The WEC cannot go on like this

Toyota may not have officially won the Silverstone 6 Hours because its cars were thrown out for a technical infringement. But the margin of victory it had on the road was considerable and, probably, very damaging to LMP1's fragile state

Published Aug 24, 2018, 12:00 PM

So, Toyota didn't win the Silverstone 6 Hours. But the disqualification of the two TS050 HYBRIDs and the Japanese manufacturer's decision not to pursue an appeal doesn't change the conclusions that have to be drawn from a race that it utterly dominated.

The most obvious one is that the WEC, in its hour of need, can't go on like this. And it's probably up to Toyota to do something about it.

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Author Gary Watkins

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.