It's a Toyota 1-2 at the head of the field in Sebring WEC, with penalties and a poorly-timed pitstop hurting Ferrari on its return to top-level sportscar racing. Halftime report:
Toyota holds a comfortable 1-2 lead at the halfway point of Sebring 1000 Miles after Ferrari’s debut in the World Endurance Championship was compromised by penalties and an ill-timed pitstop.The #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid driven by Brendon Hartley was circulating just over a second clear of the sister #7 entry piloted by Kamui Kobayashi after four hours of racing at the Sebring International Raceway,
However, despite Kobayashi looking strong after taking over the #7 Toyota, Hartley managed to hold his position at the front - even when he had to make two pitstops in rapid succession in the fourth hour, including one to top up on fuel under FCY. The #50 Ferrari lost ground after picking up two different penalties in the first half of the race, having already dropped down the order with a pitstop under SC in the opening hour.
Peugeot endured a disastrous first half of the race with a number of technical issues consigning both 9X8 LMH cars behind the wall for prolonged periods. The #4 Vanwall picked up a puncture in the process and had to pit immediately the next time by, but Guerrieri was still running ahead of both Peugeots in eighth after an otherwise clean debut outing for the Colin Kolles-run outfit.
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