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aprile 10, 2017 - Toyota
Toyota GAZOO Racing All Set for Silverstone
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A heavily-modified TS050 Hybrid, featuring upgraded hybrid powertrain plus mechanical and aerodynamic updates, will make its competitive debut in the first of nine endurance races which will decide the 2017 championship.
With only two aerodynamic packages permitted in 2017, Toyota will bring the high-downforce version of the TS050 Hybrid to Silverstone, where it has finished on the podium in each of its five previous visits so far.
The 5.901km Silverstone circuit, one of the most historic on the #wec calendar having been opened in 1948, is famed for its sweeping corners which put a premium on downforce rather than outright top speed.
With around 35,000km of pre-season testing under its belt, including the two-day Prologue event at Monza earlier this month, the team heads to Silverstone ready to take on LMP1 rivals Porsche in a two-way battle for World Championship honours.
Behind the wheel, three-time World Touring Car champion José María López makes his Toyota race debut in the 7 TS050 Hybrid alongside Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi, race winners and title contenders in 2016.
In the sister car, the 8, Anthony Davidson, Sébastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima are reunited for a third consecutive season. Anthony and Sébastien have driven together since 2013 and won the 2014 title wearing the 8.
Home heroes Anthony and Mike have enjoyed their share of success at Silverstone down the years and both are previous winners of the Richard Lloyd Trophy, presented to the highest placed member of the British #racing Drivers' Club.
Track action begins on Friday with two 90-minute sessions, while a final hour-long practice on Saturday morning takes place before qualifying. The six-hour race, which last year saw 1,144km completed by the winning car, begins at midday on Sunday.
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