Two complete chassis had been built and many within the sport believed that the car, the TF110, would have finally put the team on top in F1. With the decision to quit F1 coming at the 11th hour, Toyota had already completed much of the ground work on the project that would have become the team’s 2010 car. However, despite the impressive season, a race win still evaded the team and amid the global financial crisis, Toyota’s board decided to join Honda and BMW in pulling out of F1. In 2009 Toyota showcased strong form, finishing fifth overall in the Constructors’ standings for the second consecutive season, and claiming five podiums (Toyota’s highest trophy haul, equal with the 2005 season) as well as two fastest laps and a pole position in Bahrain in the hands of Jarno Trulli. That could have changed in 2010 thanks to a radical new car that Toyota had been hard at work developing, one that would sadly never see the light of day. Toyota’s foray into Formula 1 in the 2000s didn’t quite yield the success that the Japanese manufacturer had become accustomed to elsewhere in motorsport.ĭespite allegedly running with the biggest budget of all the teams it competed alongside, the Cologne-based operation never won a single race, let alone a title.
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