Toyota drivers are worried by the amount of mileage their rivals have racked up at Sebring ahead of the WEC season opener. 'Some drivers can drive there with their eyes closed!”
Toyota World Endurance Championship drivers Kamui Kobayashi and Ryo Hirakawa have expressed concern about the amount of testing some of their Hypercar rivals have done at Sebring in the build-up to this year’s season opener.The Japanese manufacturer has unveiled a revised version of its GR010 Hybrid Le Mans Hypercar for the 2023 season as it gears up to defend its WEC crown from new Hypercar class rivals in the form of Ferrari, Porsche and Cadillac.
Kobayashi, who is once again joined aboard the #7 Toyota by Jose Maria Lopez and Mike Conway this season, is concerned that the team’s comparative lack of test mileage could be a hindrance for the Sebring 1000 Miles on March 17. “It’s clear also we have had less test sessions than the other manufacturers. The other manufacturers have been to SebringPorsche and Cadillac completed endurance tests with their LMDh cars at Sebring last year as part of their build-up to the 2023 season, and were also in action for last month’s IMSA-sanctioned test at the Florida airfield venue.
Hirakawa, who shares the #8 Toyota with Sebastien Buemi and Brendon Hartley for his second season in the WEC, offered a similar assessment to Kobayashi.
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