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Old 19 Sep 2017, 03:47 (Ref:3768475)   #5901
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Lotterer won't go to Toyota, Porsche already said all LMP1 drivers will be retained and Lotterer (although not particularly enthusiastically) spoke about being open to do Formula E.
Shame, too. He has Toyota ties in Japan. If a spot opened up I would rather stay with lmp1 and run Toyota than lackluster F-E.
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Old 19 Sep 2017, 05:26 (Ref:3768488)   #5902
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Old 19 Sep 2017, 18:06 (Ref:3768612)   #5903
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Lotterer won't go to Toyota, Porsche already said all LMP1 drivers will be retained and Lotterer (although not particularly enthusiastically) spoke about being open to do Formula E.
Really? I'm struggling to hide my prejudices here, but one of the best sports car drivers of the current era now obliged to drive Formula E..... Somehow that makes me rather sad......


And for me its 'lacklustre'........
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Old 19 Sep 2017, 19:00 (Ref:3768623)   #5904
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Toyota going to focus on race wins for the remainder of the season, like what we thought.
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Old 19 Sep 2017, 20:34 (Ref:3768639)   #5905
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Toyota going to focus on race wins for the remainder of the season, like what we thought.
I'm so shocked.
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Old 19 Sep 2017, 21:04 (Ref:3768642)   #5906
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Mediocre as in it isn't fun. Or interesting. And I consider myself an advocate for EVs. As a racing series, Formula E is mediocre.
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Old 19 Sep 2017, 21:19 (Ref:3768644)   #5907
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I can't claim its mediocre as I've only watched a few minutes of it, but it just doesn't float my boat at all - and, I somehow suspect it won't float Lotterer's much either....
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Old 19 Sep 2017, 21:20 (Ref:3768645)   #5908
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Mediocre as in it isn't fun. Or interesting. And I consider myself an advocate for EVs. As a racing series, Formula E is mediocre.
You must give most series low marks.
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Old 19 Sep 2017, 23:12 (Ref:3768659)   #5909
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Depends on how much Porsche or VAG want to pay Andre to race there. I can't see him going to Formula E.

My bets are GTE-Pro/GTLM for Porsche in the WEC or IMSA, or maybe going back to Audi Sport and run GT3 cars.

Of course, what that has to do with Toyota (since TMG will likely retain at least most of their current driver line up) is beyond me aside from rumors and Lotterer's past connections to Toyota in Japan with Super Formula and Super GT.
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Depends on how much Porsche or VAG want to pay Andre to race there. I can't see him going to Formula E.

My bets are GTE-Pro/GTLM for Porsche in the WEC or IMSA, or maybe going back to Audi Sport and run GT3 cars.

Of course, what that has to do with Toyota (since TMG will likely retain at least most of their current driver line up) is beyond me aside from rumors and Lotterer's past connections to Toyota in Japan with Super Formula and Super GT.
Does Audi need another GT3 driver? Really? They seem to have the whole population of Belgium in drivers already.
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Same can be said of Porsche, though I can't exactly say that Porsche in GT3 has been that competitive outside of like Spa this year. They're not setting the world on fire in GTD in IMSA, either.

Seems like Porsche is focusing on the GTE/GTLM program. And as we saw at Spa, if Lotterer wants to run for WRT, they and Audi Sport seem to be happy to make room for him. Though the same thought can be applied to the GTE/GTLM stuff, too.

If Toyota want him, they're going to have to put up a lot of coin to buy out his VAG/Porsche contract. And Andre seems to be happy to be at VAG, aside from the Audi Sport and Porsche LMP1 programs shutting down in consecutive years.
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Depends on how much Porsche or VAG want to pay Andre to race there. I can't see him going to Formula E.

My bets are GTE-Pro/GTLM for Porsche in the WEC or IMSA, or maybe going back to Audi Sport and run GT3 cars.

Of course, what that has to do with Toyota (since TMG will likely retain at least most of their current driver line up) is beyond me aside from rumors and Lotterer's past connections to Toyota in Japan with Super Formula and Super GT.
Not just past, but current He still runs TOM's Toyota in Super Formula.
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You must give most series low marks.
No, I just think everything is relative. For example, TCR is a great set of series. But if Lotterer left WEC and went to TCR, I'd consider that a step down, and in comparison, 'lackluster'.

