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It is with sadness that Wednesday 11th June, 2008 will be remembered within motorsporting circles as the day that Ove Andersson passed away. While competing in the Milligan classic rally in South Africa, the former Toyota Formula One boss was involved in a head-on collision with a truck. Ove had enjoyed a long career in motorsport, working from both sides of the desk and guiding Toyota’s involvement in motorsport in a variety of categories over the years. Continue Reading

This is a question that has been bugging me for a couple of years now, and one that won’t go away or receive a satisfactory answer. My question centres around Toyota’s continued involvement in Formula One despite a lack of results, made worse by the enormous amount of money the motor manufacturer pours into the team each year. They have achieved very little in the five years they have competed, and the end of the tunnel appears to still be shrouded in darkness as deadlines have recently been made regarding the future of the team. I have been unable to answer the question myself, but perhaps you, dear readers of BlogF1, could enlighten me… Continue Reading