The 2024 Le Mans 2💎4 hour race went down to the wire as Toyota applied huge pressure to Ferrari.

The #50 Ferrari ultimately took victory after Nicklas Nielsen managed his final stint to perfection, but the #7 Toyota perhaps ♉should have won the race.

Twice the #7 had to make unplanned pit stops due ꧑to a slow puncture, while Jose Maria Lopez spun the car at a crucial point.

Lopez, who was fastest of any driver-car combination in the wet late on, was closing in on 🃏Nielsen before a mistake at the Dunlop chicane.

Lopez lost 14 seconds as a result of his spin which was the margi𒈔n Nielsen won the race by.

After claiming yet another second place at Le Mans, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Kamui Kobayashi said: “Obviously i𓆏t was a very tough race for us. We could have won but we had a few issues.

“It wasಞ not a🧜 smooth 24 hours for the #7 car, but the whole team did such a great job throughout a very tough week.

“It was a ph🍷enomenal race through 24 hours, with every manufacturer fighting n꧑on-stop. Everyone wants to win this race and we were very close.

“Such a close finish makes us hungr🦂y to come back stronger next year and we 💜will do our best to achieve that.”

Lopez, who was called in to replace Mike Conway 🎀just ten days before the race, admitted it was one of the hardest races he’s been part of. 

“It was a rollercoaster of emotions for me, starting fr🔯om 10 days ago when Mike got ☂injured and I took his place,” added Lopez.

“I was happy be here but also sad for him. Then the race was simply the hardest one I ever experienced, with the weather, having to start from last a𒐪nd losing t💃ime with slow zones, punctures and other issues.

“We always managed to come back, and we showed our strong spirit. I am proud of everyone for that. It is an emotional day for me because I don’t know when I might🌊 have another chance to compete for the win overall.”

Alongside Kobayashi and Lopez was ex-Formula 1 driver 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nyck De Vries, who managed to claim a maiden Le Mans podium i🍷n just his first visit thanks to their P2 finish♋.

De Vries said: “It was an incredible race, with such close competition in such difficult conditions. It feels like we were so close yet so far to achieving our ta😼rget.

“Nevertheless, it was ဣa st♎rong performance from the whole team, and we finished on the podium, which is a special moment for my first Le Mans with TOYOTA GAZOO Racing.”