Toyota Formula 1 Racing Car
COLOGNE, Germany — Toyota, the world's preeminent automaker but an underachiever in the extreme sport of Formula 1, will unveil its 2008 racing car on January 10, according to reports. That makes Toyota the provisional pole-sitter in the unveiling of new equipment.
BMW Sauber looks to be next; the team has announced it will introduce its new car on January 14-15.
No other debuts have been confirmed, but for the time being, Toyota can enjoy being in P1 with its TF108 — and hope it will deliver better performance than the TF107 offered. Drivers Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli managed only 13 points between them, sixth among the 11 teams and far behind constructors champion Ferrari (204 points).
Schumacher is gone, to be replaced by 2007 GP2 champion Timo Glock, who was confirmed Monday as the second driver for next season.
Pascal Vasselon, general chassis manager for the team, told F1 Racing magazine the new car "will be very different."
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