Great Expectations: interview with Mike Gascoyne
Finishing fourth in the 2005 Constructors' Championship, in their fourth F1 season, has raised the stakes for Toyota ahead of the 2006 season. The team have come of age, and with three experienced drivers and an enviable budget, technical director Mike Gascoyne is determined to take his team to the top stage
A few years ago it would have been inconceivable for any of Formula One's big guns to consider risking their futures with Toyota.
The doubters believed that the Japanese manufacturer would never make it to the top of the sport - claiming they would be hindered by too much management interference from the big bosses in Tokyo and a lack of patience in trying to achieve results as quickly as possible.
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