Daily Archives: June 17, 2012

Le Mans: Both Toyotas out, Davidson in hospital with ‘broken back’


Toyota have pulled their sole remaining car out of the Le Mans 24 Hours after 11 hours and 134 laps, leaving the Audi team holding the top three positions. Alex Wurz was the driver who brought the TS030 HYBRID home and out of the race after a lengthy spell in the pits in the eighth hour which resulted in it stalling in the pit lane and forced the Toyota mechanics to push the car all the way back to the garage for repairs.The Austrian driver was well down the order when he rejoined but the petrol-powered hybrid car was not showing its earlier pace. The problems were the result of his team-mate, Kazuki Nakajima’s collision with the Nissan Deltawing in the sixth hour which also led to the Nissan’s retirement.

Le Mans: Anthony Davidson in huge crash


An intriguing Le Mans 24 Hours erupted into drama when the Toyota Racing TS 030 – HYBRID of Anthony Davidson suffered a huge crash after contact with an amateur team car. The British driver was looking to pass the #81 Ferrari 458 Italia of Piergiuseppe Perazzini at the Mulsanne Corner when the Ferrari looked to move across and the two collided.Davidson’s Toyota was sent spinning into the air, fortunately landing the right way up but then hurtling into the tyre barriers while the Ferrari, which also went into the barrier, ended up on its roof.