Why the LMP1 title destination is not a foregone conclusion
The bookmakers have put long odds on the 2019/20 WEC superseason being taken away from the #8 Toyota driven by Alonso, Buemi and Nakajima. But the reality is that the title fight is tighter than they think
Fernando Alonso, in all likelihood, is going to become a three-time world champion at the Le Mans 24 Hours this weekend. He's a shoo-in for the World Endurance Championship title together with Sebastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima.
They sit 31 points ahead of their Toyota team-mates Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Jose Maria Lopez, with just 39 to play for at the 2018/19 WEC superseason finale. So you wouldn't get very long odds on Alonso and co becoming champions.
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Gary Watkins has, for reasons best known to himself, devoted all his working life to covering sportscar racing. This season is his 33rd as a motorsport journalist, during which time he has reported on major long-distance events on four continents and approaching 80 24-hour races. He reckons a degree in political philosophy makes him well qualified for covering the sometimes Machiavellian world of international sportscars.
Gary, who also writes for Motor Sport, Autocourse, RACER and others, lives in Surbiton close to the former workshops of the Cooper Formula 1 team but spends more time on the road than at home for most of the year.
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