Toyota admits it is 'suffering a lot' for straightline speed after being given a massive weight increase for LeMans24. 'Ten kilometres in final speed at Le Mans is a lot.'
As part of a sudden and unexpected change in Balance of Performance for the centenary edition of the French endurance classic, the minimum weight of the two Toyota GR010 Hybrids has been raised by 37kg, the highest increase for any car in the Hypercar class.
“Ferrari was ten kilometres faster than us on the straights and we were clearly third. Porsche and Ferrari were faster,” he told Motorsport.com’s Latin American edition. “It was a very big change, quite a strong BoP, considering we were not the fastest in the last two races, mainly. Ferrari was faster.
#50 Ferrari AF Corse Ferrari 499P of Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina, Nicklas Nielsen, #51 Ferrari AF Corse Ferrari 499P of Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, Antonio GiovinazziLopez explained that the weight increase not only hinders the top speed of the car, but also affects its cornering ability. “It's difficult when braking, when turning, we use more rubber, the car doesn't have the ideal balance. You can feel the kilos, there are a lot of them. We are not talking about five or ten kilos, we are talking about 37 kilos.”
Ferrari has been given a 24kg weight hit for Le Mans compared to 37kg for Toyota, 11kg for Cadillac and 3kg for Toyota. The BoP for Peugeot, Vanwall and Glickenhaus has remained unchanged.
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