There was no red flag in 2020, when the race ended under caution and was won by Takuma Sato as helpless Scott Dixon had to stay in line with no chance to try a late pass for the win. Since Penske’s first 500 as owner in 2020, both last year and this year have had late red flags to set up a race to the finish. In 107 years, the Indy 500 has ended under the yellow flag or red flag (for rain) just 19 times, but 10 of those endings have been since 2000. “We have a group that is certainly the officials of the track, and to me, we’ve said this before, I think all of you had said, we want to see a checkered flag, not a yellow flag.” Toyoda San, by officially presenting this Hydrogen project today, you have left your mark on the history of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.“I had nothing to do with (the red flag), obviously,” Penske said. I would like to salute this challenge from Toyota, the vision of these men and women. Once again, Endurance demonstrates its commitment to sustainable mobility, in line with automotive players.
This day is a new crucial step for the creation of the Hydrogen category of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Since 2018, the ACO, with MissionH24 and GreenGT, has been promoting hydrogen, a safe and efficient energy carrier.
Today, mobility is undergoing a revolution, that of the energy transition and the 24 hours of Le Mans participate in the search for sustainable technologies. 100 years ago, the ACO created the 24 Hours of Le Mans, a real technological laboratory for a car in full development. This Jwill be a milestone in the history of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the FIA World Endurance Championship: a manufacturer, and which manufacturer, the nﾟ1 in the world, has just presented its Hydrogen Endurance project.
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