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Written by Greg Potts
At the hands of Sebastien Buemi, Fernando Alonso and Kazuki Nakajima, Toyota"s dominant TS050 has won the previous two Le Mans 24hrs races, as well as last season"s WEC title. Now though, the FIA and the Automobile Club de l"Ouest have moved to bridge the gap between the updated version that you see above and its competitors. The problem, if you"d consider it a problem, is that Toyota"s hybrid system makes the TS050 both quicker and more efficient than the ICE cars of Rebellion Racing and Team LNT the only other teams left in LMP1. As you"ll know, those are both pretty key factors in endurance racing, and although the sport was once keen to aid the development of hybrid tech, it"s now been forced to peg it back.
Date written: 23 Jul 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16381
At the hands of Sebastien Buemi, Fernando Alonso and Kazuki Nakajima, Toyota"s dominant TS050 has won the previous two Le Mans 24hrs races, as well as last season"s WEC title. Now though, the FIA and the Automobile Club de l"Ouest have moved to bridge the gap between the updated version that you see above and its competitors. The problem, if you"d consider it a problem, is that Toyota"s hybrid system makes the TS050 both quicker and more efficient than the ICE cars of Rebellion Racing and Team LNT the only other teams left in LMP1. As you"ll know, those are both pretty key factors in endurance racing, and although the sport was once keen to aid the development of hybrid tech, it"s now been forced to peg it back.
Date written: 23 Jul 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16381
