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How one WEC stalwart set the marker for the 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. That the Japanese cars were just…

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Ferrari didn’t expect to fight Toyota for WEC Sebring win

The Italian manufacturer has revealed it already knew its 499P Le Mans Hypercar would be unable to match the race pace of the Toyota LMHs that ended up finishing 1-2 before the start of the 1000-mile fixture.

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Sebring 1-2 "very important" for Toyota against new WEC rivals

Lopez, Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Conway won the opening round of the 2023 WEC season in the #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid, leading the sister #8 car crewed by Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa by just over two seconds.

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Toyota "can't be optimistic" despite apparent gains with CNF

Tsuboi set the third-fastest time of the opening day of the test on Saturday and overall in the #36 TOM'S Toyota he shares with Ritomo Miyata, lapping within two tenths of the pace set by ARTA Honda's Nirei Fukuzumi.

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The first impressions from trackside of WEC's new era

You won’t often find me down at Turn 1 right at the start of the first session, not for a race meeting nor a test. And certainly not when it kicks off at 08:45 in the morning and after I’d crawled off a transatlantic fight the previous afternoon. But early…

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Hartley "surprised" by pace gap between Toyotas at Fuji

Toyota driver Brendon Hartley admits he was “surprised” at the gap the Fuji-winning #8 crew was able to pull out over the sister #7 car in Sunday’s penultimate round of the World Endurance Championship.

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Hartley "surprised" by gap between Toyotas at Fuji

Toyota driver Brendon Hartley admits he was “surprised” at the gap the Fuji-winning #8 crew was able to pull out over the sister #7 car in Sunday’s penultimate round of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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WEC Fuji: Toyota locks out front row for home race

The two Toyotas were separated by just two hundredths of a second as they blocked out the front row for Sunday’s Fuji round of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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Hyundai to review fundamental issues with i20 N WRC car

Hyundai Motorsport will conduct a review of the basic elements of its i20 N as it bids to improve its World Rally Championship challenger.

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How dominant Toyotas put on a show to win Le Mans 2022

Toyota scored its fifth win on the trot at the Le Mans 24 Hours, but once again let its two cars battle it out. The #7 entry of Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa eventually defeated the rival #8 crew after an intense battle that was only decided by…

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How dominant Toyotas put on a show to win Le Mans 2022

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Misfiring engine hurt Glickenhaus' chances at Le Mans

Olivier Pla has revealed that the #708 Glickenhaus 007 LMH was severely hindered by a misfiring engine in the Le Mans 24 Hours, limiting the squad’s ability to keep up with the leading Toyotas.

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Misfiring engine hurt Glickenhaus's chances at Le Mans

Olivier Pla has revealed that the #708 Glickenhaus 007 LMH was severely hindered by a misfiring engine in the Le Mans 24 Hours, limiting the squad’s ability to keep up with the leading Toyotas.

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Toyotas dominate at ongoing Le Mans 24 Hour Race

Le Mans (France) (AFP) - Defending champions Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez were pushed into second in the Le Mans 24 Hour Race on Sunday as the latter Toyota driver encountered a mechanical problem.

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Le Mans 24h, H4: Toyotas run nose to tail as rivals hit trouble

Toyota led at the four-hour mark of the Le Mans 24 Hours with both of its cars running in close formation, as the Japanese marque's Hypercar class rivals, Alpine and Glickenhaus, hit trouble.

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Late restart cost Kyle Busch who welcomed "a shot at the win"

The circumstances didn’t prove ideal for Kyle Busch to win Sunday’s inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at Gateway but there was a bigger picture to appreciate.

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Kyle Larson credits 'war machine' in battle for Kansas win

Kyle Larson and Kurt Busch never made contact in their battle for the win at Kansas. But the wall? That was another story.

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