The 8 Toyota bizarrely ran over a squirrel while leading the LeMans24 - and the hit dealt the car some serious damage. Full story:
, the Japanese driver’s entire 12s advantage being wiped out in the course of a single stint.
When Hirakawa brought the #8 Toyota back into the pits, the team was forced to change the entire front-end of the car, allowing the #51 Ferrari that had stopped at the same time to move into the lead.
Speaking after Toyota’s first defeat at Circuit de la Sarthe since 2017, technical director Pascal Vasselon explained that Hirakawa’s pace was severely compromised when he ran over a squirrel while leading the race. “There have been some windows where we were sometimes dominating Ferrari,” he said. “There is a logic behind that.
“Just after one of these moments where we were competitive, Ryo has hit a squirrel. It was probably not a very small one because it has done big damage to the front end. #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota GR010 - Hybrid of Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley, Ryo Hirakawa
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