Even though we are in the middle of a season, the development and planning for next season has already begun. It is particularly pleasing to already have another new partner confirmed for 2010. Tadashi Yamashina, Chairman and Team Principal of Toyota Motorsport, said: “The ZF Sachs Race Engineering clutch is an integral part of our TF109 car so we have already experienced ZF Sachs’ commitment to quality and performance – values both our companies share.

ZF Sachs will also benefit from Toyota Motorsport’s extensive partner activation programme.

The agreement, which includes the 2010 season and beyond, was announced at the Nürburgring, venue for the German Grand Prix.Īs an official supplier, ZF Sachs branding will be displayed in the Panasonic Toyota Racing garage and on the team trucks, as well as other branding platforms. The first test drive for the MINI Countryman WRC, which will also be available to customer teams, is planned for autumn 2010.Toyota Motorsport GmbH today announced an agreement with ZF Sachs for the damping and clutch specialists to become an official supplier to the Panasonic Toyota Racing Formula 1 team from the start of the 2010 season. The result is a significant 25 per cent reduction in overall costs. The car complies with the new Super2000 regulations put in place by the International Automobile Federation (FIA), which stipulate the use of turbo engines with 1,600 cc displacement and four-wheel drive combined with an increased emphasis on road relevant technologies. The powerful heart of the racing car is a 1.6-litre, four-cylinder turbo-charged engine from BMW Motorsport. The car charged with this task is the MINI Countryman WRC, which is being developed by Prodrive, in close cooperation with MINI, and is based on the production model.

This involvement is planned for several years.

From 2011, the brand will compete at selected rounds of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) and will go on to contest the entire season from 2012 onwards. MINI is making a comeback on the international rally circuit.

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