Toyota suffered a painful defeat at Le Mans on the back of a controversial BoP change. But wresting the prize back in 2024 could give it a lot more positive PR than winning this year. Opinion:
One minute and 22 seconds. That was all that separated Toyota from a sixth consecutive victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours. And what shouldn’t be forgotten is what a historically slim margin that is in the context of the French enduro that was celebrating its centenary running.
“We were so close, which makes it even more frustrating. If luck had been on our side, we could have won. I’m proud we were able to get that far.” “What we also realised this time is that, with the additional weight, because there were no tyre warmers [for the opening rounds of the WEC] and the tyres are therefore softer than in previous years, the damage was even worse than we had simulated.”Photo by: Masahide Kamio
“What we are doing is a ‘sport in which athletes do battle’. This is the ‘sport’ in ‘motorsport’. What I want to say is, it is not ‘motor-politics’ that simply exposes the sheer stubbornness of each manufacturer! But watching qualifying, I thought, ‘We’ve lost to politics'.
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