"s 86th running of the 24 Heures du Mans are really quite good This year"s TS050 is broadly the same as the car that competed in last year"s World Endurance Championship (and won the last three races), but Toyota says the "1,000hp hybrid electric powertrain has been modified to strengthen reliability" (and avoid a repeat of last year"s 8th place finish at the Circuit de la Sarthe). There are some "small but productive improvements to the aerodynamic package", but the big change comes in the form of the Spanish chap hired to drive it. You might have heard of him. His name is Fernando Alonso, and he"ll share the No.8 car with S bastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima. Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jos Mar a L pez will pilot the No.7.
Date written: 5 Apr 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 11412
No matter how hard it tries, Toyota simply cannot win outright at Le Mans. Not with the GT-One in the late Nineties, nor the TS0 Hybrids it"s been running since 2012. But with both Porsche and Audi out of the picture, even with new rules that give hybrids weight and fuel-flow penalties, the odds of Toyota winning 2018"s 86th running of the 24 Heures du Mans are really quite good This year"s TS050 is broadly the same as the car that competed in last year"s World Endurance Championship (and won the last three races), but Toyota says the "1,000hp hybrid electric powertrain has been modified to strengthen reliability" (and avoid a repeat of last year"s 8th place finish at the Circuit de la Sarthe). There are some "small but productive improvements to the aerodynamic package", but the big change comes in the form of the Spanish chap hired to drive it. You might have heard of him. His name is Fernando Alonso, and he"ll share the No.8 car with S bastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima. Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jos Mar a L pez will pilot the No.7.
Date written: 5 Apr 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 11412
