The Circuit of the Americas promised TOYOTA RACING an open fight. It delivered a cruel script instead. In punishing heat, with temperatures hitting 38°C in qualifying, Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryō Hirakawa put the #8 TR010 HYBRID seventh on the grid, the quicker of the two Toyotas. The car moved into the top six within a few laps and committed to an offset fuel strategy, pitting early to run on clear…