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Toyota team hopes to do well in France for Andersson

Last week former Toyota F1 team boss Ove Andersson got killed in a horrible rally accident. For the Toyota Formula 1 team the upcoming Grand Prix weekend will be one they like to dedicate to Andersson, the team's leader when they entered Formula 1.

"In Magny-Course want to achieve a strong result this weekend as a tribute to Ove because without him I'm not sure whether Toyota would be competing in Formula 1 now," said Toyota's race driver Jarno Trulli. "He helped build up the factory from scratch back in the rally times to what it is now; a real Formula 1 facility with the potential to produce World Championship-winning cars. He loved motorsport and it was his passion to see Toyota succeed so I hope we can achieve something fitting this weekend."

Pascal Vasselon, Toyota's senior general manager chassis said: "Obviously this is a sad time for the team and we are all shocked about what happened to Ove. This gives us added motivation to succeed this weekend."

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