The end of the curse of the N°7 at Le Mans

If victory once again went to Toyota for the fourth consecutive year, the trophy is finally in the hands of the crew of the No. 7 with the trio Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José Maria López. A success which puts an end to years of misfortune for this car.

Published on 23/08/2021 à 19:29

Valentin GLO

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The end of the curse of the N°7 at Le Mans

No. 7 got rid of the curse. ©DPPI/G. Hazard

Le Mans se déroule sur 24 heures et, à la fin, c’est une Toyota qui gagne, pour reprendre à la sauce Endurance the famous phrase of English footballer Gary Lineker. For the fourth year in a row, the Japanese firm won the Sarthoise classic. However, the trophy changed crew at the end of this double clock tour. Unlucky in recent years, car number 7 of the trio Mike conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria López finally defeated the Indian sign. “ All the drivers are in a special state of mind when they approach Le Mans, perhaps this is even more the case in the 7, because Le Mans has escaped them several times with incredible bad luck for the drivers. Particularly last year, because the bad exhaust, for which the team has its share of responsibility in checking the quality of its suppliers, was found on their car whereas it could have been found on the 8. The drivers are high-level athletes and

Valentin GLO

Journalist. Endurance reporter (WEC, IMSA, ELMS, ALMS) and sometimes F1 or IndyCar.

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