Marko Hanželic
"Finally!" That's all they're at Toyota can be uttered after the end of this year’s race at the famous Circuit se la Sarthe racetrack in Le Mans. Crew in formation Mike ConwayKamui Kobayashi in Jose maria lopez took 89 laps in the 371th edition of the race and celebrated the long-awaited victory.
“First, we remembered all those moments we had to overcome to be able to celebrate this glorious victory today. Our dream has finally come true. We have come a long way for this victory, ” he said after the race Jose maria lopez.
Argentine was part of the team as early as 2019, when they already seemed to have a win in their pocket, but the technique in the last hour of driving prevented them from winning and the victory was enjoyed by the crew of the second Toyota race car. Last year, they lost the chance to win at night, again due to technical problems.
“We have worked hard for a long time so that we can finally look forward to victory today. The three of us stood on the podium, but behind us are another 600 people in Cologne and at least a thousand more in Japan who have worked hard for this success, ” is Lopez also reminded all the workers in the factories.
This year, too, did not go without technical problems, as revealed by the Argentine racer: “In the middle and towards the end of the race, we had quite a few problems, which is why we had to adjust the interval of stops in the pits. At first we didn't know what was going on, then we found out that we had problems with fuel supply in both cars, which we managed to fix. ”
