WATCH: Fernando Alonso gets to grips with Toyota's Dakar Hilux | Wheels24
Commenting on his stint in the car, the former McLaren driver said:"The car feels great, very good grip, good balance, good power and braking as well. Everything feels amazing."
If Alonso does take the bold step to Dakar, it will be with Toyota, for whom he also contests Le Mans in the LMP1 category. "If Fernando comes, we could do a great job for him," Toyota's Dakar boss Glyn Hall told the Spanish daily"It would be good for Toyota, good for our sport, good for the whole field. And Alonso would enjoy the challenge.
"Dakar is an incredibly difficult competition, but we know from F1 what a big fighter Fernando is," he added.
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