So long as it can win the 2022 FIAWEC, Toyota says it is happy to let peugeotsport win this weekend's Bahrain finale. Full story ⬇️
Toyota is going for a fourth straight championship triumph in the WEC this year and holds the upper hand over Alpine after Brendon Hartley qualified the #8 GR010 Hybrid he shares with Sebastien Buemi and Ryo HirakawaAlpine, by contrast, endured a difficult qualifying session and ended dead-last within the five-car Hypercar class, behind the two Peugeots as well as the second Toyota LMH entry.
With just one point separating the two title-contending crews at the top of the standing, with #8 crew ahead of the #36 A480-Gibson, Toyota only needs to finish in front of the Alpine in order to continue its title-winning streak in the WEC’s top division. This means that the #8 Toyota doesn’t necessarily need to win the race and can afford to drop behind the #93 Peugeot that Jean-Eric Vergne qualified on the front row, as long as Alpine remained behind.
Toyota’s technical director Pascal Vasselon says the marque is willing to sacrifice victory in the bonus-points finale if it doesn’t jeopardise its chances of clinching the championship.“Of course, the target is always coming to a race to win but our very first priority is to be in front of Alpine; in terms of risk management and everything it's to be in front of the Alpine.
While Toyota’s advantage in qualifying was such that it secured pole positions by eight tenths over the #93 Peugeot, the time that Matthieu Vaxievere set in the Alpine was 1.5s down on Hartley’s lap of 1m46.800s.
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