The Japanese manufacturer has revealed that problems with the clutch were the reason why the race-winning #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar lost a handful of seconds at each pitstop to the second-placed sister car over the closing stages of the eight-hour race.
Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe technical director Pascal Vasselon stated that the problem became “critical” and that “during one stop we were nearly not able to restart the car”.
