Thread: WEC Toyota LMP1 Discussion
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Old 6 May 2018, 11:07 (Ref:3820296)   #6265
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1) Team orders happen all the time in sportscars, every single race
2) They are hired employees of massive organization, not friends or there for charity, the company doesn't "owe" them anything (Davidson)
3) Things are done for the good of the team. This is a team/car sport, not selfish driver oriented like NASCAR or to extent F1 and MotoGP. Alright admittedly this case it was done to artificially help a specific driver, but that's only because #7 winning would've been boring and nothing to write home about in PR sense (they even hinted of this in one of the interviews earlier that normal Toyota win is to be 'expected). #8 winning made the headlines. So it's for the common good of the team, not as much for the driver...
4) It's now been 'done', the first PR win for the Alonso, they can now relax a bit about in in the next sprint races because it's not going to have as big PR impact anymore
5) At LM none of this will matter as they don't have the luxury of flexibility there, and Toyota winning the race >>>>>>>>>in any capacity whatsoever>>>>>>>>> is most important
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