Toyota Should Not Get "Overexcited" After Front Row in WEC Qatar Qualifying
After Nyck de Vries, a recent hire, finished just 0.146 seconds off the lead in the #7
Toyota GR010 Hybring friday afternoon's Hyperpole qualifying at the Losail International Circuit,
"We have a very difficult time using tires. It's incredibly hard on this track and with the weight we have here," he remarked.
It will be challenging in the competition as well.
The good outcome shouldn't cause us to become very excited. The race must be our first concern.
Prior to the Qatar 1812Km, the first race of the 2024 WEC season, Toyota had truble keeping up,
With its two LMH cars in paticular being held back by tyre graining during the Prologue test.
With its racing simulation on Thursday, it seemed to be improving, but its final speed was still uncertain.
That is, until de Vries produced a 1m39.511s flyer to take second place on the grid, just behind Matt Campbell's #5 Porsche, who had won the Daytona 24 Hours.