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I see a white Toyota and I want it painted red,
No white anymore I want the TS040 painted red, I see all of the P1 cars dressed in their new white clothes, I have to turn my head until my disappointment goes Audi changed their mind about the R18 that debuted in black, With flowers and my love, Toyota please bring red back, Close your eyes and quickly look away, It seems like a white P1 debuts everyday I wanna see it painted red, painted red Red as TS020, red as the Ferraris I wanna see it in anything else but white I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted red Yeah |
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True on that, they should run in red. Any other race car from them atleast has some red coloring with white and black. |
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Maximum output will cause a lot of wheelspin. Better to opt for lower but longer output in my opinion.
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Indeed. As explained by Wurz, the management of the hybrid system is very complicated.
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Toyota could possibly opt to release energy exclusively at the front rather than via both axles, front and rear. Something like 130 kW (approx. 180 HP) at the front and 225 kW (approx. 300 HP) at the back. Would allow them to release the 6 MJ hybrid boost for more than 45 seconds via the front exclusively. Just speculating.
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http://www.racecar-engineering.com/cars/toyota-ts040/ contains some more technical information.
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Toyota might have an edge in traffic with their huge hybrid power. Perhaps we will see a repeat of 2012, where the R18 ultra was as fast as R18 e-tron quattro on a clear track but could not match it in traffic. |
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Pictures from the launch: http://www.dailysportscar.com/?p=25896
I am really wondering which front aero configuration will be used: the open nose with the ugly edged head lights (pictures released by Toyota), or the closed nose with the bulby head lights (car at Paul Ricard launch). The aero of the TS040 looks very refined: |
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The adjustable front wing is a way to decrease the effort needed to get the required front downforce at various tracks. But if you're Toyota and have easy access to world-leading aero facilities, you may not want to waste that advantage and "compromise" on a front wing that won't give the absolute maximum.
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LMP1 cars can use multiple aero packages.
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The version presented in the Paul Ricard pitlane is the low drag version for Le Mans. The #7 car will run the high downforce version, as preparation for Silverstone. Toyota is much better prepared this year: two cars for testing and two aero packages from the start of the season! |
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Original nose appears to be back on for the group shot
https://twitter.com/Toyota_Hybrid/st...072193/photo/1 |
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I think I actually prefer the look of the "sprint" nose. Maybe it's the headlight shape.
I often tire of the snobbish "look how much better sportscar racing is than F1" sentiments which come from some of us, but this season I'm finding it really hard to not be one of those people. Three completely different cars - in terms of appearance and technology - with all those professional drivers there on merit and nothing else, it's really hard not to act a little smug about the direction the WEC has taken in comparison with F1. And the strange part of it is the philosophy behind both rule sets is exactly the same. One series seems to have angered its fans, while the other has got its fans beside themselves with excitement. |
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Sportscar fans has always been few but massively enthusiastic, where as F1 fans are often many, but only with attention for F1 when race day arrives. Not to start a F1 vs. LMP discussion, but I actually find the new F1 drivetrain (not the noses) fascinating, and a good direction for the future of F1. |
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