Season 2007 is approached like a crucial year for escudería Panasonic Toyota Racing. Without time that to lose, Toyota was first escudería in presenting/displaying its new bolide, the TF107, being this sixth model constructed in the factory of Köln (Colony) Germany, without telling to the car laboratory that rolled the 2001 in private training throughout.

Toyota is forced this season to secure his first victory of Formula 1. Although the managers of the mark try to show maturity signs and absolute calm in the atmosphere, knows that the high managers of the Japanese terminal will not tolerate another failure like happened the past year.

The TF107 already rolled in the track of Jerez and Barcelona. The car was not very competitive, but still this in the heat of technical development

Recent history even demonstrates that the Japanese equipment with base in Europe, has failed from its incursion in the maximum category in 2002. 87 disputed races, only 6 visits to podio in 5 seasons, 2 pole positions and 1 fast return, do not justify the estimated multimillionaire destined by the Japanese branch to the equipment of F1, superior to the one of own escudería Ferrari.

The best year of Toyota without doubts has been the 2005, where Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli collected 88 points taking to the equipment to the fourth position between the constructors. This finally it seemed to be the year of takeoff for the mark and the 2006 it promised at least one victory from his pilots, nevertheless this did not arrive, and in fact it was very far from taking shape.

The TF107 shines different from their predecessor. Toyota will look for to revert the mediocre results of season 2006

The TF106 used in 2006 was an enormous deception for the engineers. The arrival of happened evolution “B” in the Great Prize of Monaco, 7º date of the calendar, as soon as it elevated the yield of the car. Of 88 points obtained in 2005 the equipment only added 35 units between its two conductors in 2006. Nothing less than 12 abandonments by mechanical faults and 2 by pilotage errors, only demonstrating that neither Schumacher nor Trulli are responsible for the failure.

According to Pascal Vasselon, technical director of the equipment, single-seater TF107 has a total change of his predecessor, the TF106B. By the good of Vasselon and escudería hopefully this is thus, otherwise the destiny of Toyota would be sealed before a new failure. To leave the payable F1 is an option that the Japanese equipment does not discard. Nevertheless the hope 2007 this in march and the new car in principle has demonstrated to be superior to its brother poor man.

The flaming TF107 during the presentation of the equipment the 12 of past January. The design corresponds to him to Pascal Vasselon

Although it is difficult to believe, the triumph obtained by Jenson Button this season in the Great Prize of Hungary, fell like baldazo of cold water in the Toyota equipment. Honda Racing returned of official way the past season, and in 18 competitions the Japanese rival of Toyota only obtained his first victory after decades of absence like integral constructor in the F1. In only one season, Honda obtained more from the double of points that Toyota, added 3 podios and 1 pole position. However Toyota not even was able to retain 5º put of the championship of marks, that lost at the hands of BMW Sauber by 1 point.

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But in case all this outside little, Toyota will add an extra pressure the next year. The equipment Williams will look for to turn green again old woman profits using the same evolution of the official Toyota motor, the RVX-07. With 7 titles of pilots and 9 of marks in his file, Williams finally seems to have found the power and trustworthiness that did not know to have with the last 2,4 Cosworth V8 of 2006. Those are not few that think that Williams could obtain better results immediately than own escudería Toyota official. In fact considering the recent results of Williams in the tests of Barcelona, the FW29 has been so much or faster than the TF107, clear that these result is still very premature, and the course of the year will only indicate if Toyota finally will be faster than the Williams.

The certain thing is that escudería Panasonic Toyota Racing is against a challenge without equal, and the 2007 without doubts will represent the definitive consolidation of Toyota in Formula 1, or the goodbye by the door of back, as it happened to other giants of the automotive industry like Peugeot or Jaguar.

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