Toyota plotting sportscar return?

First off, Toyota will not leave F1 anytime soon. They have signed the Concorde Agreement until 2012. Now that they have some experience in F1, Toyota could easily participate in both F1 and Le Mans. I had a feeling this might happen, considering the Supra HV-R last year won the Tokachi 24 hours race by quite a margin. If Toyota was able to win a 24 hour endurance race in Japan with a hybrid race car, it's not a stretch to see them doing the same in Le Mans. This would be a logical move on Toyota's part as it would help them develop their hybrid tech, and it would also be a great way to boost their image when it comes to hybrids particularly if they make any production hybrid sports cars.

Obviously the hybrid will be the following if they want to win.

1: A close roof prototype in LMP1 if they want according to the new rules, and to compete with the likes of Peuegot and Audi who rule the roost with their diesel cars.

2: The batteries have got be as light as possible when give the best endurance and accleration possible if they are to compete for the overall win with Audi and Peuegot.

But they would have the advantage of running with 90 litre fuel tanks in comparison to the 81 litre fuel tanks that the 908 and the R10s have to run with being diesel.

The hybrid Supra HV-R that won the 24 hrs of Tokachi race did not use batteries. The HV-R instead used capacitors to store and release energy. I expect Toyota's Le Mans entry to also use capacitors. With capacitors instead of batteries, the HV-R had a curb weight well under 2500lbs. I bet the Tokachi race last year was a "warm up" Toyota conducted to get ready for Le Mans.

The most prestigious race in the world is for sale anyway: If Toyota is able to pay to the ACO more than Audi and Peugeot are currently paying to purchase the 24hrs race for promotional reasons, then the ACO will again set forth new rules, allowing hybrid cars which manufacturer begins with "T" and ends with "a" and includes at least two "o"s to be lighter and have more capacity than diesels, and turbochargers, and ground effect if necessary, impose a handicap on all other engines, and keep the rule under which LMP2 cars shall in any case be slower than LMP2s, with GT1 even slower and GT2 ... almost running backwards.

And then the mass media will claim that hybrid cars are superior! BS!