A one-year deal was concluded on Friday 12 November which will see Jordan
Grand Prix purchase a supply of 2005-spec Toyota RVX-05 engines at an affordable
price for the 2005 Formula 1 season.
Tsutomu Tomita, Chairman of Toyota Motorsport GmbH and Team Principal of Panasonic
Toyota Racing said of the announcement: "The decision to supply Jordan Grand
Prix with engines was only taken in recent weeks once engine regulations for 2005
were confirmed. The move to a two-race engine and the recent planned reduction
of testing for next year have also contributed considerably to making this deal
possible. The last-minute nature of this agreement will offer us a real challenge
for the upcoming season, but it is one which we are happy to take on. We are pleased
to be able to offer our services to help another team, given the difficulties
that Formula 1 is currently facing, particularly with engine supply. I sincerely
hope that the Toyota RVX-05 engine will be a substantial asset to the Jordan team
in the coming season."
The agreement between Toyota Motorsport and Jordan Grand Prix will not result
in a re-branding of the Jordan team in 2005 and the Toyota name and logo will
not be used in conjunction with those of Jordan Grand Prix next season.
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