Alonso travels 700 km in Poland with the Toyota Hilux

We don't stop anymore Fernando Alonso. The Spanish, a few weeks after recording almost 1 kilometers of testing with the Toyota Hilux in the Namibian desert, this time completed 700 miles in Poland, on September 2 and 3.

The double world champion Formula 1 rode on sections already used by Baja Poland. The desert expanses were replaced by hard, soft, bumpy sandy terrain.

“This is the first time the Hilux has been driven by Fernando on varied terrain, a expliqué Glyn Hall, le Team principal du Toyota Gazoo Racing en rally-raid. “We are focusing on accumulating quality kilometers while Fernando continues to get his bearings. »

This session bore fruit, and even exceeded expectations. “We were able to record double the planned number of runs. This demonstrates how quickly Fernando gets used to the Hilux. »

The next meeting of the double winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the 4×4 will be located in South Africa on September 13 and 14, location of the Lichtenburg 400, an event where he will appear as an unclassified competitor. 

“It was without a doubt two positive days, where I was able to experience different terrains, said Fernando Alonso. At this level of training, I enjoy every kilometer behind the wheel of the Hilux.

It’s really nice to be part of the Toyota Gazoo Racing family and to be given the chance to try different disciplines. The Hilux was a lot of fun to handle. » This says a lot about Fernando Alonso's desire to participate in the 2020 Dakar in Saudi Arabia (January 5-17).