Le Mans – Priority to the race for Toyota

Toyota did not create any surprises at the end of the first day of testing since theTS040 Hybrids are outside the top six, more than 6 seconds from the provisional reference established by Neel Jani on the Porsche No. 18. But the Japanese team's priority is not to aim for the front positions on the grid, as proven by these times, 2 seconds behind the pole position. Kazuki Nakajima carried out in 2014.

The Japanese driver set the 8th fastest time in the first qualifying session in the No. 1 Toyota. “We prepared the car for the race by working on tire degradation and performance. I am satisfied with the work done”, explained Kazuki Nakajima who seems fully recovered following his accident at Spa last month. “I was a little unlucky on my flying lap, but qualifications are not the priority. It's better to lack success in qualifying than in the race. »

Stéphane Sarrazin was responsible for setting the best provisional time at Toyota with a lap completed in 3'23"543 in the no. 040 TS2 Hybrid. “ The car looks good for racing. We have improved the balance and we have made progress in the area of ​​tire behavior. The first day was therefore positive despite the ranking. Porsche was very fast. We didn't even do a qualifying lap because we are focusing all our efforts on the race.", underlined the double champion of Le Mans Series.