Heartbreak for Japanese team as disaster strikes on last lap of the race
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The atmosphere in the Toyota camp was quietly confident. After all, with less than three minutes to go, Kazuki Nakajima was in the No.5 Toyota and in the lead of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It would finally be the Japanese marque’s turn to win at the big race. Suddenly, though, disaster struck when Nakajima’s Toyota TS050 Hybrid lost power and coasted to a halt on the start finish straight.
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