Sébastien Ogier, after the simulator, the track

The day after the 8 Hours of Bahrain, and as already revealed in our pages several weeks ago, Sébastien Ogier will therefore drive the victorious Hypercar at the 24 Hours of Le Mans last August. The Gapençais, in the race for an 8^e sacred WRC, spent two days in the Japanese team's simulator, in Cologne (Germany), to get to grips with the prototype. “ The simulation session went well, it was pleasant to work with the team and discover the GR010 Hybrid. I could already feel that it is very different from the TS050 Hybrid that I drove on the simulator last year. It is a big challenge for me and I am working hard to be ready for Bahrain. I can not wait to be there », Reacted Sébastien Ogier.

Charles Milesi also on the simulator

« It is an honor and a pleasure that Sébastien Ogier is interested inEndurance, enthuses Pascal Vasselon, technical director of Toyota Gazoo Racing. We had already welcomed him a few months ago to try out our LM P1 simulator version. He just did the same with the new car and it went very well. He will ride in Bahrain and we will see if he confirms that he likes it. »

Another Frenchman lined up for Toyota at the Rookie Test, Charles Milesi, also took part in the Cologne simulator. “ It went pretty well, the simulator allowed me to have a first impression of what the car will be like, even if it won't be 100% reality. The general behavior remains quite similar to an LM P2, but I felt that it there was more weight. I was able to familiarize myself with all the proceduresif there is (present), Parts and accessories there is lots of things to learn. I have a manual of a few pages to memorize, so I'll know exactly what to do when I'm in the car in Bahrain. » So it's time for homework before setting off on the Sakhir trail.