Can Toyota be beaten by the new wave of privateers entering the World Endurance Championship for the 2018/19 superseason? The answer has to be no, and that's not just because it's the only manufacturer still standing in LMP1.
That status, of course, means it has more resources, a higher level of organisation and a better driver line-up than any of the independents, not to mention a proven three-year-old design in the TS050 HYBRID pitched against an array of new cars from Ginetta, Rebellion and BR Engineering.
But it also has the rulebook on its side.