Toyota

The FIA Institute and Toyota have combined technology and expertise to help improve safety in high speed racecar accidents.
Toyota has been using a computer simulation system, called Total Human Model Safety (THUMS), to help it design safer production vehicles for several years. THUMS is a virtual representation of the human body that can provide […]

Williams co-owner Patrick Head has confirmed that Kazuki Nakajima`s links with Toyota played a part in his selection as Nico Rosberg`s teammate in 2008.Nakajima, the 23-year-old rookie, was a long time member of the Japanese giant`s Driver Development Programme, and it emerged recently that his contract is in fact a collaboration between Sir Frank Williams` […]

Conducted and provided by Toyota`s press office.
Q. How much work was involved in adapting to the standard ECU?
Luca Marmorini - Toyota`s Senior General Manager Engine: A lot. We had to do many long test runs because the current engine was developed with a different ECU, made by Magneti Marelli. On top of this we […]

With the arrival of standardised electronic control units (ECUs) and the ban on traction control and engine braking, Luca Marmorini, Toyota’s senior general manager (engine) has had his work cut out this season. Here Marmorini explains how his department has adjusted to the 2008 regulations…
Q: How much work was involved in adapting to the standard […]

Fabrice Lom, the man who oversees the activities of Renault F1 at Red Bull Racing, looks back on the Bahrain Grand Prix and the weekend to come in Barcelona. Interestingly, Lom does not agree with Renault`s Bob Bell that the V8 engine is down on power compared to its rivals.Fabrice, how did you view the […]

Panasonic Toyota Racing returns to Europe this weekend for the Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona after three flyaway races. For the first time since 1997, Spain holds two Grands Prix, with the Circuit de Catalunya ready for its 18th season on the calendar and the new street track in Valencia […]

Jarno Trulli
“I am very happy with my start to the season; the new car has been strong, the team has worked really well and we have got the results we deserved. But I am not getting carried away because I know we must continue to work hard to stay in this position and hopefully close […]

Jarno Trulli took over driving duties for Toyota for the third day of this week`s test at Barcelona. After a grey morning at the Circuit de Catalunya, the sun burnt through the clouds in the afternoon but it stayed cool. With rain forecast for tomorrow, Toyota amended its programme to make the most of the […]

2008 might be a crucial year for Toyota. The Japanese team are in their seventh season of Formula One racing and with few stand-out results on their report card, the squad are under pressure to perform and finally live up to their potential.
We caught up with Toyota newcomer Timo Glock at this week’s Barcelona test […]

Jarno Trulli has praised the input of veteran Formula One engineer Frank Dernie in Toyota`s progress during the 2008 season.
Dernie, who has been in F1 for three decades working for teams like Lotus, Benetton, Arrows, Lola and Williams, joined Toyota during the past season as senior advisor.
The Japanese squad have enjoyed an encouraging 2008 so […]

Timo Glock’s return to the Formula One cockpit this season, has - as yet - not quite gone to plan. While Jarno Trulli has proved that the Toyota certainly has pace enough to score points, Glock has finished just one Grand Prix.
Following his ninth place in Bahrain last weekend, however, the German is confident that, […]

Jarno Trulli: "I`m delighted with another finish in the top six today - both for myself and for the team who worked very well and did a good job. We finished right behind the top three teams so that is the most we could expect from this weekend. I made a strong start and I […]

Jarno Trulli says his continued run of good results has given the Toyota team a morale boost for the rest of the season.
The Italian retired from the Australian Grand Prix when running in fifth, but went on to finish in fourth in Malaysia and scored points again today with a sixth place in Bahrain.
Trulli was […]

Jarno Trulli - 6th: “I`m delighted with another finish in the top six today - both for myself and for the team who worked very well and did a good job. We finished right behind the top three teams so that is the most we could expect from this weekend.
“I made a strong start and […]

Jarno Trulli - 7th: “We are exactly where we wanted to be. Seventh is the best we could achieve in these conditions because we know that Ferrari, McLaren and BMW are still a little bit quicker. So I`m happy, particularly because we again easily made it into the top 10.
“Before Q3 our fuel rig had […]

Jarno Trulli: "That was a reasonable day of practice for us. The track surface was predictably dusty and slippery this morning. It was also quite windy today, with gusts from different directions in the two sessions. We were fighting with the wind and we still need to improve the car a bit in general. We […]

Toyota, along with Ferrari, were the only teams to take part in a six day test at the Bahrain International Circuit ahead of the current season. The opening practice sessions today saw Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock recorded the 14th and 15th best times respectively.Jarno Trulli“That was a reasonable day of practice for us. The […]

Jarno Trulli - 14th: “That was a reasonable day of practice for us. The track surface was predictably dusty and slippery this morning. It was also quite windy today, with gusts from different directions in the two sessions. We were fighting with the wind and we still need to improve the car a bit in […]

McLaren`s Lewis Hamilton may fear nothing on the track, but he admits that the break between the Malaysia and Bahrain Grands Prix helped him to overcome his fear of deep water. During a working holiday with his trainer and his friend and former team mate Adrian Sutil, he travelled in Thailand, visiting Bangkok and Phuket.
“We […]

Toyota has urged the FIA to consider whether or not president Max Mosley has met with the `moral obligations` of his role in the wake of the revelations about his private life.
In a statement issued by the Japanese car manufacturer on Thursday, the company said that it did not approve of Mosley`s behaviour and suggested […]

Toyota has urged the FIA to consider whether president Max Mosley has met with the `moral obligations` of his role in the wake of the revelations about his private life.
In a statement issued by the Japanese car manufacturer on Thursday, Toyota said that it did not approve of Mosley`s behaviour and suggested that he had […]

Following an earlier joint statement issued by BMW and Mercedes-Benz, Toyota this morning issued its own statement in which they comment on Max Mosley`s actions revealed by the News of the World last Sunday.Like BMW and Mercedes, Toyota condemn the FIA President`s actions and question whether Mosley has met the moral obligations that go hand-in-hand […]

Less than hour after BMW and Mercedes-Benz issued a joint statement condemning Max Mosley`s behaviour, following allegations in a British tabloid newspaper, Toyota has issued its own statement.
It reads as follows:
"Toyota Motorsport does not approve of any behaviour which could be seen to damage Formula 1`s image, in particular any behaviour which could be understood […]

Panasonic Toyota Racing heads to the Bahrain Grand Prix full of optimism after Jarno Trulli`s impressive fourth place in Malaysia confirmed the significant step forward taken by the team over the winter. The Bahrain International Circuit hosts a Grand Prix for the fifth time and the Toyota team is well prepared, having spent six days […]

Jarno Trulli: “The main topic in Bahrain is obviously braking because there is a lot of hard braking at the end of the long straights and to have a competitive car you need good braking stability. With the high temperatures as well, the brakes are really under stress.
“Top speed is also very important at this […]