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The F1 grand prix that big-budget Toyota should have won

At the end of the 2009 season Toyota announced its withdrawal from F1, ending an eight-year adventure that saw a huge amount of money spent, and no wins achieved.

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New WEC procedures to prevent long repairs for sensor failures

They were agreed between rule makers the FIA and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, and the manufacturers on Wednesday afternoon ahead of the start of practice on Thursday for this weekend’s Spa round of the championship.

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New procedures to prevent Hypercar crews losing time repairing WEC sensor failures

They were agreed between rule makers the FIA and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest and the manufacturers on Wednesday afternoon ahead of the start of practice on Thursday for this weekend’s Spa round of the championship.

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Toyota requests WEC procedure changes after FIA-mandated sensor fails

Pascal Vasselon, Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe technical director, argued that it was unfair that the #7 GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar was forced to make an 11-minute pitstop after torque sensor mandated by the FIA and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest on the left-rear driveshaft failed in the Portimao 6…

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Toyota: New safety car rules risk devaluing Le Mans win

Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe technical director Pascal Vasselon believes that the revised safety car system could make “Le Mans a bit of a lottery”.

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Toyota to complete pre-Le Mans test at Sebring this week

The Japanese manufacturer, which claimed a 1-2 victory in the Sebring 1000 Miles, will run for three days from Monday as it undertakes a third endurance simulation with the updated 2023 version of the GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar.

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Toyota will run its pre-Le Mans 24 test at Sebring this week

The Japanese manufacturer, who claimed a 1-2 victory in the Sebring 1000 Miles, will run for three days from Monday as it undertakes a third endurance simulation with the updated 2023 version of the GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar.

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How Toyota set the marker for WEC's newcomers to chase

Shock, sensational, spectacular. All those words correctly described Ferrari’s pole position with its 499P Le Mans Hypercar at start of the new era for the World Endurance Championship at the Sebring 1000 Miles. Yet come Friday’s race it was Toyota who were on top.

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How one WEC stalwart set the marker for the newcomers to chase

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How Toyota's new WEC challengers are shaping up

Toyota is set to face its sternest test in the World Endurance Championship this year since the Hypercar class replaced LMP1 in 2021.

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Why the WEC's eagerly-anticipated new era is unmissable

This is it! The start! It wasn’t the Daytona 24 Hours in January any more than it was the Spa 6 Hours nearly two years ago. The much-heralded golden era of sportscar racing finally begins with this week’s opening round of the World Endurance Championship at Sebring.

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Toyota plays down WEC Sebring Prologue domination

Pascal Vasselon, Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe technical director, insisted that the his team’s performance in the official pre-season WEC test that took place last weekend ahead of next Friday’s Sebring 1000 Miles championship opener “didn’t look good if you compare them with the IMSA test a few weeks ago”.

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Nakajima appointed Toyota WEC reserve for 2023 season

Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Kazuki Nakajima has been named by Toyota as its World Endurance Championship reserve driver more than a year after his retirement from the cockpit.

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Toyota reveals updated GR010 Hybrid for 2023 WEC season

Toyota has focused on making its Le Mans Hypercar a more raceable machine for the defence of its World Endurance Championship titles this year.

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Toyota believes customer LMH cars possible, not just LMDh

Toyota believes it will be possible for customer teams to run cars built to Le Mans Hypercar regulations despite the perception that they are more expensive and complicated than LMDh machines.

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Toyota: Possible for customer teams to run LMH cars, not just LMDh

Toyota believes it will be possible for customer teams to run cars built to LMH regulations despite the perception that they are more expensive and complicated than LMDh machines.

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Toyota doesn't want second WEC race in US as calendar expands

Toyota is against the idea of a second World Endurance Championship round in the United States amid Roger Penske’s push to get Indianapolis on the calendar.

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Toyota didn't test WEC Hypercar after April due to budget constraints

Toyota didn’t complete any private tests with the GR010 Hybrid after April due to budget constraints with its World Endurance Championship programme.

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Toyota impressed by Wadoux's first laps in WEC hypercar

Toyota was impressed by how quickly Lilou Wadoux got up to speed in her first outing in a Le Mans Hypercar at the Bahrain International Circuit on Sunday.

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Toyota denies it lacked "strong competition" in WEC title battle

Toyota feels it would be wrong to say it lacked “strong competition” in the 2022 World Endurance Championship after beating Alpine to the title in Saturday’s Bahrain finale.

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Toyota willing to sacrifice Bahrain win to Peugeot to clinch WEC title

Toyota says it's happy to let Peugeot win the Bahrain 8 Hours as long as it remains in a position to win the World Endurance Championship title.

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Toyota rules out all-new Hypercar for 2023 WEC season

Toyota has ruled out racing an all-new Le Mans Hypercar in next year’s FIA World Endurance Championship.

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Conway ends six-year Action Express Racing IMSA spell

Mike Conway has announced the end of a six-year relationship with the Action Express Racing IMSA SportsCar Championship team following last weekend's Petit Le Mans finale.

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Conway ends six-year spell as AXR IMSA enduro 'extra'

Mike Conway has announced the end of a six-year relationship with the Action Express Racing IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship team following last weekend's Petit Le Mans finale.

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Alpine's Lapierre deflated by two-lap deficit to Toyota

Alpine driver Nicolas Lapierre says he is disappointed to finish so far behind Toyota in last weekend’s Fuji FIA World Endurance Championship event.

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