- John Howett
John Howett is the President of
Toyota Motorsport , and theToyota F1 team. Howett (British) joinedToyota in the late 1970s as a team coordinator forBrussels -basedToyota Team Europe , run by formerToyota F1 bossOve Andersson . Moving back toEngland in 1980, he worked for Toyota in after-sales service. In 1991, he returned toBelgium , and worked his way up to be Vice President forToyota /Lexus sales and marketing.In early 2003, Howett moved to
Cologne ,Germany , where he was made made President ofToyota Motorsport , a position he has maintained to this day.After a start to the 2007 season that saw Toyota maintain 5th in the constructors' standings after the first three races, Howett said the team were looking to chase 3rd placed
BMW Sauber and break away from the front of the midfield bunch of teams, which would go a step further to fulfilling their pre-season ambitions. [" [http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=39156 "Toyota sets its sights on BMW"] "ITV Sport Retrieved 9 May 2007] [" [http://www.formula1.com/news/6049.html "Q & A with Toyota's John Howett - when will the car in front be a Toyota?"] "Formula1.com Retrieved 10 May 2007]References
External links
* [http://www.toyota-f1.com/public/en/team/tmg/howett.html John Howett's profile on Toyota-F1.com]
* [http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/cref-howjoh.html John Howett on GrandPrix.com]
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