Bad luck for Toyota at Le Mans: hefty penalty after qualifying

The #7 Toyota of Nyck de Vries, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López looked like it would be allowed to get ready for the hyperpole, to compete in it for pole position for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. But the car received a hefty penalty from race control after the first part of qualifying - in which the Japanese driver qualified fourth. Because Kobayashi caused a red flag in the closing stages of the session, the Toyota will start last in the hypercars on Saturday.