Pascal Vasselon, Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe technical director, argued that it was unfair that the #7 GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar was forced to make an 11-minute pitstop after torque sensor mandated by the FIA and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest on the left-rear driveshaft failed in the Portimao 6 Hours.
The sensors measuring the power delivered through each driveshaft are a key component of the Hypercar category, but Vasselon pointed out that there are defaults in place that would have allowed the necessary data to be accrued without pitting the GR010 to replace the driveshaft.
