The Japanese manufacturer has revealed that it could take a leaf out of arch-rival Ferrari’s book and run a third car on a satellite basis in the future.
But Toyota WEC race director Rob Leupen has revealed that it is already too late to put such a plan into place for next season and that an extra full-season entry in the Hypercar class could not come on stream before 2026.
“We see what Ferrari is doing with its customer or satellite car, and we like that,” Leupen told Autosport.
“Clearly running an extra car gives you more possibilities, so it is something we are looking into. We are reviewing it.”
The lead-time involved in building an additional car and setting up the infrastructure to run it would make it impossible for a third GR010 to arrive in the WEC in 2025, explained Leupen.
“If we were going to do it next year, we would have had to have made the decision already, and at the moment nothing is decided,” he said.
Source: Autosport