Extreme conditions make humans and technology stronger

The 2023 WEC season is about to begin. This season is a remarkable year with many new rivals joining the race. As a racing driver for TGR and in his second year as a team principal, what are the thoughts of Kamui Kobayashi, and what is he trying to stand up to this season? This interview was conducted by Fujitsu Transformation News.

The final of WEC 2022 season final "8 hours of Bahrain" will finally be held on November 12, 2022. We interviewed Kazuki Nakajima, Vice President of TGR Europe, about his enthusiasm for the important race that decides the season point ranking and about the sustainability world that motorsport aims.

On September 11, 2022, the final race of the WEC 5th round "Fuji 6 Hours Endurance" was held at Fuji Speedway, and 2 high parkas of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing finished an impressive 1 -2. I, Matsunaga, who is called "Motorsport Lifting Squad" in Fujitsu, will report on the results of the race where I watched as a representative of the Lifting Squad.

Kamui Kobayashi, driver and team principal for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing , a WEC racing team sponsored by Fujitsu, visited Fujitsu before the 6 Hours of Fuji. He met with representatives from the 500-member strong Fujitsu eSports Club and took part in a Gran Turismo 7 showdown. The participants talked about the significance of esports as well as sustainability in motorsports from a driver's perspective.

The 6 Hours of Fuji endurance race is coming up! We sat down with Kamui Kobayashi, driver and team principal of TGR, about his passion for motorsport and what drives him to excel. At the end of this article, don’t miss an exclusive message video from Kamui himself.

On July 10, 2022, the fourth race of the WEC season, the 6 Hours of Monza, was held at the Monza Circuit in Italy. As for the results, Toyota Gazoo Racing's two GR010 Hybrids fought through a tough race to take an impressive double podium finish.In this article, Matsunaga, who is known at Fujitsu for being a keen motorsports enthusiast, will report on the results of the race from a fan’s perspective.

With the Le Mans race just around the corner, we welcomed Kazuki Nakajima as a special guest at the FUJITRA Festival, a company-wide event at Fujitsu, and held a talk session with the theme of "extreme conditions train and skill". The session ended in great success with over 300 participants, 150 questions and supporting comments. This article introduces part of the contents.

On June 12, 2022, the 90th 24 Hours of Le Mans was held at the Salte circuit in the city of Le Mans, western France. Toyota’s No.8 car with Ryo Hirakawa drove TOYOTA GAZOO Racing to achieve 5 straight wins! The sister car, led by Kamui Kobayashi, also finished second, which made them accomplish a one-two finish, 2 years in a row.

Fujitsu strongly connected with Toyota’s stance of continuously innovating and challenging to create a positive future through motorsports. The business strategy to solve social issues, including the realization of a carbon-neutral society also synchronized, and Fujitsu decided to support TOYOTA GAZOO Racing.
We interviewed Kazuki Nakajima, who has been engaged in a wide range of activities for victory as TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Europe Vice Chairman since this year.

Toyota Motor Corporation is an undisputed leader in the global automotive industry. They have been involved in motorsports for more than half a century and continue to innovate on racetracks around the world. Toyota's desire to change the future through motorsports has a lot in common with Fujitsu's philosophy – and that was the catalyst for our sponsorship of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing. We sat down with our project manager to find out what Fujitsu is aiming to achieve through this sponsorship.