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Old 4 Jul 2014, 06:19 (Ref:3430161)   #1294
manthey
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manthey should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
I hope it's not a repost
http://m.motoring.com.au/news/small-...-in-2014-44402

at the end of 2014 toyota will decide for wrc assault
there is also a declaration that they can run both wrc and le mans program

the most interesting part is:
TMG business development director Rob Leupen
He said the Le Mans loss, which came after the team won the opening two six-hour rounds of the 2014 WEC, would probably mean extra budget from Toyota to allow the team to run a third TS040 at Le Mans.

Among the outright contending LMP1 manufacturer teams only Audi ran a third car at Le Mans, which proved crucial as Toyota's two cars were knocked out of contention by a crash and an electrical failure, the latter while leading in the 14th hour.

Leupen listed three reasons why a third car was an advantage in the 24-hour.

"First of all you might have had a third car finishing the race with no problems or with fewer problems than what we had. You increase your chances, you have more possibilities and potential to finish the race with a quick car than what we had.

"The second one is in case of accidents. We have one car more than what we had on race day this year.

"Thirdly, you can play more strategies, so you can support the other cars, you can back off. You can have two different strategies."
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