- Toyota TF101
Racing car
Car_name = Toyota TF101
Category =Formula One
Constructor =Toyota F1
Designer = flagicon|FranceAndré de Cortanze
Team =Panasonic Toyota Racing
Drivers = flagicon|FinlandMika Salo
flagicon|Great BritainAllan McNish
Chassis = carbon-fibre and honeycomb compositemonocoque
Front suspension = Push rod with Torsion bar
Rear suspension = Push rod with Torsion bar
Engine name = Toyota RVX01
Capacity =
Configuration =
Turbo/NA =
Engine position =
Gearbox name =
Gears = Six Gear,
Type = Semi-Automatic
Differential =
Fuel =Esso
Tyres =Michelin
Debut =N/A
Races = "0"
Wins = "0"
Cons_champ = "0"
Drivers_champ = "0"
Poles = "0"
Fastest_laps = "0"
The Toyota TF101 was a Formula One car used solely for testing purposes during the 2001 season, in preparation for the team's full scale assault on the series in 2002. The car was designed by Toyota F1's original Technical DirectorAndré de Cortanze and was driven byMika Salo andAllan McNish . The TF101 was unofficially called the "AM01" by Toyota until the name of its successor, the TF102 was announced.Development
The car was designed and built from the ground up by the staff at Toyota Motorsports GmbH (TMG) in
Cologne , Germany over a period of nineteen months, in preparation for Toyota's assault on Formula One in 2002. After the initial unveiling of the car, the test team, including drivers Mika Salo and Allan McNish took on an intensive testing programme, accumilating a total of 3,000 laps and 22,967km at eleven F1 circuits around the world, and also the specialist testing facility atPaul Ricard in Southern France.During the development of the car, the initial designer André de Cortanze was replaced by Austrian
Gustav Brunner and he oversaw the continued development of the car, eventually molding the TF102 car, the team's debut racegoing machine based on the work done during the 2001 season.External links
* [http://www.toyota-f1.com/public/en/motorsports/evolution/tf101.html TF101 Evolution at Toyota F1 official site]
* [http://www.f1db.com/f1/page/Toyota_TF101 TF101 Facts at f1db.com]
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