Sorry, I've tried FE. I just don't find it fun. It has an odd tone where it pretends it's incredible and then everyone drives like a BTCC driver on an overdose. Hoping Electric GT will be better.

If Toyota isn't an option for Lotterer then I'd be looking to see if any P1 teams, or IMSA teams (Mazda Team Joest...) are interested.
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It would be great if, wherever he went, he could have the weekend off and drive at Le Mans. I doubt it's likely, but Toyota would be great.
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Sorry, I've tried FE. I just don't find it fun. It has an odd tone where it pretends it's incredible and then everyone drives like a BTCC driver on an overdose. Hoping Electric GT will be better.

If Toyota isn't an option for Lotterer then I'd be looking to see if any P1 teams, or IMSA teams (Mazda Team Joest...) are interested.
Hopefully Electric GT will happen first.

But how well might VAG like Lotterer at another factory team (in IMSA), even if they're not involved. Super Formula's different because VAG (like every other foreign automaker) has a small market share in Japan and it's not nominally a factory squad.

On another note, who might be Porsche FE's other driver (Jani obviously set to be one)?
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Interesting, if not obvious story on motorsport.com. "Toyota 'demands' non-hybrid competition to stay in wec" is the article title.
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I don't think anyone should care about what Alonso wants. He's not worth putting in the car anyway imo. Let him drive for a Ginetta lol
Now thats some idiotic logic right there
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Now thats some idiotic logic right there
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Does the recent information about LMP1 (Dallara and Ginetta = in) and (Peugoet = out), make you speculate if Toyota is in or out for 2018 now?
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The design is reminiscent of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing's TS050 Hybrid racing car that competes in the World Endurance Championship (WEC).

Features a targa top that was also used for Toyota's legendary convertible sports cars, the Toyota Sports 800 (a.k.a. Yotahachi) and the Supra

Powered by THS-R (Toyota Hybrid System-Racing) that is infused with hybrid technology refined by the TS050 Hybrid


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Toyota is not going out of WEC anytime soon.
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Headlights look like the current TS050 also. Nice to see that the wec program is mentioned in this.
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This does not mean anything.

The problem for Toyota will be the lack of a long-term perspective with the way LMP1 is unfolding now. I'm sure they would have been willing to bridge 1-2 seasons racing against sped-up privateers until works opposition comes...but that is not in sight at all.

So what's the gameplan here? Run circles around the Kolles & Rebellions of the world for years to come, or worse, get beaten by them? Hard to get any good PR out of that, repeated victories against privateers will have no value and losing to them will be even worse.

Toyota will stay around as long as it takes to clinch their deserved Le Mans win and after that they're outta here, and you can't even blame them..LMP1 has no future the way it is set up currently. You can't sustain a class with one manufacturer and no one else on the horizon.

Even Audi, who's loyalty was endless back in the day, didn't stick around by themselves indefinitely, the years they were running alone was either because there was proper competition for the car in other series (ALMS) or new arrivals were on the horizon (Peugeot).

None of this applies to Toyota, they can't enter the car anywhere else and there is no one coming to save LMP1 in its current form.
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We will see in a year if no one will be on the horizon.
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We will see in a year if no one will be on the horizon.
Exactly. Especially with the moves IMSA has made with Michelin as their tires and the fact that they are open to having DPi the same as lmp1. That means you can give those manufacturers on the fence another reason to join thanks to having a program/car that can run both series for the overall win with little adjustment. Racing private/small teams never hurt Porsche or Audi's claim of Le Mans wins.
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It's true that Toyota is making GR brand Hypercar with WEC in mind.
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the car that's gonna be at the autoshow is only TH050 themed car and nothing like it on the inside.

They wont release the car for a while(2020ish) but the spec comparable with Top end hybrid super cars out there. (1000hp ~ 1200hp is the target)

However, this project is nothing to do with Toyota continuing WEC.
the only reason why the project is alive is due to some on(not gonna say who) said "I want to build a hyper car before I retire..."

Anyways, Let's look forward to Fuji!
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