The official team of the Japanese brand in Paraguay hit the table not only at the national level, but also at the continental level with the arrival of the first Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 from the continent to our country, which will debut this afternoon at Petrobras San Pedro Rally with Alejandro Galanti and Marcelo Toyotoshi inaugurating the new unit of the Japanese company.
Under great secrecy and much discretion, the first Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 arrived in our country this Friday in a flight directly from Europe, thus breaking the anxiety of the official team in our country about the arrival of the first Toyota factory car more. than 25 years. The arrival of this unit represents the return of Toyota with an official car conceived by the factory after almost 10 years, the Toyota Celica is the last one that runs in our country, already low in other specifications but maintaining many aspects of the factory.
The unit that arrived in our country, one of the first 22 produced in the world by Toyota Gazoo Racing, is now in the department of San Pedro, where it will undergo technical verification and will make its full debut in the first Super Special in The San Rally Pedro, with the official pairing consisting of five-time TCR winner Alejandro Galanti and his usual navigator, Mr. Marcelo Toyotoshi, who once again made history in the National Rally.
Toyotoshi SA, official representative of the brand in Paraguay and manager of the official Rally team in our country, was the first to benefit from the arrival of this unit, which later had more of the same configuration available for the team and structures. private. Now we just have to wait for the debut of the car, which will be seen live from 2:00 pm on the screens of GEN.
Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to inform you that the first unit of the Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 has arrived in Paraguay 🇵🇾 and that we will see it in action this Saturday at the Petrobras Rally San Pedro 🇵🇾
Yes, gentlemen, the long-awaited car from the Japanese brand has arrived. pic.twitter.com/KLFiCgcsTk
— Cristhian Tindel (@tindelcristhian) April 27, 2024
The action of the second department has already begun with official and private tests of the teams aiming to find the best set-up and a good step for the official start of the Petrobras Rally San Pedro, with the start tomorrow of a Super Special 5.8 kilometers under the clock.
This Friday the teams took advantage of the opportunity to test their machines before the race weekend in the second department. Two large batteries of tests were carried out throughout the day, one of which took place in Simón Bolívar, in tests organized by the Ajos Rally Team. Meanwhile in the afternoon, the Santaniano Flywheel Center opened a part of the circuit for pilots to test their machines.
The race starts very early tomorrow with the technical and administrative verification and the controlled tours of the sections, with priority given to the national rally cars that will lead the whole week.
There are three fixed sections and the road course to complete eight special competition tests, on a date with a complementary format of the event, which means that 100% of the points of a normal that date will not be given. The action starts on Saturday afternoon with the first Super Special at the Centro Santaniano de Volantes circuit, with a 5800 meter route valid for all three championships. For Sunday, three more road sections of the circuit will await the participants, starting from the first Barrio Virgen de la Asunción to Mboy’i of 13.55km, and then starting the section from Barrio San Francisco to Unión, which is 10 km. Finally, the last section of the road from Guaica to Settlement 15 de Mayo, 10.78 km.
The race format includes the return of the circuit for the three championships on Saturday, while on Sunday the first loop for the participants of the national rally, with the second loop back together with the three events of the race on the opening of the roads of national vehicles.
The list of entries for the Petrobras Rally San Pedro is closed with 116 confirmed crew members, of which 44 are on the national rally roster. The timed section of the racetrack can be seen this afternoon on the GEN channel from 2:00 pm on the work of Coche a la Vista.
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Experienced German driver Nico Hülkenberg, 36, will leave Haas at the end of the season to join the Sauber team, which will be Audi in 2026, the two Formula 1 teams involved were announced this Friday.
Hülkenberg “signed a multi-year contract and in 2026 he will be the team’s first driver Audi” in Formula 1, Sauber, based in Hinwill, Switzerland, announced in a statement.
With more than 200 races contested, without being on the podium, the German returns to Formula 1 with Haas in 2023. AudiSauber added.
The brand with four rings, which is part of the Volkswagen galaxy, will compete in Formula 1 for the first time in 2026, when the engine regulations change in the premier class. It will be joined by Sauber.
“The hope of running for Audi It is something very special, when a German manufacturer enters Formula 1 with so much determination that it is a unique opportunity. To represent a factory team of such an important car brand with a power unit made in Germany is a great honor,” said Hulkenberg.
GP2 champion in 2009, the German driver joined F1 in 2010 with Williams. Then he went through Force India (2012, 2014-2016) and Sauber for the first time in 2013. Then Renault (2017-2019), Racing Point (2020) and Aston Martin (2022), until arriving at Haas last year year.
Hulkenberg currently occupies 13th place in the World Cup with four points, ahead of his teammate, the Dane Kevin Magnussen.
In Sauber, neither the Chinese Zhou Guanyu nor the Finnish Valtteri Bottas scored. The team has not determined who will be replaced.
One option is for both to leave the team and Carlos Sainz, who will end his relationship with Ferrari, join Hulkenberg.
BREAKING: Nico Hulkenberg to race for Kick Sauber in 2025!
#F1 pic.twitter.com/P7vkj0rRma— Formula 1 (@F1) April 26, 2024
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