According to Toyota, the “LM P2s are candidates for victory”

The hierarchy calls out, it goes without saying. Driver of the GR010 Hybrid n°8, Kazuki Nakajima confirms this: “ Compared to LM P2, we are still a little behind ". This is surprising, but his words are confirmed by his employer, who does not hesitate to affirm that this weekend at Spa-Francorchamps, “ the LM P2s are candidates for victory. »

On one lap, the Oreca 07s are indeed in the mix, but what will happen in the race? Goodyear tires are supposed to last less long than Michelin tires – which equip the premier category – and in terms of crews and operations, the advantage also goes to the Japanese clan. But all this remains to be confirmed during a six-hour race which therefore promises to be intriguing in more than one way. “ The LM P2s seem very strong here, went up last night Mike conway. We'll see what happens over the rest of the week. »

Does this mean that everything is dark on the Japanese side? No. “ I feel better in the car than during the Prologue and it's good to have a challenge, do not hesitate to highlight Kazuki Nakajima. We found different solutions and my feeling is better. »

The Japanese finds reasons to be positive, he who shares the seat of the No. 8 with Sébastien Buemi et Brendon Hartley. But on No. 7, the situation is somewhat different.

« We need to put in more miles to understand it better, even more so after the time we lost during the Prologue, deplores Kamui Kobayashi. It hasn't been a perfect week for #7 so far, but we're working hard to improve. »

We will have to, at the risk of experiencing cruel disillusionment tomorrow... even if the stratification of the categories seems clearly questionable and sparks many debates in the paddock of the Belgian circuit.