Toyota Europe Blog: Exclusive interview with André Lotterer

Re-blog from my post on Toyota Europe's Corporate Blog coverage of the Nürburgring 24 Hour Race.

André Lotterer

Coming from your win at Le Mans just two weeks ago, what it your outlook for this year’s Nürburgring 24 Hour Race?
For me, it would be great to have a smooth race. The key to success is having no problems. It’s not as easy as it looks because the track is very demanding on both the cars and the drivers. There are also a lot of cars and the conditions can change quickly. It will definitely be a challenging task, but for the team, our target is to not have any issues.

Getting dark at the Nürburgring

It's been quite an experience at the Nürburgring this weekend. The third day is now drawing to a close. The sunlight has now all but faded. The Eifel Mountains are still ringing with the sound of race engines all the way into the night. I'll do my best to stick it through the full 24 hours, but no promises anyways!

GAZOO Racing Girls and me	GAZOO Racing Girls and me
Dr Ulrich Bez of Aston Martin	In the pit lane during Qualifying
The grid	The grid, part 2
LFA #87 and me	What on earth?

Me and the LFA

Toyota Europe Blog: Exclusive interview with Akira Iida

Re-blog from my post on Toyota Europe's Corporate Blog coverage of the Nürburgring 24 Hour Race.

Last night, after the final round of Qualifying for the Nürburgring 24 Hour Race, GAZOO Racing Team Manager and Driver of LFA #88, Akira Iida sat down with us to share his views on the team and how the race weekend has progressed so far. During the interview, he also gave us a rare insight on the team’s strategy and the outlook for the race starting this afternoon.

#N24h Day 2

The weather here has been as unpredictable as somewhere like Spa-Francorchamps. When we arrived at The Ring this morning, it was a little cloudy but the sun was beating through the light clouds.

Then it started pouring - and by that I mean buckets and buckets chucking down. Then the sun won against the clouds again... And it's kept going back and forth since.

Qualifying 2 starts in about half an hour. I'll keep posting and updating as the day progresses.