Toyota Donates Last F1 Car to COVID-19 Charity Auction
TOKYO (Dispatches) - Teams and drivers have provided some lots for the #RaceAgainstCovid auction, which will be organized by RM Sotheby’s and held in aid of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The FIA has already given €1m to the organization.
Toyota has donated chassis TF109-01, which was tested early in the 2009 season by Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock. Its sister cars earned five podiums and a pole position, and Toyota finished fifth in the world championship.
However, at the end of the year the manufacturer pulled out of the sport, and its 2010 prototype was completed, but never raced.
The TF109-01 subsequently became a Pirelli tyre test car, and was driven by Nick Heidfeld, Pedro de la Rosa, Luca di Grassi and Romain Grosjean. It remains in Pirelli’s black livery, and comes complete with engine and gearbox.
Toyota has donated chassis TF109-01, which was tested early in the 2009 season by Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock. Its sister cars earned five podiums and a pole position, and Toyota finished fifth in the world championship.
However, at the end of the year the manufacturer pulled out of the sport, and its 2010 prototype was completed, but never raced.
The TF109-01 subsequently became a Pirelli tyre test car, and was driven by Nick Heidfeld, Pedro de la Rosa, Luca di Grassi and Romain Grosjean. It remains in Pirelli’s black livery, and comes complete with engine and gearbox.