Kamui Kobayashi's six-tenth advantage in qualifying for Sunday's Fuji World Endurance Championship round was the result of what Toyota technical boss Pascal Vasselon described as the 'Kamui effect'.
Kamui Kobayashi's six-tenth advantage in qualifying for Sunday's Fuji World Endurance Championship round was the result of what Toyota technical boss Pascal Vasselon described as the"Kamui effect".Vasselon, technical director of Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe, put the Japanese driver's advantage over team-mate"He got everything right: the timing, the tyre preparation and the way he handled the circuit," explained Vasselon.
"We have seen at Fuji drivers who are used to the circuit have a small advantage. We see it in all teams: the fast guys are those who have been racing here a lot."Kobayashi, who is also the team principal of the TGR WEC squad, admitted that he was surprised by his 1m27.794s lap aboard the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar, which was 1.5s quicker than the mark with which he took pole for the Fuji 6 Hours this time last year.
Vasselon also conceded that Hartley, who took pole in the #8 Toyota at the Portimao WEC round in April, ran into balance issues during the 15-minute qualifying period for the Hypercar class.Hartley posted 1m28.
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