With Toyota preparing for a new Formula One season, the phrases "make or break" and "put up or shut up" are shaping the team's coverage in the media. With Toyota's newest F1 car, the TF105 running just slower than last year's TF104, at least in latest track tests — not enough to match Ferrari's juggernaut — detractors are projecting another disappointing season. We're going to wait to see how future runs go before jamming the knife of speculation into Toyota's chest of F1 competition. How's that for metaphor.
[Update: Our buddy Huan informs us that 2005-spec cars will naturally be "up to two seconds a lap slower due to new aero rules." True enough. Maybe we were expecting too much from the new car, like better times despite the spec changes. Silly talk. Check out this ITV piece for more details on Toyota's approach to the 2005 F1 season.]
Trulli Confident Car Will Be Ready [Sporting Life]
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Toyota Pins Hopes for F1 Podium Finish on New Car [internal]