The Toyota TF110 was an un-raced, prototype Formula One car designed by Toyota Racing for the 2010 Formula One season

2010 Formula One season

The 2010 Formula One season was the 61st Formula One season of World Championship motor racing competition. Red Bull Racing won its maiden Constructors' Championship with a one-two finish in Brazil, while Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel won the Drivers' Championship after winning the final race...

. The car had been designed, and two chassis produced before Toyota officially decided to pull out of Formula One at the end of the 2009 Formula One season

2009 Formula One season

The 2009 Formula One season was the 60th FIA Formula One World Championship season. The season took place over 17 rounds, and started with the on 29 March 2009. It ended on 1 November 2009 with the inaugural ....

. One chassis was damaged by former team principal John Howett, while the other was used for a shakedown test. Various teams have attempted to purchase the chassis.

Shakedown

Former Williams driver Kazuki Nakajima

Kazuki Nakajima

is a Formula One driver from Japan who drove for the Williams-Toyota team from to . Prior to that he had been their test driver, as well as a competitor in the GP2 Series for the DAMS team....

 completed a shakedown of the TF110 at Cologne, Germany. The car was said to feature "one of the most extreme rear diffusers seen" and also a ride height adjustment system. The overall competitiveness of the car compared with other 2010 Formula One cars is unknown.

Pirelli speculation

When Pirelli was awarded the contract to take over the exclusive supply of tyres to Formula One from 2011 onwards, there was great speculation that the Italian manufacturer would purchase an old or unraced F1 car to allow for some testing ahead of the official F1 test window. They had been initially linked with purchasing an old BMW Sauber chassis, but were later linked with Toyota and using this TF110 race car. The idea was that using the Toyota would mean no team gained an unfair data advantage. However eventually Pirelli decided to use the 2009 Toyota TF109

Toyota TF109

The Toyota TF109 was the Toyota Racing Formula One car for the 2009 Formula One season. It was revealed online on Toyota's website on 15 January 2009 and made its track debut on 18 January at the Autódromo Algarve. As far as performance went, the car was extraordinarily inconsistent...

 for their testing with Nick Heidfeld

Nick Heidfeld

Nick Lars Heidfeld is a German racing driver.Despite scoring regular podium finishes in and , Heidfeld has yet to win a race since entering Formula One in . This means that amongst the current drivers, he has had the most GP starts without standing at the top spot on the podium...

 at the wheel.

Chassis purchase attempts

Various teams have attempted to purchase the Toyota TF110 chassis for use in Formula One. The first attempt at using the car came from Serbian based outfit Stefan GP. The team, led by Zoran Stefanovic bought into the old Toyota F1 project for their technical knowledge. The team had hoped to purchase the TF110s to use in the 2010 season. One of the TF110s was painted red, and fired up for the first time on February 19. The team had intended to launch and test its car on 25 February regardless of whether or not its application to the grid was successful. The test was scheduled to take place at Portimao

Portimão

Portimão is a Portuguese town located in the District of Faro in the Region of Algarve, the southern coast of Portugal. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão . In 1924, it was incorporated as a cidade and became known merely as Portimão. The town has 41,000 inhabitants and the Portimão...

, with Kazuki Nakajima at the wheel. However Stefan GP were refused entry to race in F1, and never given official F1 specification tyres by Bridgestone

Bridgestone

The is a multinational rubber conglomerate founded in 1931 by in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. The name Bridgestone comes from a calque translation and transposition of ishibashi, meaning "stone bridge" in Japanese....

.

Hispania Racing, already in F1 considered buying the chassis following their split with car designers Dallara. Their boss Jose Ramon Carabante made several visits to Cologne but never sealed a deal to buy. Durango

Durango

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 also considered purchasing the units for use in the 2011 Formula One season

2011 Formula One season

The 2011 Formula One season was the 62nd FIA Formula One season. The original calendar consisted of twenty rounds, including the inaugural running of the Indian Grand Prix before the cancellation of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Pirelli returned to the sport as tyre supplier for all teams, taking over...

but they were not given an entry slot for the season.

External links

• Images of the Toyota TF110 In Portuguese