Toyota became the first team to unveil their new car on Friday as the wraps came off the TF107 at their German base in Cologne. With it, the Japanese car manufacturer is aiming to capture its maiden Formula One win, having joined the sport back in 2002. “Our fundamental challenge this year is to get the first victory,” said team principal Tsutomu Tomita. “We announced that a year ago, but we failed to succeed in 2006. And therefore we want to repeat that challenge in 2007.”
[Formula1.com]
As for the RVX-07 engine, the FIA’s forthcoming engine homologation influenced the development. Any modifications on the rev-limited engines for 2007 had to be lodged with the FIA mid-December. “We had to have it fully clear in our minds what this engine would look like,” said engine senior manager Luca Marmorini. “After Brazil mostly we could work on car installation details, auxiliary layout, those sort of areas.”
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