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The car was said to feature a rear-F-duct, and "one of the most extreme rear diffusers seen" and also a ride height adjustment system.

Former Williams driver Kazuki Nakajima completed a shakedown of the TF110 at Cologne, Germany. The overall competitiveness of the car compared with other 2010 Formula One cars is unknown. Various teams attempted to purchase the chassis.

One chassis was damaged by former team principal John Howett, while the other was used for a shakedown test. 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. The Toyota TF110 is an un-raced Formula One car designed by Toyota Racing for the 2010 Formula One season.

Toyota 7 forward gears + 1 reverse, semi-automatic Toyota RVX-10 2.4L V8, naturally aspirated, mid-mounted Independent suspension, pushrod activated torsion springs The TF109 was the last F1 car to run on Esso fuel along with the Williams FW31 until the McLaren MP4-30 in the 2015 FIA Formula One World Championship, as well as last non-British based F1 car to run on Esso until Toro Rosso STR12 in the 2017 season.Prototype Formula One Racing Car Toyota TF110Ĭarbon-fibre and honeycomb composite monocoque The car from then on was uncompetitive despite a few glimmers of hope in Singapore when Timo Glock finished 2nd and Japan when Jarno Trulli also finished second. In the span of only two races however, the TF109 went from locking out the front row in Bahrain to locking out the back row in Monaco. It started the season well with three podium finishes in the first four races as it got the jump on rival teams with the "double-decker" diffuser. As far as performance went, the car was extraordinarily inconsistent. This was the last Formula One car to be developed by Toyota, as after the 2009 Formula One season was completed Toyota Motor Corporation announced their decision to withdraw from Formula One. It was revealed online on Toyota's website on 15 January 2009 and made its track debut on 18 January at the Autódromo Algarve. The chassis was designed by Pascal Vasselon, Mark Tatham and Mark Gillan with the engine being designed by Luca Marmorini and Noritoshi Arai overseeing the entire project. The Toyota TF109 was a Formula One racing car engineered by Toyota for the 2009 Formula One season.