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Toyota: BMW has advantage in Barcelona WEC after private test

Toyota expects BMW to have a “performance advantage” on the World Endurance Championship’s first visit to Barcelona after the German manufacturer conducted a private test at the venue in the build-up to the race. The 2026 WEC will end with a pair of six-hour races in Europe after the originally planned events in Qatar and Bahrain had to be cancelled due to the war in West ... Keep reading

Toyota: BMW has advantage in Barcelona WEC after private test

Toyota expects BMW to have an advantage in the upcoming World Endurance Championship (WEC) round in Barcelona due to the German manufacturer's private test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Toyota technical director David Floury expressed difficulty in organizing a test in the two-month gap between the Sao Paulo and Austin races, while BMW motorsport boss Andreas Roos acknowledged the benefit but expects the field to remain closely matched.

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