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Toyota TF103
The Toyota TF103 was the car with which the Toyota F1 team competed in the 2003 Formula One season. The chassis was designed by Gustav Brunner and René Hilhorst with Luca Marmorini designing the engine. Unveiled on January 8, 2003 at the Circuit Paul Ricard, Paul Ricard circuit, its drivers were the Frenchman Olivier Panis and Brazilian Cristiano da Matta, the reigning Champ Car World Series, CART FedEx Championship Series Champion from 2002. Development The TF103 was quite a conservative design, by the team's admission it was more of a 'logical evolution' from its predecessor the Toyota TF102, TF102. Lighter and with more downforce, the car was a joint effort between Gustav Brunner's design team and Keizo Takahashi (manager), Keizo Takahashi, chief of Technical co-ordination. The biggest improvement over the TF102 came with the engine, the RVX-03 had been tested for the first time in September 2002 and offered the team benefits twofold over the RVX-02; it was lighter, and prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier Panis
Olivier Jean Denis Marie Panis (; born 2 September 1966) is a French former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to . Panis won the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix with Équipe Ligier, Ligier. Panis competed in Formula One for Équipe Ligier, Ligier, Prost Grand Prix, Prost, British American Racing, BAR and Toyota in Formula One, Toyota, winning the in with the former, amongst five podiums. Panis moved into sportscar racing after Formula One, and is a race-winner in the FFSA GT Championship and the Le Mans Series. He competed in four editions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing fifth in and with Oreca. Early and personal life Olivier Jean Denis Marie Panis was born on 2 September 1966 in Oullins, Lyon. Panis started his career in kart racing, karting. Panis is the father of racing driver Aurélien Panis. Career After graduating from karts, Olivier raced several years in a number of junior series, including before French Formula 3. He won a championship in Formula Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
