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Originally Posted by PhilipR
https://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/...-wec/10603418/
Gazoo Toyota Racing/ Not Toyota Gazoo Racing/ Racing Toyota Gazoo/ Toyota Gazoo Racing but the car is painted white and red evaluating entering a "privateer" effort with "no links" to the factory in the future
At least hotels will be making a profit!
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Here for this. Bring TOM's/SARD/Rookie along for the ride and have the car run in Toyota classic LeMans Liveries. YES!!!!!
The idea of the GR010 overlapping with the Hydrogen car is also intriguing.
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Originally Posted by tomcug
Typical Toyota-answer, I'm not surprised one bit. Mr Leupen, difference is that Porsche are having true customer cars and the fact that Ferrari are already cheating doesn't mean you should be allowed too. I really hope for next year factory cars in disguise are banned to save slots for true privateers.
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Well, the precedent has been set hasn't it?
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Originally Posted by joeb
Interesting that they think it would be impossible for them to have another car next season for their own logistics.
I would have thought it would be impossible for grid space reasons, and would imagine Toyota could build up spares and personnel by next March??
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If you look at it, the grid is currently 37 cars. Plus two Astons and one more of each Lambo, Isotta and Caddy. "That's 42 cars" you say, but how about the idea that two 963s go away because Jota takes over the factory Caddy effort? That's your 40 cars next year. I'm sure by 2026 they'll find space for an extra two cars (TOM's Toyota, 2nd Proton). Wonder if we'll see a bid for a McLaren LMDH pair by then? Hyundai hydrogen cars? I wouldn't mind seeing a Vanwall and a customer Glick back by that time. Can the grid take 46 hypercars eventually? Or who might be the first manufacturer team to fold on their "pillar of laziness" after results aren't forthcoming?