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Endurance: First photo of the new Toyota LMP1 hybrid car

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Khatir Soltani
Toyota will enter a LMP1 car with hybrid technology in selected events of the new FIA World Endurance Championship, including the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans.

On this photo taken Tuesday at the Paul Ricard circuit of Le Castellet in France, the Toyota is seen with the three regular drivers: Frenchman Nicolas Lapierre, Austrian Alexander Wurz and Japanese Kazuki Nakajima.

Toyota Endurance
(Photo: AUTOhebdo)


French magazine AUTOhebdo says that Red Bull Racing's reserve driver Sebastien Buemi, a former Formula 1 driver with Toro Rosso, should drive the sister car alongside two Japanese drivers.

A series of official photos and technical specifications of the Toyota will be release tomorrow, Wednesday.




Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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